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About Me

Hello, It's Me

Syed Sahil A

And I'm an Engineering Student

I am a Computer Science graduate with hands-on experience in iOS development, software testing, time series analysis, AI, and hardware-integrated systems. My technical foundation includes Swift, Java, C++, and Python, and I am confident in applying data structures and problem-solving techniques to build efficient solutions.

I’ve worked on impactful projects like Norton VPN and SafeSocial during my time at Gen Digital, and NavAid at Anna University, gaining experience in responsive UI design, unit testing, and deploying real-time assistive systems on platforms like Raspberry Pi.

With a strong understanding of Swift, UIKit, and SwiftUI, I focus on clean design principles, user-centered development, and collaborative problem-solving. I aim to contribute to meaningful, scalable solutions at the intersection of mobile technology and intelligent systems.

Work Experiences

GEN (01/2025 - 07/2025) see more

Employer Name: Gen Digital Inc. (formerly Symantec and NortonLifeLock)

As a software engineering intern on the mobile development team, I worked on key features of the Norton VPN product and contributed to SafeSocial’s backend optimization.

My responsibilities included refactoring iOS code, designing UI components, and writing unit tests with 90% coverage to support product release stability and reliability.

I also led a backend migration task, transitioning SafeSocial’s data from PostgreSQL to DynamoDB, which improved query latency by 35% for large datasets.

Technologies: Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI, Xcode, XCTest, MVVM, Combine, Swift Concurrency

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AUN (10/2023 - 03/2024) see more

Employer Name: Centre for Sponsored Research and Consultancy, Anna University

As a fellowship intern and team vice leader, I collaborated on the implementation, configuration, and documentation of an assistive navigation system aimed at helping the visually impaired.

We built NavAid, a real-time voice-guided system capable of detecting 91 object classes with 98.63% accuracy. I was involved in hardware procurement, Raspberry Pi setup, and peripheral integration.

The project featured dual-mode navigation using GPS and an offline fallback powered by LangChain. I also contributed to the documentation process, capturing development and workflow stages with technical figures.

Technologies: Python, OpenCV, Raspberry Pi, YOLO, Haar Cascades, LangChain, pyttsx3

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CAC (06/2023 - 08/2023) see more

Employer Name: Capital Educational and Charitable Trust

As a freelancer and team lead, I led the implementation of a full-stack application for the trust, focusing on both front-end and back-end development.

I designed and developed a responsive website tailored to the trust’s informational and usability needs, ensuring smooth user experience and efficient data handling through PHP and MySQL.

Development was carried out using VS Code, with XAMPP and PhpMyAdmin used for local server testing and database management, resulting in a smooth deployment and client satisfaction.

Projects

FallGuard (01/2025 - 05/2025) see more

FallGuard is a fall detection system built to overcome key limitations of vision-based approaches, such as privacy concerns and camera blind spots. It leverages wearable sensor data to provide accurate and real-time fall detection, offering a reliable alternative in both indoor and outdoor settings.

The system utilizes triaxial accelerometer signals from wearable devices, augmented using SMOTE to address class imbalance. It employs an enhanced InceptionTimePlus architecture tailored for time series classification, capturing subtle temporal dynamics associated with fall events.

FallGuard achieved a classification accuracy of 98.84% and a fooling rate of 96.29%, outperforming four established deep learning baselines. Its strong performance and generalizability make it well-suited for integration into healthcare monitoring systems.

GaitSense (01/2024 - 05/2024) see more

GaitSense is a drift-aware classification system designed to identify temporal distribution shifts in gait signals, particularly those linked to freezing episodes in Parkinsonian movement. It addresses a significant 43.35% classification accuracy drop typically caused by such shifts in time series data.

The model architecture integrates Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for dimensionality reduction, SMOTE for handling class imbalance, and Temporal Convolutional Networks (TCNs) to classify drifts detected using a Bayesian change detector. The input comprises triaxial accelerometer signals, allowing fine-grained temporal pattern recognition.

Tested on the Daphnet Freezing of Gait dataset, GaitSense outperformed three state-of-the-art drift detectors, achieving 96.9% classification accuracy and a 92.3% fooling rate, demonstrating its robustness in dynamic and high-noise environments.

NavAid (09/2023 - 03/2024)see more

NavAid is an assistive navigation system designed to support visually impaired users by detecting up to 91 objects and providing real-time voice guidance along with GPS-based location sharing. The system enables users to navigate their surroundings safely and independently, both indoors and outdoors.

