Hi, I’m Syed!
I’m a cybersecurity student exploring intrusion detection, operating systems, and low-level security design. I love understanding how systems work under the hood, from kernel development to cryptography and penetration testing.
At a glance
My education and my experience as of now.
Education
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The University of Queensland
B.CompSci (Cyber Security)
2024 – current
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German-Malaysian Institute
Diploma in Network Security
2020 – 2023
Experience
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Network Security Engineer
Sep 2023 – Jan 2024
Managed airport-scale Wi-Fi and security infrastructure, focusing on resilience and incident response.
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Network Engineer
Jan 2023 – Jul 2023
Delivered campus networking projects, covering configuration, testing, and handover for client deployments.
Ongoing project
What I'm working on at the moment.
Ongoing · Kenduri.app
Event management system with seating & check-in features
Drag-and-drop seating, QR guest check-in, and live dashboards—currently being piloted with event coordinators.
Featured work
Selected builds spanning security, ops, and tooling.
bersukan.app
↗Multi-sport tournament management and score tracking system, used at Muafakat Games 2025 Brisbane. Built with JavaScript, Tailwind, Supabase, Docker.
Operating System Architecture
↗Kernel-level programming project extending OpenBSD with custom system calls for zone management in C.
USBlocker
↗Diploma Final Year Project: Security tool detecting unauthorised USB insertions, with SMS alerts, 2FA, encryption, and remote access control. Awarded Best FYP.