PERSONAL WORK
Projects shaped by curiosity.
A selection of working builds, hands-on labs, and active design concepts. Each project reflects how I learn, understand the system, identify the constraints, and make something tangible.
Working build · Ongoing
Spectre — Local Multimodal AI Assistant
A privacy-minded desktop assistant designed to run locally, connect to a bluetooth or hardwired camera, remember useful context, and interact through text, vision, and voice. The system combines local language and vision models with a custom command interface and structured memory.
PythonQwen3Gemma 3Kokoro TTSSQLiteESP32-CAM
- Local chat and image understanding
- Push-to-talk voice input and offline speech output
- Persistent identity, preferences, and learned concepts
- Camera capture, model switching, and debug commands
- Designed for a medium to high-end personal computers
Working lab
Hardened Disposable VM Workflow
A remotely accessible Ubuntu virtualization host using KVM/QEMU and Whonix Gateway/Workstation, with disposable workstation images, isolated virtual networks, restricted device sharing, and remote access through Tailscale.
UbuntuKVM/QEMUWhonixTorTailscaleShell
Hands-on lab · Ongoing
Home Cybersecurity Lab
A controlled cybersecurity environment for network discovery, web and wireless security, vulnerability assessment, traffic analysis, malware behavior, and incident response. It includes Hack The Box, TryHackMe, CTF exercises, and authorized testing of personally owned devices.
NmapWiresharkKali LinuxBurp SuiteHTBTryHackMe
Prototype component
ESP32-CAM Vision Bridge
An OV2640-based ESP32-CAM that acts as the visual input for a local AI system, supporting firmware-based image capture, storage, host communication, and on-demand image inspection through assistant commands.
ESP32OV2640Embedded SystemsComputer VisionPython
Design concept
Portable Raspberry Pi Cyberdeck
A portable, 3D-printed Raspberry Pi workstation concept with an integrated display, folding keyboard and trackpad, recessed enclosure, and a mechanical slide-to-lift deployment system for mobile Linux work.
Raspberry PiKali Linux3D PrintingCAD PlanningMechanism Design
Research & system design
Multi-Sensor Presence Mapping
A modular people-detection system concept combining 24/60 GHz mmWave radar, LiDAR, and thermal sensing for occupancy counting, position tracking, low-visibility detection, sensor fusion, and exploration of through-obstacle sensing limits.
mmWaveLiDARThermalSensor FusionEdge Computing
Design concept
Low-Cost Smart Mirror
A budget-friendly smart mirror concept using a Raspberry Pi, display, and two-way acrylic mirror, with attention to retrofit options, optical materials, display placement, cost, brightness, and readability.
Raspberry PiDisplay SystemsPhysical ComputingPrototyping