I love being an engineer. Problem solving and learning is what excites me. I'm just generally curious and being an engineer lets me hone my curiosity into tangible and useful projects. I focused on AI/ML in and embedded systems in undergrad. I've completed my Master's and spent that time on AI/ML, embedded systems, automatic controls(wanted to learn more mechanics). As a hobby, I spend my time learning about hardware/software security, which I do have some academic training in from my Masters and prior job. I know all of this is nerdy and a little scattered but like I said, I like learning and I chose this field as my career because I get to be curious and problem solve on the daily, so it's not really work for me, it's an excuse to do what I love.
- 🔭 I’m currently working on: Doberman, an open-source MCP proxy providing runtime security guardrails to protect AI agents from prompt injection and block data exfiltration.
- 🌱 I’m currently learning: Reverse engineering, operating system (review), PCB design and refreshing my knowledge on LLM architecture.
- 👯 I’m looking to collaborate on: Open-source hardware/software security projects.
- 🤔 I’m looking for help with: Gaining more Cybersecurity experience.
- 💬 Ask me about: My Linux homelab architecture, engineering flight control firmware for single motor thrust-vector drones, or developing automated CI/CD grading infrastructures and optimizing custom Lua configurations in Neovim.
- 📫 How to reach me: You can reach me via email at ali.a.shah.work@gmail.com or connect with me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/syed-ali-shah01/.
- 😄 Pronouns: He/Him
- ⚡ Fun fact: I engineered a 10-inch single-motor drone that relies on continuous rotation and real-time computer vision (SIFT/RANSAC) to de-rotate the live video feed for the pilot! When I'm away from a keyboard, you can usually find me working on personal projects, playing chess, lumosity games, or cooking.