Hi, I'm Zayyan
CS Student at University of Arizona.
zessani@arizona.edu·Resume
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About

I'm a CS student at the University of Arizona looking for Summer 2026 SWE internships. I like turning ideas into working products, AI tools, full-stack apps, whatever the problem calls for. I've shipped at HackMIT and other hackathons, done security research on VR systems, and contributed to production software used by real organisations.

Work Experience

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University of Arizona A4 Lab
Tucson, AZ

Nov 2025 - Present
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Extracted 37 ML models from a rooted Quest 3 VR headset and identified security vulnerabilities in the kernel and SELinux configuration using PyTorch and system-level analysis. Built a runtime instrumentation framework with Frida to analyze BoltNN-compiled AI models, pulling 240 MB of security-critical system configurations and biometric processing data.
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Handshake AI
Remote

Feb 2026 - Present
AI Fellow
Selected as an AI Fellow at Handshake, working on AI-driven product initiatives to improve early-career hiring outcomes for students and employers.
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UITS, University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Sep 2024 - Jun 2025
Salesforce Developer
Helped build an automated testing and deployment pipeline with GitLab CI/CD and Gearset across a three-stage validation process, cutting deployment errors by 25%. Worked in an Agile team maintaining Trellis applications for 40,000+ users and onboarded 10+ departments onto Salesforce, building custom Lightning components for each team's needs.
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Arizona Institute for Resilience
Tucson, AZ

Feb 2024 - Feb 2025
Software Developer
Built and maintained research software tools for climate resilience data collection and analysis. Worked across the full stack using Python, React, and PostgreSQL to support ongoing environmental research projects.
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VIP AI and XR Studio
Tucson, AZ

Jan 2025 - May 2025
AI Developer
Developed AI modules for extended reality (XR) applications as part of a vertically integrated project team. Focused on integrating machine learning models into AR/VR pipelines.

Education

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University of Arizona

Aug 2023 - Dec 2026
BS Computer Science, Minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
GPA: 3.5

Skills

Python
TypeScript
Java
JavaScript
C
React
Vue.js
Next.js
Node.js
FastAPI
Express
HTML5
CSS3
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
Redis
SQL
Docker
AWS Lambda
EC2
GitHub Actions
LangChain
PyTorch
Pandas
NumPy
SciKit Learn
Git
UNIX/Linux
My Projects

Check out my latest work

Atmosphere

Live music generation for AR glasses, built at HackMIT 2025. Uses Claude Vision API to look at what the wearer sees and Suno AI to generate ambient music that fits the scene.

Claude Vision API
Suno AI
Python
React
AR

MemoryHive

An AR experience built at LAHacks 2025 that lets you build virtual memory rooms filled with meaningful 3D objects. Each item represents a personal story, turning the room into a shared emotional space. Built for Snap Spectacles using Lens Studio and SnapAR on the frontend, with Hugging Face and Meshy AI handling the backend and 3D generation.

Lens Studio
TypeScript
SnapAR
Spectacles SDK
Hugging Face
Meshy AI

Scova

An AI crypto trading agent built on a multi-agent RAG architecture. Agents ingest real-time market data, news, and on-chain signals via LangChain, then surface actionable insights through a React dashboard backed by FastAPI and deployed on AWS.

LangChain
FastAPI
React
AWS
Python
RAG

Wilma AI

An AI Zoom bot built at Hack Arizona 2025 that joins meetings, transcribes conversations in real time, and spits out structured notes and a PDF you can download or get emailed. Built a speech-to-text pipeline with OpenAI and Fireflies API so students, faculty, and advisors stop losing track of what was actually said.

JavaScript
Express
OpenAI
Fireflies API
HTML5
CSS

Lynnapse Resume Screener

AI-powered resume parsing research tool comparing large language model approaches for extracting structured candidate data. Benchmarked Gemini 1.5 Flash vs Llama across multiple extraction tasks, with a FastAPI backend and MongoDB storage.

Gemini 1.5 Flash
Llama
FastAPI
MongoDB
Python

Legal AI

A legal voice agent built at CalHacks 2024 that analyzes legal documents in 8 languages. We built it for international students and families who shouldn't need a lawyer just to understand what they're signing. It breaks down legal jargon into plain language you can actually follow.

Next.js
React
TypeScript
Material UI
Tailwind CSS
Flask
Python
Cartesia
Gemini
Hackathons

I like building things

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    HackMIT 2025

    Cambridge, MA

    Live music generation for AR glasses. Claude Vision API reads the environment in real time and Suno AI generates ambient music to match.
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    Hack Arizona 2025

    Tucson, AZ

    Built Wilma AI, a Zoom bot that joins meetings, transcribes in real time, and generates structured notes and PDF transcripts for download or email.
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    LAHacks 2025

    Los Angeles, CA

    Built MemoryHive, an AR experience for Snap Spectacles where users create virtual memory rooms filled with 3D objects tied to personal stories.
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    CalHacks 2024

    Berkeley, CA

    Built Legal AI, a multilingual voice agent that analyzes legal documents in 8 languages to help international students and families understand what they're signing.
Contact

Get in Touch

Want to chat? Feel free to reach out on LinkedIn or shoot me an email. I'll respond whenever I can.

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