Community

• Joined the UNSWMSA Societies Extended Consultative Committee

  • I was part of the Da'wah branch

• Continued to be apart of MEFF and ran iQuiz and Organised Stage performances and Annual Speech competitions for that year

• Led and Organised the Young Innovators Australia Annual Picnic

• Volunteered for assisting the TDC Fundraisers during the year

• Was Treasurer at Young Innovators Australia

• Elected President of Young Innovators Australia

• Volunteered for Multiple events in and outside of University for the community

  • Organised the YIA Annual Picnic

  • Recorded multiple workshops and edited the videos for the UNSWMSA (IERA Workshop, Christianity Workshop, Activism Event with multiple professors and speakers)

  • Continued teaching and volunteering at the Ramadan Diary Program

  • Organised the Pakistan Independence Day event by PakOz

• Organised with the CTOWNMSA at Western Sydney University a nightly community programs for 30 days

• Volunteered in running the Parenting Workshop & Leadership Program at Young Innovators Australia

• Ran a Weekly Mentoring Robotics Program

Work

• Cofounded a Company called Ductu - a STEM focussed Compnay that helps makes Robotics more hands on and doesn't just stop at running workshops but tries to have more Project Based Learning

  • This was inspired from DESN1000, where different students would take on different technical roles and focus on mastering them. I would try to emulate that using the First Lego League Challenge 

• Teaching Robotics for two terms with iShareTek at Unity Grammar

• Tutored at UNSW 2 differentComputer Science Subjects

  • COMP1511 - Introduction to Computer Science

  • COMP4920 - Professional Issues and Ethics in Information Technology

• Continued Tech support role for businesses including Gilcon Structural Engineers

• Taught the newly revised Robotics Program at Al-Faisal College (Campbelltown) from During Term 3

• Followed it up with Coaching two AFC teams for the First Lego League Challenge in NSW during Term 4

Study

• Switched to Computer Science Bachelors

• Completed my Ethics course with a CM (highest grade)

  • Later ended up tutoring for the course as well alongside COMP1511

• Completed Web Front-End Programming (COMP6080)

  • Learnt how to code with HTML + CSS + JS and also the ReactJS framework

  • Created multiple frontend sites in the course

• Did the Databases Fundamentals course (COMP3311), but did not pass due to a poor exam situation (Passed, but got a technical fail and even after appealing was not allowed to resit the test)

  • Learnt PostGreSQL + Python for a Database client

• Completed Introduction to Security Engineering and Cyber Security (COMP6441) and made a front end that helps simulate and communicate Cyber Security threats

• Completed Computer Networks and Applications course (COMP3331) where I covered the essentials and basics of Networking and Coded my own custom URP protocol (UDP Reliable Protocol) for file transferring using Python 

• Completed My Role @ JEPS - I finally decided to leave my work at JEPS so that I can experiement and learn new languages and skills. Giving me 1 year of IT experience.

• I have learnt a little bit of Flutter, and have gotten myself familiar with Java. Properly learning Object Oriented Programming in COMP2511.

  • With Flutter I was trying to learn how to make my first app, but was lacking fundamental in object oriented design to make sense of the programming Paradigm, hence why I learnt Java

• Did courses like DESN2000 -  Learning Embedded Systems engineering. We used an STM32 Micro-controller and using both C and Assembly designed a laboratory timer and a report with the relevant research justifying its design

• Started learning about FPGA boards in COMP3222 and after learning about Logic Gates, and due to just the quality of learning in that course in particular [I found FPGA boards interesting but disliked the learning style of the course] - I decided to drop the course entirely and started learning towards more Computer Science (Embedded Systems / Cyber Security) rather than pure Computer Engineering with all its electrical content.

• Was also doing Discrete Mathematics around the same time which complimented data structures very well.

• <Rest is work in progress as I haven't updated this in a while lol>

• Learnt how to use Javascript to code a backend for a Kahoot look-alike in a university project called "Toohack" where we used Javascript and Typescript on an Express framework to get familiar with creating APIs and Documenting APIs ourselves.

• Officially joined Young Innovators Australia Inc. as a member.

• I continued to run and improve the Robotics Workshops having students actually try to solve a maze I built by spending a couple hours trying to solve it with a design and create a presentation on their design, introducing them to algorithms and other cool concepts of Computer Science they can learn about in relation to Robotics.

• Ran community activities at Wanderer on Q (2024)

• Invited as a guest speaker for the Year 12 Graducation for Al-Faisal College at Austral (Liverpool)

• During Science Week we also organised a great Robotics Information session which was followed up by a Robotics workshop 

• Began studying Computer Engineering at UNSW. So far I have been maintaining a high mark in many courses and have been performing well. At the end of the year I have learned about electrical circuits, building robots, programming with C, data structures and algorithms with C and Engineering fundamentals.

• Started Google IT Support Professional Certificate (Finished all Fundamentals & Bits and Bytes of Networking & Operating Systems and You: Becoming a Power User)

• Starting working as a Technical Support Officer (IT / TSO), I have done my training and did work in Saint Marys South and am currently working part time in James Erskine Public School. Apart of this experience I have learned

  • How to Manage Apple devices with JAMF

  • Manage google devices, accounts, apps and workspace with Google Admin (Part of learning in Department of Education NSW)

  • How to manage Windows devices using Farsight (ever since development and soft launch) and UDM. 

  • Improved on my skills on troubleshooting 3D printers, normal printers, computer failures in both hardware and software. 

  • Learned how to manage ticketing systems and many admin / management systems such as Compass and Sentral for tasks and transfering data between the two

  • Went through various Professional Learnings for things such as Cyber Security, Child Safety, getting WWC checks and more!

