Intishar Alam

EEE @ Imperial College London

Hi, I'm
Intishar.

An ardent learner and maker. Building at the intersection of hardware, code, and creativity. Based in East London 📍

About

About me

A dedicated
engineering student

4th-year EEE student at Imperial College London. My desire to learn spans Python, C++, embedded systems, web development, and hardware integration — from building PCBs in Altium to deploying ML models.

Multilingual in English, Bengali, and Italian. Freelance PCB designer.

PythonC++ArduinoReactNext.jsAltiumFusion 360ML / AI

What I've built

Projects

Smart Grid System 1

Smart Grid System

Solar energy system achieving 25% efficiency gain through PV array characterisation and a custom Battery Management System.

Embedded SystemsPythonWeb Design
EERover 1

EERover

Self-hosted web-controlled rover with custom chassis, sensor arm, and a full web server built from scratch.

ArduinoFusion 360Front-End
Stock Prediction Model 1

Stock Prediction Model

83% accuracy model using Bagging SVM and Voting Classifier. Yielded a simulated 159% return over three years.

PythonMachine LearningData Analysis
nRF24 Radio Controller 1

nRF24 Radio Controller

Arduino Nano + nRF24L01 radio transmitter with a custom PCB designed in Altium CircuitMaker 2.

ArduinoAltiumSoldering

Electronics 101 — LED Matrix

A teaching PCB designed in KiCAD. A BC547 astable multivibrator clocks a CD4017 decade counter at ~1.5Hz, sequencing three groups of a 5×5 LED matrix — centre, inner ring, outer ring — then resetting on Q3 for a looping pulse animation.

KiCADPCB DesignBC547CD4017AltiumLTSpice
Boost PFC Converter PCB 1

Boost PFC Converter PCB

Custom PCB designed in under a week for a Power Electronics module. Achieved 95% efficiency in open-loop control, with closed-loop verified via STM32. Simulated in LTSpice and MATLAB, designed in EasyEDA.

PCB DesignEasyEDASTM32LTSpiceMATLABPower Electronics
Analogue Frequency Generator 1

Analogue Frequency Generator

Custom PCB built for the East London Mosque's first science fair. Three MCP6022 op-amps generate Square, PWM, Triangle, and Sawtooth waveforms simultaneously — used live with an oscilloscope to teach visitors what electrical signals look like. USB-C powered, frequency and PWM adjustable via onboard potentiometers.

KiCADPCB DesignOp-AmpMCP6022Analogue

Sunnyland

A 2D platformer built in Unity back in 2018. Features player movement, collectibles, and level design — one of the first full game projects built before everything went sideways with COVID.

UnityC#Game Dev2D

CubeRun

The very first game I ever made. An endless runner built in Unity where a cube dodges obstacles — simple concept, but the project that started everything. Pre-2018.

UnityC#Game Dev2D
PCB Business Card 1PCB Business Card 2

PCB Business Card

A fully functional PCB designed as a business card. Front features silkscreen branding with contact details. Back packs a Raspberry Pi RP2040, a 16×12 LED matrix, directional buttons, USB-C, and a QR code — because why hand out paper?

KiCADPCB DesignRP2040Embedded
Wind Turbine Challenge 1

Wind Turbine Challenge

Built as part of the Imperial College Makerspace programme. Designed and fabricated a wind turbine from scratch, tested in a wind tunnel. Finished 2nd place — losing 1st by just 0.006 in power factor.

MakerspaceMechanical DesignPower SystemsFusion 360
Sonar Radar — Science Fair Champion 1Sonar Radar — Science Fair Champion 2

Sonar Radar — Science Fair Champion

Won the Mastermind Inter-School Science Fair 2019. An HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor mounted on a servo sweeps 180°, read by an Arduino Uno and streamed serially to Processing IDE for real-time radar visualisation.

ArduinoJavaProcessingEmbedded Systems
IC Evaluation Board — DCA Design 1

IC Evaluation Board — DCA Design

Built during a 6-month placement at DCA Design. An evaluation board for a proprietary IC that extends coin cell battery life by isolating current spikes to reduce passivation. Designed a configurable load matrix (1mA–200mA), I2C interface for mode commands, and custom component footprints — all in Altium. Routing was critical to avoid parasitic effects skewing chip measurements.

AltiumPCB DesignI2CAnaloguePower Electronics
Cube Lamp 1Cube Lamp 2

Cube Lamp

Designed the enclosure in Fusion 360 and built a custom PCB to drive four high-power LEDs from a rechargeable battery. One of the earliest full hardware projects — enclosure, electronics, and power all from scratch. Later used as the basis for an ICRS soldering workshop, teaching students to build their own version on veroboard.

Fusion 360PCB DesignCAD3D PrintingSoldering
Halal Stonks 1Halal Stonks 2

Halal Stonks

A stock screening web app built in 2024 to check Shariah and Benjamin Graham compliance for any ticker. Python backend with web scraping via Yahoo Finance, evaluating criteria like P/E ratio, debt-to-equity, dividend history, and market cap. Yahoo Finance's inconsistent API responses ultimately broke reliable data fetching — but a solid full-stack learning experience regardless.

PythonWeb ScrapingReactFinanceFull-Stack
Adafruit Prop-Maker Lightsabers 1

Adafruit Prop-Maker Lightsabers

Built two functional lightsabers using the Adafruit Prop-Maker RP2040. Features motion-reactive sound, blade ignition effects, and clash detection — all driven by the onboard IMU and NeoPixel output. One blue, one red. Naturally.

RP2040AdafruitMicroPythonNeoPixelProp-Making

Beyond engineering

Personal

Bird Photography 1Bird Photography 2Bird Photography 3

Bird Photography

Catching robins and great tits in their natural habitat around London. Patience, a good eye, and getting close without spooking them.

PhotographyNatureWildlife
Macro & Flower Photography 1Macro & Flower Photography 2Macro & Flower Photography 3

Macro & Flower Photography

Close-up shots of wildflowers and garden blooms — dog roses, wisteria, and a bumblebee mid-feed on comfrey.

PhotographyMacroNature
Landscape Photography 1Landscape Photography 2

Landscape Photography

Golden hour mist rising off a river at dawn, and a crisp half-moon shot against a star-filled sky. Two very different kinds of patience.

PhotographyLandscapeAstrophotography
Crochet Pokéballs 1

Crochet Pokéballs

Handmade crocheted Pokéball, Premier Ball, and a mini — all three sizes, all by hand. Proof that engineering hands can do delicate things too.

CrochetHandmadeCreative

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CV

My full CV — experience, education,
skills and achievements.

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