IGNEOUS
Portfolio · index 2026

Here's a peek into my dungeon: robots, circuits, and the occasional carbon-fiber experiment. Have a look around.

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Currently building Project RipWing — Edge-Deployed ML on UAV Flight Controller
SYS / NOMINAL
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EDUPhysics + ECE + Math · UT Austin
TEAMEmerson
LABNanoelectronics
Primary missions

Flagship builds

Dedicated case studies
// F1 Operational
Project Lykos Embedded · Sim · 2026

Live Racing Simulator

A two-player versus style racing sim inspired by my time in FSAE Longhorn Racing. CAN firmware at 1 Mbps, custom PCBs, custom pedals and steering wheels, and a from-scratch renderer. All in 6 weeks. All under $200.

2 Players
1Mbps CAN baud
<$200 Budget
C CAN bus TM4C123GXL OnShape Raspberry Pi 5
Open case study →
// F2 In progress
Project RipWing Aerospace · Embedded · 2026

Edge-ML UAV Flight Controller

I always wanted a drone as a kid but never had the chance to get one. Here’s my attempt at making my child-self happy. A custom flight controller founded on a Quadcopter Dynamics Model that catches failures before it happens. Every decision carefully measured, from Rust software and the TinyML anomaly pipeline to the propellor blades.

92% Crash reduction
20ms Fault reaction
±2µs Loop jitter
Rust C FreeRTOS STM32 TinyML
Open case study →
FSAE Longhorn Racing
// F3 Operational
Project Dustmaker Mechanical · Dynamics · 2025

FSAE Longhorn Racing

A steering system rebuild journey with carbon-fiber and bevel gearboxes, led by and turned into a full-vehicle kinematics and compliance modeling passion. Discover where my modeling and controls passion began.

68% Mass cut
CFRP Column
~6% Anti-Ackermann
SolidWorks FEA Carbon Fiber Python Vehicle Dynamics
Open case study →
Lab log

Side projects & experiments

// 01 In progress

Project Ventris

This website!

Astro Svelte JavaScript CSS
LEGEND Lab
// 02

LEGEND Lab

Transformer Model for Pulse Shape Discrimination for radioactive sources and WLS Fiber Characterization for emission spectra and attenuation.

Transformer PyTorch Signal Processing Python +3
Surrogate ML for MHD
// 03

Surrogate ML for MHD

Feed-forward surrogate emulating MHD sims at >98% fidelity — turnaround under 20 min.

Neural Network MATLAB Python Plasma Physics
E-Bike Boost Converter
// 04

E-Bike Boost Converter

Designed, simulated, and tested a high-efficiency DC-DC boost for an e-bike battery.

LTspice KiCad Power Electronics PCB Design
// 05

IOT Smart Alarm Clock

MQTT driven alarm clock with a ESP8266 and a web-based dashboard for scheduling and control.

C ESP8266 MQTT SPI +1
// 06

DDR-AR

Augmented Reality Dance Dance Revolution on a laptop with a webcam and OpenCV.

Computer Vision OpenCV Python AR +3
// 07

Weather Damage Forecasting

Predicted damage with an LSTM model to set optimal insurance prices

Python Machine Learning Data Science Pandas +3
The goal

Per aspera ad astra

To keep it short and simple. My greatest fear in life is looking back on my life and realizing I could have done more. More to help people. More to grow myself. More in anything. I believe I can help the most people's lives by contributing to bleeding-edge technology in physics-driven engineering. Through my intense hunger for knowledge, I bridge the gap between theory and practical systems.

Electronics hardware Computational engineering Robotics Aerospace
MISSION PROFILE Now
  1. ACTIVE Project RipWing

    Creating a high-fidelity 10-DoF Dynamics Model of the drone to consider Blade Flapping.

  2. RESEARCH 2D Materials - Sanjay Banerjee

    Characterizing MOCVD Growth for 2D materials

  3. TEAM Emerson

    Electrical Engineering Design Intern

  4. NEXT Controls, Aerospace, and Hardware Roles

    Fine-tuning my resume and toolkit as I prepare to apply to full-time positions.

Open channel

Connect with me!
on the edge.

Recruiting, collaborating, or just curious about a project? Send a transmission.

EMAILsivan.syed@gmail.com
GITHUBgithub.com/Ilgneous
BASEAustin, TX
SIGNAL / INCOMING
If you are thrown into the deep and do not swim, you will drown. So keep swimming.