• Continued Learning Javascript and improved on my knowledge but still hadn't applied or used the language. Also continued running Python workshops for passionate students

• Ran STEM workshops for students (part of Young Innovators Australia commitment) despite medical illness (Coding & Robotics)

  • After Coding, I kept students engaged in learning by running Post-Workshop Competitions

• Organised How to Plan for Uni workshop for friends and uni students which was mentored by Shafqat Ali. Set up of venue and resources and admin tasks were done by myself

• Joined MEFF Executive team and ran iQuiz and Organised Stage performances and Annual Speech competitions for that year

• I was more involved in working with businesses and managing their IT infrastructure such as Gilcon

• Got Multiple Awards for high Atar and Volunteering. Also built the best performing robot for my DESN1000 Project for that assignment getting over 98 on the course while learning Engineering.

• Organised Kahoots for Community Organisations in Macarthur for various events such as Outdoor Movie Nights 

• Supported Charities such as TDC Australia by organising the livestream of their events, taking pictures, and more alongside Shafqat during events such as 25th March's Iftar

• Ran a robotics Incursions and introductory sessions at different schools and libraries throughout the year to involve more and more children in robotics. Running sessions in Liverpool library, Campbelltown Library, and Cecil Hills Public School.

• Organised the Ramadan Shopping Festival's iQuiz and other competitions such as the speech competition. Helping with MC role, and other jobs on the day and in preperation

• Organised training for students, teachers and school executives / staff on using AI such as ChatGPT for teaching in administration / work for more efficient work and to allow for more productivity

• Worked on Young Innovators Australia's work infastructure and throughout the year enabled more and more use of technology to help enable students and executives within the organisation to function (Also improving our robotics program after each workshop)

• Ran and prepared multiple breakfasts for Campbelltown's Technology, Construction, Doctor, and Engineer's Groups to help bring the network of Campbelltown together

• Managed the livestream, stage, preperation and event for the the very large and successful Pakistan Independence Dinner in 2023 with various MPs, special guests and community leaders to also bring together the community in Campbelltown and help Pakistani immigrants and those who are not connected with the vast network of talented people, young and old in Campbelltown.

• Also mentored students throughout this year in tutoring, in TAFE, within the Young Innovators Club, at schools and at workshops.

• Set up and recycled many laptops for deserving students and for people in community who needed them and were contributing to communities well being

• Worked with PakOZ to cover all the community organisations and local businesses for immigrants and taking pictures, videos and making presentations about local initiatives. Also promoting various Charities, support groups and local leaders.

• Trained various club members and people on Public Speaking, networking, introductions and mentored many students on how they can get connections and expand their own skillset

• Organised an introduction to our HSC Workshops to redirect students to our previous livestreams and also raise awareness for schools to also help support struggling students and students who want to accel

• Through YIA and meeting with the local Library we are going to plan long term holiday programs for Coding, Robotics, Public Speaking and this will all be for students which is designed to be free using NSW's creative kids vouchers and enable students learning.

• On top of this, I am going to engage more and more students in the club to help them with their learning, careers and provide more support and services to club members who want to learn and utilise technologies such as Google Workspace.

• I also promote STEM in the schools I work in, my most recent Milestone being the promotion of 3D Printing in my school and facilitating the use of multiple STEM Kits for the school to choose from.

• I am a university tutor, exam supervisor and marker for COMP1511

• Developed FRESH new robotics workshop for YIA - this involved creating everything from scratch using only EV3 and my robotics knowledge to develop an 8 weeks robotics course that finished on the second last day of the year (a week was skipped due to hot temps)

• School Captain in Al-Faisal College Minto

• I won the NSW essay competition for the Constitutional Convention. Later represented New South Whales as a delegate in the 27th National Schools Constitutional Convention.

• Won the Macarthur Senior Community Service Award. See a video report here.

• For Young Innovators Australia (YIA) I managed and ran STEM Learning workshops during the school holidays of 2022.

• Was mentoring children for the Ramadan Diary Program and received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Campbelltown chapters of IFAM and Saarban Islamic Trust

• Organised a school Iftar Dinner alongside my SRC members

• I managed the team to organise children's competitions in a community get-together as I Young Innovators Club coordinator.

• At school, I was mentoring students in year 8

• My news articles in AMUST paper: https://www.amust.com.au/author/shayyan-ali/

• Was responsible in handling the main projector and helped organising The Diabetes Center's fundraiser for the Sahiwal hospital in Pakistan

• Throughout 2022, I was running livestreams for primary, highschool and HSC students in preparing for HSC, their mental health and discussing career and STEM related topics. Also explored the value of mentoring

• Got a 95 Atar in HSC which is a testament to the HSC Workshop I have supported and my support to its students for the last couple years

• Organised and was MC for mental health challenges for HSC students livestream, having many prominent guests, professionals, teachers, principals, HSC markers, and people from the community joining in.

• Started Volunteering to tutor students for Math as a free service, as I got a 97 in HSC for maths and also helped them increase their marks in their studies

• During Primary and Highschool I have done many od IT Jobs for Notebook Solutions (Refferences are Shafqat, Gulzar & Gosha) and this taught me about setting up printers, building computers, and I have also helped manage the IT infastructure of many businesses / organisations large and small such as hospitals.

• Was MC for the Multicultral Children's Festival in Campbelltown and was aprat of PakOZ

• Volunteered my time to manage the front stage and projector of the APWA Christmas festival (I had trained volunteers to take over after half the event was finished)

• I have trained teachers and volunteers

• Learned basics of Python and Javascript so I am familiar with both languages though have not applied the learning and set up a learning course and workshop for students who wanted to learn Python

• Revised and re-learned HTML and CSS (I designed courses for them early on during 2021 / 2020 and revised and learnt more)