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Mohd Sarfaraz Faiyaz

Mohd Sarfaraz Faiyaz

MS Computer Engineering @ NYU • Software Engineer • Researcher

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Academic Journey

Excellence in education from world-class institutions

2024 - 2026

Master of Science

Computer Engineering

New York University
📍 New York, USA
NYU Campus
🏛️
NYU Blockchain Lab
Intel Collab @ SSL
EFL Startup Analyst
AI Hardware Builder

Not your typical grad student - I'm here building what's next. Started with hardware acceleration, designing FPGAs that make AI run 4000x faster. Real chips. Real speed. Real impact. Then Intel came calling through NYU SSL - we're pioneering kernel isolation for AI workloads that nobody else has cracked.

🔬 NYU SSL: Partnering with Intel on WebAssembly sandboxing - securing AI infrastructure at the kernel level
💼 Endless Frontier Labs: Digital Tech Analyst - evaluating $100M+ startups and their technical architectures
🏆 NYU Blockchain Lab: Building ZKP governance systems - making democracy private and verifiable
AI Hardware Accelerator: Designed FPGA systems achieving 4000x speedup. Published in IEEE.
2020 - 2024

Bachelor of Technology

Artificial Intelligence

Amity University
📍 Lucknow, India
Gold Medalist
Amity Campus
🎓
Gold Medalist
Best Researcher
10 Publications
Innovation Award

Graduated with distinction and multiple awards. Published 10 research papers in top-tier IEEE and Springer conferences. Founded a successful startup during undergraduate studies.

🥇 University Gold Medal for Academic Excellence
📚 10 Research Papers Published (22 Citations)
🚀 Founded Cypher AI Technologies (50+ clients)
🏅 Best Capstone Project Award

Professional Experience

Working on challenging problems at scale

Software Development Engineer Intern

June 2025 - Present
📍 Oxnard, California
Building FACTool - an innovative Finding Aid Creation Tool that empowers archivists, artists, and families to preserve their collections with standards-based archival description.
🚀 Scaled platform to support 17 languages and DACS/ISAD(G) standards
Improved API performance by 40% through optimization
Next.js Django PostgreSQL AWS

Digital Technology Analyst

May 2025 - Present
📍 New York, USA
Evaluating technology stacks and providing strategic guidance to AI/ML startups in NYU's elite accelerator program.
📊 Screened 120+ startups using custom 15-point evaluation rubric
💰 Portfolio companies raised $18M+ in follow-on funding
Due Diligence AI/ML Strategy VC

Blockchain Researcher

Sep 2024 - Present
📍 New York, USA
Conducting research on Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP) for decentralized governance systems and DeFi protocols. Building privacy-preserving voting mechanisms and identity solutions.
🔐 Developing ZKP-based governance for DeFi protocols
🏛️ Implementing ERC-725 identity standards for digital democracy
ZKP Solidity DeFi Governance

Security Research Assistant

Jan 2025 - May 2025
📍 New York, USA
Working on Lind3i - a WebAssembly sandbox for secure AI system deployment. Collaborating with Intel on kernel isolation research.
🛡️ Developing secure sandboxing solutions for AI workloads
🤝 Collaborating with Intel on kernel-level security research
WebAssembly Security Systems AI

Founder & CTO

Cypher AI Technologies
Jun 2022 - Aug 2024
📍 Lucknow, India
Founded and built an enterprise HRMS platform serving 50+ SMB clients. Led technical architecture and product development.
📈 Achieved 99.9% uptime and 32% productivity improvements
🏆 Built from 0 to 50+ enterprise clients in 2 years
Leadership Full-Stack B2B SaaS Scale

Software Developer Intern

May 2023 - Jun 2023
📍 Lucknow, India
Developed Leave Management System for UPMRC. Led a team of 5 engineers to deliver the project on time.
👥 Led 5-member engineering team to successful delivery
🎯 Delivered enterprise solution within tight deadline
PHP MySQL JavaScript Team Lead

Machine Learning Engineer

Mar 2023 - May 2023
📍 Assam, India
Led a team to develop a Travel Recommendation System using collaborative filtering techniques.
🔍 Built recommendation engine with 85% accuracy
📊 Processed 100K+ travel data points for insights
ML Python Team Lead Analytics

Awards & Achievements

Continuously excelling and pushing boundaries

🏆 Academic Excellence

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Gold Medal - Academic Excellence

Amity University Lucknow
2024

Awarded for outstanding academic performance throughout B.Tech Computer Science & Engineering program with distinction.

