Hi! I am Anss Hameed

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About me

My name is Anss Hameed, I am an enthusiastic and dedicated student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at the University of Bristol with aspirations to become a software developer and thrive in the technology industry.

My academic and professional experiences have provided me with a robust foundation in full-stack development, technology consultancy, and sales. I am particularly passionate about applying my technical skills to solve complex challenges in dynamic commercial environments. With a strong background in both hands-on development and strategic technology implementation, I am eager to contribute to innovative projects and drive impactful solutions in the industry.

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My projects

AI Social Media

As the client liaison, project manager, and software developer, I developed an AI-driven social media content generator using Stable Diffusion for images, GPT-3.5 for captions, and Google's API for trend tracking, with a Vue.js front-end and back-end API integration for Twitter (X) and LinkedIn, delivered to SpaceNXT Labs.

  • Stable Diffusion
  • Social Media
  • Java

Scotland Yard AI

AI agent designed to play the Scotland Yard boardgame, implementing Dijkstra’s algorithm and a Mini-Max game tree with alpha-beta pruning to optimize the AI agents winning performance based on a custom scoring function.

  • Java
  • OOP
  • Design Patterns

Parallelised Game of Life Simulation (AWS Distributed)

Utilised Go distributed processing on AWS EC2 to improve efficiency by benchmarking algorithmic performance and identifying bottlenecks using CPU profiling. Optimised network communication via publish/subscribe model ensuring fault tolerance and scalability.

  • Go
  • AWS

Mandelbrot Set Fractal Visualisation Tool

Mathematical modelling simulation implemented using Python with NumPy for efficient calculations and SQL for data management, featuring zooming capabilities with a secondary Julia set visualisation to deliver an engaging and dynamic user experience.

  • Python
  • NumPy
  • SQL
  • UI/UX

My Experience & Education

Bank of America

Software Developer Intern

Jun 2024 - Aug 2024

• Automated Load Testing: Utilised Python and Bash to automate manual load testing for the order management system, reducing the testing time from 24 hours to 30 minutes daily, with global implementation across the bank. • FIX Replay Project: Enhanced the FIX Replay testing software by adding an auto-acknowledgment feature, streamlining the QA process for identifying discrepancies in FIX messages between production and QA environments. • Resolved Production Issues: Diagnosed and resolved two critical production issues related to FIX messages, addressing client trading disruptions and ensuring smoother operations. • Gained Workflow Insight: Acquired extensive knowledge of the trading floor’s operations, including interactions between the support team, product team, development team, and traders.

SpaceNXTLabs

AI Software Developer Contractor

Sept 2023 - May 2024

• Assumed the roles of software developer, client liaison and project manager for an AI-driven social media content generator • Utilised Stable Diffusion for images, GPT-3.5 for captions, and Google's API for trend tracking, • Employed Vue.js front-end and back-end API integration for Twitter (X) and LinkedIn.

Pyng (Start-Up)

Software Developer

Mar 2023 - Aug 2023

• Enhanced transactions for a mobile payment app enhancing time efficiency and UX for transfers and bill splitting based on Barclay's 'Pingit'. • Utilised React Native to enhance UI/UX of app. • Employed Python to build transaction calculator.

Alfa Financial Software

Technology Consultant & Software Developer Intern

July 2023

• Technology consultancy - tackled customer queries, advised on the best software and how to use it. • Enhanced UI/UX of Alfa’s software using HTML/CSS/JS and developed Java software for asset management company.

upReach

Tech500 Associate

Mar 2023 - Present

• Selected as a high potential undergraduate to join an accelerated professional development programme – includes professional workshops and academic mentoring. • Tech500 Bootcamp 2023 Highlights: - G-Research: Coding challenge using Python to optimize decision making for auction bidding. - Reply Group: Combined optimal Google Cloud software related to machine learning, cloud storage, and visualisation to obtain optimal performance depending on client preferences. - JMAN (Data Science): Client consulting project; extracted data using Power BI and Excel, cleaned data using Python Numpy and Panda libraries.

WeBuyAnyCar

Sales Manager

Jan 2022 - Sept 2022

• Consistent top performer (cars bought & bonus made) in the divison of South West and Wales

University of Bristol

BSc Computer Science

Sep 2022 - Present

Modules Including: Machine Learning Imperative and Functional Programming Object-Oriented Programming Concurrent & Distributed Programming Algorithms Discrete Mathematics (Linear Algebra, Probabability & Statistics) Data Science Cyber Security & Networks Roles: • STEM Outreach Ambassador: Teaching Python and GCSE Maths to disadvantaged students at local secondary school. • TA: Teaching Discrete Mathematics (Linear Algebra, Probability & Statistics) and mentoring two groups of 6 for 'Software Engineering Project' for first and second year UG's. Projects include: AR Student Chatbot (IBM) and AI/ML Microservives Prediction (DigitalU3 LTD). • ‘Bristol Scholar’ & Access to Bristol: Selected by sixth form as a high-performer in academia which granted me access to exclusive academic opportunities. Predicted: 1st Class

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