Zain Syed

Zain Syed

CS student at the University of Houston building across software, AI, cybersecurity, and cloud.

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About

Education
B.S. Computer Science, University of Houston · GPA 3.51 · Dean’s List (Fall 2024)
Focus
Software engineering, applied AI, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure
Recently
IoT Cyber Defense Extern with Hydroficient — anomaly detection, MQTT hardening, and real-time alerting
Credentials
CompTIA A+ · Google Cybersecurity Certificate

Projects

A few builds that show how I think about systems end to end.

  • Equity Research Terminal dashboard analyzing AAPL

    Multi-Agent Equity Research Terminal

    LangGraph · FastAPI · ChromaDB · PostgreSQL · Next.js

    Full-stack research dashboard that runs parallel LLM agents for fundamentals and news analysis, then audits ratings with deterministic guardrails and caches dossiers for fast repeat lookups.

    GitHub Live demo
  • AI Resume Scanner upload and job description UI

    AI Resume Scanner

    Python · Gemini · Streamlit · FastAPI · ChromaDB

    RAG-powered applicant screening tool that indexes resumes, scores fit against a job description, and returns skill gaps plus revision suggestions through a Streamlit UI and FastAPI backend.

    GitHub Live demo

  • SOC Homelab

    Vagrant · Wazuh · Sysmon · Active Directory · MITRE ATT&CK

    Virtualized detection lab with Windows AD telemetry, Sysmon, and Wazuh — including Kerberoasting emulation and a custom high-severity detection rule for RC4 ticket requests.

    GitHub
  • Predictive maintenance classifier Streamlit demo

    Predictive Maintenance Classifier

    Python · scikit-learn · Pandas · Streamlit

    Compared Logistic Regression and Random Forest on the AI4I 2020 dataset, lifting failure-class F1 from 0.18 to 0.72 and shipping an interactive Streamlit demo for live failure probability checks.

    GitHub Live demo
  • ClearRisk cybersecurity assessment home screen

    ClearRisk

    React · FastAPI · Gemini · DNS / HTTPS checks

    Cyber safety questionnaire with scored risk bands, optional Gemini recommendations, and passive domain, email-auth, and HTTPS checks in a Vite + React UI.

    GitHub Live demo

Skills

Tools I reach for across coursework, externships, and personal builds.

Languages

Python, SQL, JavaScript, TypeScript, Bash, HTML/CSS

ML / AI

Pandas, scikit-learn, LangGraph, ChromaDB, Gemini API

Frameworks

FastAPI, Streamlit, Next.js, React, Docker, Git

Cloud

AWS, Azure, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Render, Vercel

Contact

Open to internships, collaborations, and interesting problems.

zain.alabideen.syed@gmail.com GitHub LinkedIn Resume