ENGINEERING PORTFOLIO / LEBANON
I’m Hassan, a Computer and Communications Engineering student at the American University of Beirut. I’m interested in how components, code and data come together—and how to test whether they work.
Explore my work Research in progressHardware, networks and model evaluation
01 / PROJECTS & COURSEWORK
My project archive, from computer architecture and networks to research, electronics and user-centred design.
I’m working on vehicle and processing-platform research, subsystem interfaces and component compatibility for our team’s autonomous-ground-robot project.
A CLOSER LOOK / MODEL EVALUATION
A majority-class baseline can look convincing while missing the class that matters. In our intrusion-detection project, comparing attack-class F1 exposed what headline accuracy hid.
Recorded team-project results on approximately 440,000 UNSW-NB15 flows. This comparison is not a live benchmark or a production deployment.
Both accuracy figures look high. Switch to F1 to see the difference in attack detection.
02 / RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Two ongoing research activities alongside my engineering coursework.
What makes a language model practical for private, offline use on a phone?
I’m researching small language models with attention to model size, RAM requirements, privacy and performance. This work informs collaborative model-selection decisions and future integration planning.
Adviser: Prof. Mariette Awad. Current focus: candidate-model investigation and resource tradeoffs.
How can connected drones authenticate securely under resource constraints?
I’m participating in a joint undergraduate research group on Internet of Drones security, supervised by Profs. Karim Kabalan, Pierre Abi-Char and Mohammed Al-Husseini.
Research in progress. Unpublished protocols and internal project material are not shared here.
03 / BACKGROUND
I enjoy working out how a system fits together, whether that means checking instruction encodings, tracing measurement data or choosing hardware for a robot.
At AUB, my projects have taken me from computer architecture and network protocols to model evaluation and user research. My current robot FYP brings that systems perspective back to a physical product.
I’m interested in internships and research in hardware and product systems, testing and validation, networking, security and applied AI.
Get in touchBachelor of Engineering
Computer and Communications Engineering
Expected graduation: May 2028
Completed, supporting my work in numerical reasoning, probability and quantitative evaluation.
Lebanese Baccalaureate, Life Sciences · 2023
17.17 / 20
Arabic — native
English — bilingual proficiency
HANDS-ON FOUNDATIONS
Team wiring and functional testing in current Embedded and IoT Systems laboratory work.
Introductory PCB design exposure and component soldering on a university-fabricated board.
C++ classes, templates and linked-list exercises, alongside Python and Verilog project work.
AWARDS & EARLIER EXPERIENCE
FIRST LEGO League · Team achievement
Animal Allies 2016–17 · Lebanon
04 / CONTACT
Engineering placements, undergraduate research,
or a project worth exploring together.
Professional enquiries through LinkedIn.
Detailed project materials can be discussed where sharing is permitted.