Overview
I joined TUS (formally AIT) in September 2019. Initially I studied Software Engineering with mobile apps and connected devices
but took cloud computing as my elective from second year onwards.
AIT is now TUS
Over the past 4 years I have studied many subjects including:
Maths for Software Design, Communications, Mobile Applications, Web Design,
Server-Side Web Development, Software Development for Cloud, Ops Systems and Concurrency, Management Behaviour,
Data Mining & Machine Learning and also Data Visualisation.
Below, I will discuss some of the other topics I have studied in greater
detail and explain how I have applied them in projects or industry thus far.
Software Engineering
The primary language I have studied during my time with TUS is Java, developing multiple projects and assignments.
Secondary language would be C#, Python for Data Visualisation and Machine Learning in 4th year and
during the final project for my thesis. I am also very proficient in HTML, CSS and Javascript.
Throughout all the languages I have studied, I focused on the foundations of object oriented programming
and the use of design patterns such as MVC, Factory and Singleton.
Outside of java fundamentals, I have experience with JDBC, JSP and Swing.
Examples of these can be found on my GitHub page and in the Gallary section of this site.
Starting first semester, I found a love for creating web sites and I have continued to build my own sites including this portfolio.
I have implemented websites using components from bootstrap, react, nodeJs, Ajax and Rest.
My python learning began in 4th year, focussing on data visualisation and machine learning.
I have studied libraries such as matplotlib, plotly, numpy, pandas and Scikit-learn.
My 4th year project consists of creating a number plate recognition system, and optical character recognition to read and use the plate information.
To achieve this I had to learn libraries such as Tensorflow and EasyOCR.
Databases
The majority of my experience with databases has been with SQL, predominantly
using MySQL. I have incorporated SQL databases into java, web and python applications.
Apart from SQL fundamentals, I am proficient with stored programs,
stored features, triggers, events and views. I have studied and incorporated database theory including database management systems
and normalisation of relational databases.
Networks
I found Networks to be a very fascinating subject. We explored the nuts and bolts of what makes
up the internet or a local network. I learned about protocols such as TCP, UDP, HTTP, SMTP, IMAP etc. and got to see how they worked
using software such as Wireshark, Cisco Packet Tracer and OPNet.
I got introduced to concepts such as packet delay and loss, queueing, propogation and transmission delay. How throughput works and how a sinister
party may use packet sniffing, DDOS attacks or IP spoofing to harm or gain acess to a network.
Finally we looked at a layered internet protocol stack and what each of the 5 layers of application, transport, network, link and physical do and how they communicate across a network.
Agile Methodologies
Along with years of studying Agile Methodoligies, I experienced how Agile and Scrum is implemented in a working environment during my time as an intern with Ericsson.
I got to witness first hand Scrum essentials such as stand ups, retrospectives, sprint planning, grooming and
being part of self organising teams.
I have incorporated user stories into my assignments and implemented test driven development whenever possible.
I have used software such as JIRA to implement Gantt charts, kanban boards and found these to be invaluable in planning and running sprints.