⭐ Featured Projects

My best hardware and machine-learning work:

UAV Hardware Integration System — Custom PCB, Veronte autopilot configuration, and 22V→9V/5V power distribution with 2.4 GHz comms for autonomous quadcopter flight.
Servo-Controlled Testing System — Arduino servo PWM control with real-time load-cell & LVDT feedback, built for a quantum-computing lab.
Microcontrollers in Smart Systems — Embedded-C microcontroller labs (PIC, UART/SPI/I2C) and a smart-systems project.

ML Hardware Failure Classifier — Dual-CNN architecture that localizes failures on specific regions of a chip.
Heart Disease ML Prediction System — 94.44% diagnostic accuracy across 6 supervised algorithms (SVM, Random Forest, Neural Nets) on clinical records.
Submarine Mine Detection System — PCA dimensionality reduction (60→8) + MLP neural network sonar classifier at 88.89% accuracy.

📂 Full coursework portfolio: selsaady1.github.io/portfolio

💫 About Me

👋 Hi, I'm Saif Elsaady!

PhD, Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University
- In progress, focused on yield uncertainty in semiconductor manufacturing.
MSE, Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University
- 🏆 Graduated with Distinction (4.0 GPA) - 🌟 Read my Graduate Spotlight Feature
MS, Computational Life Sciences, Arizona State University
- 🏆 Graduated with Distinction (4.0 GPA)
BSE, Electrical Systems Engineering, Arizona State University
- 🏆 Graduated with Distinction (4.0 GPA)
BS, Data Science (Mathematics), Arizona State University
- 🏆 Graduated with Distinction (4.0 GPA)

A selection of my coursework projects, with a visual index at selsaady1.github.io/portfolio :

Energy & Power

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion — EEE 591: Residential grid-connected PV + battery system — net metering vs net billing (Python).
Microgrid Design & Operation — EGR 476/598: Microgrid design and operation course projects.

Hardware & Embedded

Microcontrollers in Smart Systems — EGR 338: Microcontroller labs, embedded C, and a smart-systems project.
Design of Electrical Systems — EGR 330: Electrical systems design labs and a final design project.

Semiconductors & Research

Semiconductor Device Modeling — EEE 533: Device modeling with Silvaco TCAD plus Python/MATLAB solvers.
Conservation & Ecology Research Poster — BIO 411: Quantitative methods research poster with R analysis.

Data Science

Geospatial Analysis (Python GIS) — GIS 322: Python GIS module work and a geospatial final project.
Data Analysis & Visualization in R — BIO 479/579: Exploratory data analysis and visualization in R.

Software

Applied Numerical Methods — MAT 421: Applied numerical & computational methods course project.

🔧 Flight Controller Development – Modeled IMU data with Kalman filtering, integrated PCB subsystems, and managed system lifecycle
📡 UAV Hardware Integration – Designed power regulation + signal integrity for UAV platforms using Veronte Autopilot
🌦 Weather Station – Created a custom PCB-based mobile weather system with I2C/SPI sensors and efficient power design
🧥 Adaptive Apparel PCB – Engineered low-power wearable system using BLE microcontroller and C++ firmware
🔊 Audio Recording Circuit – Built and debugged op-amp-based analog circuits for audio playback in greeting cards
⚙️ Servo-Controlled Testing System – Developed automated mechanical testing machine with sensor input and load feedback
💡 Custom Temperature Sensor – Designed C++ firmware and PCB for real-time sensor validation and LED feedback
🧪 Peak Detector Network – Analyzed and captured analog signal peaks for instrumentation applications
⚽ Assistive Ball Launcher – Arduino-based assistive tech designed with motorized control for users with mobility impairments
🔒 EV Charging Cybersecurity – Simulated hardware/software vulnerabilities in onboard EV charging systems

🔐 Digital Logic Simulation (Verilog) – Modeled logic gates and procedural test benches with dynamic signal tracing
🛩 UAV Traffic Management – Built AI-based flight path optimization system in a Honeywell hackathon
🔋 Microgrid & Power Flow Design – Modeled grid resilience and load scenarios using Xendee + GIS data
📟 Automated Garage Door – Servo-controlled prototype built with breadboard logic and power regulation
🕹 Energy Launcher – Designed an elastic energy-powered projectile system with experimental validation
🎮 Java Dice Game – OOP-based command line betting game using Java classes and randomness
📐 MATLAB Simulation – Simulated Newton’s Law of Cooling and predator-prey dynamics using numerical models
🔧 Fan Reverse Engineering – Rebuilt and improved physical fan design for better airflow and noise control

🚨 Crime Prediction (ML) – Geospatial clustering + ML models to classify violent vs. non-violent crimes in Baltimore
📈 NVIDIA Stock & Volume Forecasting – Time series + regression modeling with hyperparameter tuning
☎️ Customer Call Clustering (USAA) – NLP + unsupervised learning to identify service friction patterns
🛒 Instacart Basket Modeling – Statistical + machine learning models to forecast reorder behavior
💡 Energy Usage in AZ – RECS-based regression to quantify energy burden across income groups
🐢 Sea Turtle Survival – Leslie matrix and conservation modeling using stage-structured population analysis
🐦 Bird Biodiversity – ANOVA + regression of urban vs. rural bird species diversity using LTER data
🧪 Adhesive Heat Testing – One-sample hypothesis testing with visualized statistical significance
⚽ EPL Goal Analysis – Normal distribution and z-score testing of goal averages

🔬 TEM for Thin Films – Studied structural defects and stress-induced voiding in advanced semiconductor layers
⚡ Perovskite Research Ethics – Explored transparency, integrity, and COI in emerging solar material studies
💧 PETase Filtration System – Designed enzyme-driven pitcher to break down plastic contaminants
🌳 Urban Green Space GIS – Modeled access and biodiversity of city ecosystems using GeoPandas