Syed Sahaf

Profile

Hi, I'm Sahaf. I'm a computer science graduate from Goldsmiths with a First class honours. During my degree I worked on several full-stack web projects, used real datasets, and learned a lot about machine learning.

I'm currently a Utilities Officer, managing the utility accounts across 1,000+ residential properties

I've completed a CompTIA A+ bootcamp which gave me hands-on experience in IT support and troubleshooting.

Now I'm looking for a role where I can build experience, keep learning, and grow.

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Education

BSc Computer Science

Oct 2022 – Aug 2025

Goldsmiths, University of London

First Class Honours · Final Average: 74%

Year 1 — 2022–23

Module	Mark
Frontend Web	99%
Computing Project 1	90%
Graphics 1	89%
Introduction to Programming	83%
Symbolic Mathematics	83%
Problem Solving for Computer Science	79%
How Computers Work	75%
Numerical Mathematics	70%
Result: Proceed

Year 2 — 2023–24

Module	Mark
Dynamic Web Applications	94%
Computing Project 2	93%
Extended Java	84%
Java for Industry	79%
Algorithms 1	73%
Algorithms 2	69%
Fundamentals of Computer Science	51%
Result: Proceed

Year 3 — 2024–25

Module	Mark
Data Mining	100%
Machine Learning	66%
Databases and the Web	66%
Artificial Intelligence	61%
Final Project in Computer Science	61%
Result: First Class Honours

Digital Skills Bootcamp — IT Technician

Aug 2025 – Oct 2025

Just IT Training Ltd, London

Completed intensive CompTIA A+ 1101 & 1102 training — hardware and software troubleshooting for PCs, printers, and projectors.
Hands-on Microsoft 365 administration: Endpoint management, user accounts, and security settings.
Practised diagnosing and fixing a wide range of IT issues across operating systems and devices.

Skills

Languages

Python
JavaScript
Java
SQL / MySQL
R (basic)

Frameworks & Tools

React.js
Node.js / Express
REST APIs
Tailwind CSS
Git & GitHub
Microsoft 365

Data & ML

Machine Learning
Data Mining
scikit-learn
Pandas / NumPy
Feature Engineering
Model Evaluation

Experience

Utilities Officer

Nov 2025 – Present

Nationwide Accommodation Services Ltd, London

Manage utility accounts (gas, electricity, water, council tax) across multiple residential properties.
Analyse monthly spending in Excel, find errors, and liaise with suppliers to recover refunds and secure better tariffs.
Write clear monthly financial reports for senior management.
Work with Housing and Bookings teams to cut costs on empty properties and keep meter data accurate.

Retail Assistant

Sept 2025 – Nov 2025

Circle Collective, London

Helped customers and explained the organisation's social impact mission.
Managed displays, stock, and visual merchandising.
Operated the POS system and completed end-of-day cash-up procedures.

Business Support

Jul 2024 – Sept 2024

Tower Hamlets Temporary Housing, London

Managed confidential data and kept accurate case records in Comino and Northgate.
Produced clear documents and reports using Microsoft Office.
Updated records used by support officers, improving team efficiency.

Computer Repair Technician

Maconomix

Diagnosed and fixed hardware and software faults on laptops and phones.
Explained repairs clearly to customers face-to-face.
Managed stock and repair schedules to meet turnaround times.

Foodbank Volunteer

Jun 2024 – Present

Docklands Settlement, London

Greeted and supported community members in a friendly, respectful way.
Managed stock and trained new volunteers on protocols.
Wrote inventory reports to support funding applications.

Volunteer Retail Assistant

Mar 2025 – Present

More Life Homes, London

Welcomed customers and handled queries about donations and stock.
Kept the shop floor tidy and handled transactions accurately.
Trained new volunteers and led shifts when required.

Secretary

Anime and Games Society, Goldsmiths

Ran meeting agendas, took minutes, and organised society events.
Kept membership records in line with data protection requirements.
Managed budgets and developed public-speaking skills through event coordination.

Portfolio

Interactive Timelines in the Digital Humanities Current

A full-stack web app for creating, editing, and publishing historical timelines by extracting event data directly from Wikipedia.

React.jsNode.jsExpressMySQLCheerio.jsTimelineJS3Tailwind CSS

Scraping: Automatically extracts structured timeline and event data from Wikipedia articles using a custom Axios and Cheerio.js pipeline.
CRUD API: A RESTful Node.js/Express backend lets users create, edit, delete, and publish timelines with full validation and error handling.
Database: Events and timelines are stored in a normalised MySQL schema, supporting flexible querying and chronological sorting.
Visualisation: Published timelines are rendered in the browser using TimelineJS3, giving users a rich, interactive view of historical events.
UI: A responsive React and Tailwind CSS frontend allows real-time editing and one-click publishing of completed timelines.

