Projects

Watson Event Archiving Pipeline

Python Selenium Gemini Google Colab

Built a Python Selenium web scraper to scrape event data from Brown University events website in order build a searchable database and archive of events.
Utilized Gemini in order to transform non-structured data into correct format with a validation layer against expected output.
Estimated to have improved event archive time by 65% compared to manual inputting used before.

↑ See the code in action ↑

Arduino Retro Game Console

C++ Arduino Python SPI UART

Created an old-school game console featuring two (semi-original) games with real-time physics (acceleration, collision)
Led Integration phase of a 3-person codebase into a finished project, including syncing highscores with python-based host script.
Achieved smooth 75+ FPS on both games, overcoming hardware limitations of the microprocessor and cheap TFT screen.

↑ See the code repository ↑

Self-Hosting Services

Raspberry Pi 5 Linux (Debian) Cloudflare Tunnels

Self-hosted multple services on my own Rasberry Pi 5 here in my dorm room.
Used Cloudflare Tunnels to avoid opening ports on the university network.
Services include:
- Ghost (Content Managment System): michaelrostom.dev
- Mastodon(Federated Social Network): fediverse.michaelrostom.dev
- Matrix(decentralized communication): matrix.michaelrostom.dev
- The Lounge (IRC Web Client): irc.michaelrostom.dev
- Jellyfin (Media Server): jellyfin.michaelrostom.com
- Paperless(Document Archive): paperless.michaelrostom.com

Infinite Word Search Website

React TypeScript Java

Collaborated on a 3-person project to create an infinite word search puzzle website that generates unlimited puzzles on demand
Led front-end development, focusing on making the puzzle playable in a browser on Desktop or Mobile.
Integrated front-end with backend API endpoints to retrieve and display the puzzles on demand.