My best hardware and machine-learning work:
- UAV Hardware Integration System — Custom PCB, Veronte autopilot configuration, and 22V→9V/5V power distribution with 2.4 GHz comms for autonomous quadcopter flight.
- Servo-Controlled Testing System — Arduino servo PWM control with real-time load-cell & LVDT feedback, built for a quantum-computing lab.
- Microcontrollers in Smart Systems — Embedded-C microcontroller labs (PIC, UART/SPI/I²C) and a smart-systems project.
- ML Hardware Failure Classifier — Dual-CNN architecture that localizes failures on specific regions of a chip.
- Heart Disease ML Prediction System — 94.44% diagnostic accuracy across 6 supervised algorithms (SVM, Random Forest, Neural Nets) on clinical records.
- Submarine Mine Detection System — PCA dimensionality reduction (60→8) + MLP neural network sonar classifier at 88.89% accuracy.
📂 Full coursework portfolio: selsaady1.github.io/portfolio
👋 Hi, I'm Saif Elsaady!
- PhD, Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University
- In progress, focused on yield uncertainty in semiconductor manufacturing.
- MSE, Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University
- 🏆 Graduated with Distinction (4.0 GPA) - 🌟 Read my Graduate Spotlight Feature
- MS, Computational Life Sciences, Arizona State University
- 🏆 Graduated with Distinction (4.0 GPA)
- BSE, Electrical Systems Engineering, Arizona State University
- 🏆 Graduated with Distinction (4.0 GPA)
- BS, Data Science (Mathematics), Arizona State University
- 🏆 Graduated with Distinction (4.0 GPA)
A selection of my coursework projects, with a visual index at selsaady1.github.io/portfolio:
Energy & Power
- Photovoltaic Energy Conversion — EEE 591: Residential grid-connected PV + battery system — net metering vs net billing (Python).
- Microgrid Design & Operation — EGR 476/598: Microgrid design and operation course projects.
Hardware & Embedded
- Microcontrollers in Smart Systems — EGR 338: Microcontroller labs, embedded C, and a smart-systems project.
- Design of Electrical Systems — EGR 330: Electrical systems design labs and a final design project.
Semiconductors & Research
- Semiconductor Device Modeling — EEE 533: Device modeling with Silvaco TCAD plus Python/MATLAB solvers.
- Conservation & Ecology Research Poster — BIO 411: Quantitative methods research poster with R analysis.
Data Science
- Geospatial Analysis (Python GIS) — GIS 322: Python GIS module work and a geospatial final project.
- Data Analysis & Visualization in R — BIO 479/579: Exploratory data analysis and visualization in R.
Software
- Applied Numerical Methods — MAT 421: Applied numerical & computational methods course project.
- 🔧 Flight Controller Development – Modeled IMU data with Kalman filtering, integrated PCB subsystems, and managed system lifecycle
- 📡 UAV Hardware Integration – Designed power regulation + signal integrity for UAV platforms using Veronte Autopilot
- 🌦 Weather Station – Created a custom PCB-based mobile weather system with I2C/SPI sensors and efficient power design
- 🧥 Adaptive Apparel PCB – Engineered low-power wearable system using BLE microcontroller and C++ firmware
- 🔊 Audio Recording Circuit – Built and debugged op-amp-based analog circuits for audio playback in greeting cards
- ⚙️ Servo-Controlled Testing System – Developed automated mechanical testing machine with sensor input and load feedback
- 💡 Custom Temperature Sensor – Designed C++ firmware and PCB for real-time sensor validation and LED feedback
- 🧪 Peak Detector Network – Analyzed and captured analog signal peaks for instrumentation applications
- ⚽ Assistive Ball Launcher – Arduino-based assistive tech designed with motorized control for users with mobility impairments
- 🔒 EV Charging Cybersecurity – Simulated hardware/software vulnerabilities in onboard EV charging systems
- 🔐 Digital Logic Simulation (Verilog) – Modeled logic gates and procedural test benches with dynamic signal tracing
- 🛩 UAV Traffic Management – Built AI-based flight path optimization system in a Honeywell hackathon
- 🔋 Microgrid & Power Flow Design – Modeled grid resilience and load scenarios using Xendee + GIS data
- 📟 Automated Garage Door – Servo-controlled prototype built with breadboard logic and power regulation
- 🕹 Energy Launcher – Designed an elastic energy-powered projectile system with experimental validation
- 🎮 Java Dice Game – OOP-based command line betting game using Java classes and randomness
- 📐 MATLAB Simulation – Simulated Newton’s Law of Cooling and predator-prey dynamics using numerical models
- 🔧 Fan Reverse Engineering – Rebuilt and improved physical fan design for better airflow and noise control
- 🚨 Crime Prediction (ML) – Geospatial clustering + ML models to classify violent vs. non-violent crimes in Baltimore
- 📈 NVIDIA Stock & Volume Forecasting – Time series + regression modeling with hyperparameter tuning
- ☎️ Customer Call Clustering (USAA) – NLP + unsupervised learning to identify service friction patterns
- 🛒 Instacart Basket Modeling – Statistical + machine learning models to forecast reorder behavior
- 💡 Energy Usage in AZ – RECS-based regression to quantify energy burden across income groups
- 🐢 Sea Turtle Survival – Leslie matrix and conservation modeling using stage-structured population analysis
- 🐦 Bird Biodiversity – ANOVA + regression of urban vs. rural bird species diversity using LTER data
- 🧪 Adhesive Heat Testing – One-sample hypothesis testing with visualized statistical significance
- ⚽ EPL Goal Analysis – Normal distribution and z-score testing of goal averages
- 🔬 TEM for Thin Films – Studied structural defects and stress-induced voiding in advanced semiconductor layers
- ⚡ Perovskite Research Ethics – Explored transparency, integrity, and COI in emerging solar material studies
- 💧 PETase Filtration System – Designed enzyme-driven pitcher to break down plastic contaminants
- 🌳 Urban Green Space GIS – Modeled access and biodiversity of city ecosystems using GeoPandas