It is developed using YOLO for general object detection, Haar cascades for face recognition, pyttsx3 for voice output, and LangChain for enabling offline navigation logic. Integrated GPS sharing further enhances user safety by allowing real-time tracking and assistance when needed.

The entire solution is deployed on a Raspberry Pi, achieving a detection accuracy of 98.63% in live conditions. Real-time performance and offline capability make NavAid a reliable companion for enhancing mobility and accessibility among the visually impaired.

GitHub Stats with Hardwares for NavAid

PYTHON 97.1%
SHELL 2.9%
Raspberry Pi Computer
Micro SD Card
Raspberry Pi Adapter or Battery
Any Type of Lightweight Cap
Speaker or Headphones
Pi Camera or USB Webcam
Raspberry Pi Case with Fan
Raspberry Pi Heatsink

I contributed to this project by hardware procurement and assembly, Documentation, Configuring raspberry PI.

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RailNet (10/2023 - 01/2024) see more

Streamlining railway operations through smart technology: This web application was developed to efficiently manage train schedules and over 100 booking records with a focus on security and usability. The platform ensures authenticated access to sensitive operations and ticketing functions, tailored for administrative control and user convenience.

The system leverages Flask for backend routing and session management, MySQL for structured data storage, and HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for a responsive front-end interface. Secure transactions and login processes were reinforced using Triple DES (TDES) encryption. The backend logic followed Object-Oriented Programming principles, enabling scalable and maintainable code.

Key features include automated PDF ticket generation for every booking and real-time voice alerts to guide users through the interface, both of which enhanced overall usability. During testing, the solution performed successfully across 90% of scenarios, demonstrating its reliability in real-world conditions.

GitHub Stats for RailNet

HTML 57.3%
PYTHON 33.6%
CSS 7.6%
JAVASCRIPT 1.5%

I played as a team leader, implementing the overall backend services and TDES (Triple DES) implementation.

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ScaleServe (02/2023 - 05/2023)see more

Docker is Designed to make applications to be OS independent, portable and easy deployable into containers. Users can just pull the image from registry and work on their host machine. Kubernetes helps us to scale the pods up/down according to user traffic.

This project "Containerization using Docker and load scaling using Kubernetes" offers a lightweight, efficient, scalable, and highly portable alternative to traditional VMs, making it a powerful solution for modern cloud-native applications.

GitHub Stats for ScaleServe

PHP 71.3%
HTML 20.7%
DOCKERFILE 3.5%
CSS 2.8%
JAVASCRIPT 1.1%
SHELL 0.6%

I contributed to this project by implementing an application using PHP for Containerization and Load Scaling.

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Skills

Software/Development Tools see more

Xcode
Visual Studio Code
Git
ChatGPT
Terminal
GitHub
Google Colab
Docker
Kubernetes
Jira

Soft Skills see more

Collaboration
Critical Thinking
Time Management
Software Development
Growth Mindset

Languages see more

Swift
Python
Java
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
PHP
C
C++
SQL
Kotlin

Hardware and OS see more

iOS Mobile
Raspberry Pi
Digital Components
Windows
Ubuntu
Mac OS

Development Practices see more

Agile Methodology
Test-Driven Development
MVVM-C
Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment
Version Control
Design Patterns
Object-Oriented Programming
Modular Programming

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - CS see more

University:

Madras Institute of Technology

Education Span:

09/2021 - 07/2025

Academic Score (CGPA):

9.05

Relevant Courseworks:

C Programming
Engineering Mathematics
Computational Thinking
Java Programming
Application Development Practices (ADP)
Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA)
Database Management Systems (DBMS)
Digital Fundamentals and Computer Organization (DFCO)
Operating Systems (OS)
Computer Networks (CN)
Machine Learning (ML)
Software Engineering (SE)
Information Security
Data Mining

HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION see more

School:

Shree Venkateshwarar Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Education Span:

06/2019 - 03/2021

Academic Score (Percentage):

97.17

Relevant Courseworks:

Mathematics
C++ Programming
Python Programming
Computer Science

SECONDARY EDUCATION see more

School:

Shree Venkateshwarar Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Education Span:

06/2017 - 04/2019

Academic Score (Percentage):

93

Relevant Courseworks:

Mathematics
Botany
Zoology
Chemistry
Physics

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