Shyam.
Hello world👋
I'm Shyam Hari - developer
from Christchurch, NZ -
passionate about building impactful solutions
Projects.
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Petition Masters Website
Developed a full-stack web application with an Express.js RESTful API backend and a React-based frontend. Implemented robust CRUD operations to manage users, petitions, and images. Designed an intuitive user interface enabling seamless registration, login/logout, petition browsing with filters, petition creation, support for other petitions, and editing or deletion functionality.
MoneyMate Chatbot
MoneyMate is a student-focused personal finance chatbot designed to help New Zealand university students build financial confidence. It provides simple, practical guidance on budgeting, saving, investing, and understanding KiwiSaver, using trusted local sources like Sorted and MoneyHub. The chatbot delivers personalised, easy-to-understand advice through an interactive, mobile-friendly experience to support better everyday money decisions.
Sentiment Analysis of Financial Markets
Applied advanced machine learning by fine-tuning the FinBERT model to classify financial news sentiment as positive, neutral, or negative. Utilized Beautiful Soup for web scraping stock market headlines and applied the trained model for real-time sentiment analysis. Achieved 86% accuracy and F1 score, offering actionable insights for financial decision-making and market trend evaluation.
Football Manager Game
Developed a Java Swing-based GUI application allowing players to manage football teams, trade players, use in-game items, and compete against AI to earn points. Collaborated in a team using Git for version control, delivering a dynamic and interactive gameplay experience.
Rock, Paper, Scissors Embedded Systems Game
Programmed a Rock-Paper-Scissors game for a UCFK device using an ATmega32U processor and a 5x7 LED display. Implemented infrared (IR) communication for multiplayer interactions, enhancing collaborative and engaging gameplay.
Flappy Elon Musk Game
In this fun and challenging take on the original 'Flappy Bird' game, you control Elon Musk as he navigates through an ever-changing series of obstacles, including Tesla cars and Cybertrucks. Using Python’s Pygame library, I’ve created a dynamic, interactive experience that features smooth animations, a jumping Elon with mouth animations, and an engaging game loop. The goal is simple: jump to avoid obstacles and score points by getting through the gaps between them.
Interactive Loan Widget
This is a responsive, web-based loan calculator built with Rust and WebAssembly (WASM). It allows users to dynamically explore monthly payments, total interest, and amortization schedules based on customizable inputs like loan amount, interest rate, and term. The UI updates in real time and includes visual breakdowns powered by Chart.js, offering a seamless and interactive user experience.
Math Badge Quest
A decentralised application (dApp) on Secret Network's Pulsar-3 testnet for gamified math learning. Users solve arithmetic problems (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) to earn private, CW-721-compatible NFT badges, leveraging Secret Network's privacy-focused smart contracts.
Skills.
Software Development
Extensive academic and practical experience in building a variety of software applications, including web-based systems, APIs, and user-friendly interfaces. Proficient in creating efficient and scalable solutions across different platforms.
Machine Learning
Practical expertise in applying machine learning algorithms, such as K-Means clustering, neural networks, random forests, and more. Proficient in data engineering techniques like vectorization, regularization, and data cleaning to transform raw data into actionable insights. Comfortable using libraries like Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow.
AI Devepmoent
I have experience building AI-powered systems that integrate machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision into user-facing applications. I focus on designing end-to-end AI solutions that are scalable, cost-aware, and aligned with business objectives to drive practical impact.
UI/UX design
Skilled in UI/UX design, with a focus on creating intuitive, visually appealing, and accessible interfaces. Experienced in wireframing, prototyping, and performing user testing to optimize the user experience. Familiar with design tools like Figma and Adobe XD.
Version Control & Collaboration
In-depth experience with Git/GitHub for version control and collaborative coding. Proficient in Agile methodologies and project management tools like Jira and ClickUp to enhance team productivity and streamline project workflows.
Financial Analysis
Strong analytical skills with expertise in evaluating financial statements, market trends, and key industry factors. Proficient in advanced financial modeling techniques, such as discounted cash flow (DCF), multiples analysis, and margin analysis, to support data-driven decision-making in financial markets.
About.
Hi, I’m Shyam Hari — I like building things with code and solving real-world problems through tech. I’m currently doing my Master’s in Computer Science at the University of Canterbury, after finishing a BSc in Computer Science and Finance. Along the way, I’ve worked on a bunch of hands-on projects and internships in software engineering, machine learning, and UI/UX design. I enjoy working on things that are both technically challenging and genuinely useful. Outside of tech, I’m into financial markets, play the saxophone and piano, and try to squeeze in a round of golf each week.
