Arian Izadi | Systems Engineer

02 / Projects

Primary projects.

A few projects that show the problem I was working on, what I built, and what changed. The smaller builds below fill in more of the systems, perception, security, and product work.

Computer Vision Research

Railway Semantic Segmentation Research

Problem: Railway inspection workflows need reliable pixel-level understanding of track, ballast, and surrounding scene context.
Contribution: Fine-tuned segmentation models on RailSem19-style data, added transfer-learning support in an MMSegmentation fork, and evaluated railway-specific failure modes.
Impact: Turned academic segmentation work into a practical inspection pipeline for detecting track-adjacent issues such as mud pumping indicators.

PythonPyTorchMMSegmentationRailSem19

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Model Evaluation Tooling

Inference Checker

Problem: Segmentation models are hard to compare when outputs live as separate masks and aggregate metrics hide visual regressions.
Contribution: Built an interactive Next.js canvas tool with single, side-by-side, diff, overlay, hover inspection, and per-class metric modes.
Impact: Made qualitative model review faster by pairing pixel-level inspection with IoU and accuracy summaries in one workflow.

Next.jsTypeScriptCanvas APITailwind CSS

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C++ Library

SEALCrypt

Problem: Microsoft SEAL setup has enough context and parameter wiring to slow down experimentation with encrypted computation.
Contribution: Wrapped encryption-context initialization behind a modern C++17 interface with CMake, tests, and CI.
Impact: Reduced setup overhead for homomorphic encryption experiments while keeping thread-safety and testability visible.

C++17CMakeGoogle TestGitHub Actions

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Systems Programming

RustOS: Bare-Metal RISC-V Kernel

Problem: Understanding OS internals requires working directly with boot flow, memory layout, device IO, and toolchain constraints.
Contribution: Implemented a boot path in RISC-V assembly, custom linker scripts, UART output, and a small Rust kernel environment.
Impact: Demonstrates low-level debugging discipline across assembly, Rust, QEMU, and bare-metal constraints.

RustAssemblyRISC-VQEMULinker Scripts

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Additional projects

More of the range.

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Privacy-First iOS App

Cal

Built a local-first SwiftUI app that reads package labels with on-device Vision OCR and stores nutrition data locally. Kept scanning and macro tracking private while making the app self-buildable from source for personal use.

SwiftSwiftUISwiftDataVisionHealthKit

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Robotics Perception

LiDAR 2D Room Mapping

Processed point clouds with PCL and OpenCV, removed floor planes with RANSAC, and generated 2D room maps. Produced a clearer perception output from real sensor data for downstream robotics workflows.

C++PCLOpenCVCMakeLiDAR

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Static Analysis

T-REX: Rust WCET Analyzer

Parsed LLVM IR, built call graphs, detected cycles, and visualized timing paths with Python tooling. Explored practical WCET analysis workflows for systems where predictability matters.

PythonLLVMRustNetworkXMatplotlib

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AI Learning Tool

Knowledge Mapper

Built a Next.js assessment interface that generates dynamic checks and maps knowledge gaps. Turned study sessions into targeted feedback loops rather than passive review.

Next.jsTypeScriptReactLLMs

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Security Education

Reverse Engineering Tutorials

Documented CTF-style reverse engineering walkthroughs using tools such as Ghidra and IDA. Created a structured learning trail for binary analysis, debugging, and defensive security thinking.

C++PythonAssemblyGhidraIDA Pro

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Web Utility

Lazy Wordler

Built a small Next.js utility for answer lookup and solver experimentation. Kept a lightweight puzzle helper available as a deployable web app.

Next.jsTypeScriptReactTailwind CSS

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Migration Utility

Proton Pass to Chrome Converter

Built a simple Python converter from Proton Pass export shape into Chrome-compatible CSV output. Made a one-off personal migration repeatable and inspectable from source.

PythonJSONCSV

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