Khurram Valiyev
Software engineering student at Florida Tech, working on embedded systems and robotics.
Undergraduate researcher at Florida Tech's High Energy Physics Lab
About
Software engineering at Florida Tech, graduating May 2026. Mostly focused on embedded systems and robotics.
Currently in the High Energy Physics Lab doing data analysis with Python and ROOT. Took a 6-hour processing pipeline and got it under 5 minutes. Also building tools for hit reconstruction and visualization.
Started the Student Developer Club, was VP of the MATLAB Club. 10+ international science fairs, several hackathons, led teams of up to 5 people.
Projects
Hackathon builds, science fair projects, side projects.
Sator
Agricultural rover with soil, air quality, and environmental sensors plus live camera feed.
Garden Guardian
Plant monitoring system with on-device ML for care recommendations.
Receding Coastlines
Sea-level rise visualization with interactive scenario modeling.
TrafficLight++
Solar-powered traffic light add-on with computer vision for accident detection.
CallBulance
Crash detection system using flex sensors with automatic emergency calls. 3-year project.
SafeWave
Wearable safety system for offshore workers — water entry detection and depth monitoring.
Experience
Volunteer
Mar 2026Optimized AI Conference, Atlanta
- Registration, attendee support, and speaker coordination at 1,200-person conference
- Speakers from Google, NVIDIA, Meta, AWS
Undergraduate Research Volunteer
2025 - PresentHigh Energy Physics Lab, Florida Institute of Technology
- Reduced data processing time from ~6 hours to ~5 minutes
- Building hit/cluster reconstruction and visualization tools
- Automating analysis pipelines for metrics and reporting
Founder & President
2025 - PresentStudent Developer Club, Florida Tech
- Founded a project-focused developer community
- Workshops (MathWorks, etc.)
- Mentoring and providing students with resources
Coach & Delegation Supervisor
2025World Scholar's Cup - Tournament of Champions, Yale University
- Coached delegation to 20+ awards
- Debate prep and strategic feedback
- Represented delegation at Embassy of Azerbaijan meeting during Yale Global Cultural Fair
Vice President
2023 - 2024MATLAB Club, Florida Tech
- Grew club to 50+ members
- Ran workshops and tutoring sessions
Arduino Tutor & Olympiad Supervisor
2021 - 2022Tunisia I-FEST
- Taught embedded systems and Arduino to 10+ students across 3 teams
- Multiple podium finishes (2nd place ×2, 3rd place)
Journey
Hackathons, science fairs, conferences.
Hult Prize 2026
Boston, MA
Optimized AI Conference
Atlanta, GA
MakeCU Hackathon
Columbia University, NY
World Scholar's Cup - ToC
Yale University, CT
KnightHacks VIII
UCF, Orlando, FL
ShellHacks 2025
FIU, Miami, FL
Tunisia I-FEST
Tunisia
Expo Sciences Asia
UAEBUCA International Fair
TurkeyLondon Int'l Youth Science Forum
London, UK
ABC Science Fair
Azerbaijan
KSEF
South Korea