GitHub ↗

FoodRate Application

A web platform where users can share, discover, and rate food posts, with recipe suggestions and secure account management.

Node.jsExpress.jsMySQLEJSSharp-Multer

Authentication: Secure user accounts with bcrypt password hashing, session-based auth, and SQL injection prevention via prepared statements.
Recipe suggestions: Integrates TheMealDB API to surface relevant recipe ideas based on the food content users post.
Image handling: User-uploaded food photos are automatically optimised using Sharp-Multer, reducing load times without quality loss.
Discovery: Tag and rating filters let users find and sort posts by category or score; the system was iteratively tested with real users to refine the UX.

GitHub ↗

Rhythm & Karaoke Game

A POC browser app built with p5.js featuring three modes: a rhythm game, a karaoke game, and a music player with visualisers.

JavaScriptp5.jsml5.js

Rhythm game: Notes are generated procedurally in real time, synchronised to the song's tempo. Players use keyboard controls to hit notes, with a scoring system based on accuracy and timing. Difficulty options change the note spawn rate, and the game environment is rendered with 3D graphics.
Karaoke game: Uses a pre-trained ml5.js machine learning model to detect pitch from both the song and the player's microphone input. Scores are based on pitch accuracy, with synchronised lyrics displayed on screen. A fun webcam mode adds overlay filters during play.
Music player: Offers a choice of 2D and 3D animated visualisers that respond to the audio. Includes full playback controls — play/pause, skip, speed, looping — along with a volume bar and a seekable song progress bar.

GitHub ↗

French Revolution Interactive Visualisation

An interactive tool for exploring the events, locations, and relationships of the French Revolution through dynamic timelines and data visualisation.

React.jsNode.jsExpressTimelineJS3CSS

Timeline: Key events are displayed chronologically using TimelineJS3, allowing users to zoom in and explore individual moments in detail.
Backend: A Node.js and Express server handles data routing and serves both static and dynamically queried content.
Data: Combines JSON-based static data with SPARQL queries for richer, linked historical information.
Design: Fully responsive layout built to work across all screen sizes.

GitHub ↗

Room Booking App

A full-stack application for scheduling and managing room bookings, built collaboratively using Agile methodology.

Node.jsExpress.jsMySQL

Booking system: Users can search available rooms by date, time, and capacity, and reserve them through a clean, straightforward interface.
Security: Accounts are protected with secure login and two-factor authentication to prevent unauthorised access.
Performance: SQL queries and AJAX-driven DOM updates were optimised to keep the app fast and responsive.
Collaboration: Developed across two Agile iterations with GitHub version control and peer code reviews throughout.

GitHub ↗

Simple Calculator

A Java desktop calculator with a GUI, supporting complex arithmetic expressions with full operator precedence and a live calculation history.

JavaSwing

Expression parsing: Uses a stack-based algorithm to evaluate expressions with nested brackets and correct operator precedence.
History log: A scrollable panel shows all previous calculations in real time, so users can review past results without re-entering them.
Error handling: Catches division by zero, malformed input, and invalid expressions, displaying clear feedback rather than crashing.

GitHub ↗

Hangman Game

A GUI-based Java implementation of the classic Hangman game with multithreading, scoring, and an external word list.

JavaSwing

Interface: Built with Java Swing, featuring a graphical hangman display that updates progressively with each wrong guess.
Multithreading: Background threads handle game timers and UI updates without blocking the main application thread.
Word list: Words are loaded from an external file at runtime, making it easy to swap in different word sets without changing the code.
Scoring: Tracks and displays the player's score across multiple rounds.

GitHub ↗

Interests

— I enjoy reading and have an interest in fantasy and science fiction. My favourite authors are Guy Gavriel Kay with The Lions of Al-Rasan being one of my favourites; Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy and Kel Kade's The King's Dark Tidings.
— I also enjoy reading chinese fantasy and xianxia web novels, The Lord of Mysteries, I Shall Seal the Heavens, Forty Millenniums of Cultivation being one of my favourites.
— I enjoy playing video games and love playing rogue-lites, my favourite are Hades and Slay the Spire.
— I also have an interest in non-fiction, and love learning about the past. My particular interests are around South Asian history and early modern history.