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Best Researcher Award

Amity University Lucknow
2024

Recognized for publishing 10+ research papers in top-tier conferences and journals during undergraduate studies.

🚀 Innovation & Technology

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Best Capstone Project Award

Amity University Lucknow
2024

Awarded for developing innovative AI-driven solutions that demonstrated exceptional technical excellence and real-world impact.

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AI Innovator of the Year

Amity University Lucknow
2023

Recognized for groundbreaking work in AI/ML applications and contributing to cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence.

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Blockchain Builder Award

Amity University Lucknow
2023

Honored for developing innovative blockchain solutions and contributing to decentralized technology research.

💼 Leadership & Entrepreneurship

Best Innovation Award

Amity University Lucknow
2023

Recognized for founding Cypher AI Technologies and building a successful HRMS platform serving 50+ enterprise clients.

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Outstanding Student Leader

Amity University Lucknow
2022

Awarded for exceptional leadership in academic projects, research initiatives, and startup development.

📚 Research & Publications

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Young Researcher Excellence

IEEE & Springer
2024

Recognized for exceptional research contributions with 10 published papers in prestigious IEEE and Springer venues.

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Best Student Researcher

Computer Science Department
2023

Honored for outstanding research work in blockchain technology, quantum computing, and AI applications.

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Major Awards
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Gold Medal
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Years of Excellence
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Total Citations

Featured Posts

Thoughts and insights from my journey

@mohdsarfaraz013
"Just wrapped up an incredible session at NYU Blockchain Lab working on Zero-Knowledge Proofs for decentralized governance. The future of privacy-preserving democracy is here! 🔐🚀 #Blockchain #ZKP #NYU"
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@mohdsarfaraz013
"Building at @TinyArchives - democratizing archival preservation for everyone. Our platform empowers archivists, artists, and families to create professional finding aids. Tech for good! 📚✨ #ArchivalScience #TechForGood"
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@mohdsarfaraz013
"Excited to be part of the Digital Tech track at @EndlessFrontierLabs! Evaluating cutting-edge AI/ML startups and helping them scale. The innovation happening at NYU Stern is mind-blowing! 💡🚀 #StartupLife #VentureCapital #NYUStern"
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Mohd Sarfaraz Faiyaz
#Frontiers2025 wasn't just an event. It was a moment. Being at NYU Stern School of Business today with some of the sharpest minds in #AI, #DeepTech, and #DigitalTech felt like standing face to face with what the future looks like.

Had the chance to meet Professor Deepak Hegde, the founder of Endless Frontier Labs. A leader who's spent his career turning breakthrough ideas into real-world ventures.

Got to meet Liz Elting, too. Billion-dollar founder, bestselling author, and absolute force. She didn't just give a talk. She owned the room. Raw, powerful, unforgettable.

And huge props to Mark Flynn, Associate Director at EFL, and my supervisor, for making sure every detail of today hit the way it did. The energy, the flow, the people, it all came together because of the heart behind the scenes.
NYU Stern Building
NYU Stern Building
EFL Event Stage
EFL Event Stage
With Liz Elting - Billion Dollar Founder
With Liz Elting - Billion Dollar Founder
With Mark Flynn - EFL Associate Director
With Mark Flynn - EFL Associate Director
The founders who presented? Insane line-up. All building stuff that actually matters.

AI for Security and Defense Applications
🔹 SpruceID (New York, NY)
🔹 Spectronn (Holmdel, NJ)
🔹 NightVision Security (Bradenton, FL)
🔹 Youverify (Oakville, Canada)
🔹 Safe YOU (Yerevan, Armenia)

AI for Enterprise Applications
🔹 ByteGenie (Singapore)
🔹 DataHive (San Francisco, CA)
🔹 Lore Machine (Glendale, CA)
🔹 Telness Tech (Stockholm, Sweden)
🔹 syd.life (London, UK)

AI Tools and Infrastructure
🔹 CLIKA Inc. (San Jose, CA)
🔹 Smabbler Galaxia: Semantic Hypergraph (Rzeplin, Poland)
🔹 Simulacra AI SDS (New York, NY)
🔹 PLATMA (Wilmington, DE)
🔹 CTGT (YC F24) (San Francisco, CA)

Massive respect to the EFL team. What you created today wasn't just an event. It was fuel.

#Frontiers2025 #NYUStern #EndlessFrontierLabs #Innovation #AI #DeepTech #DigitalTech #Startups #Gratitude #LetsBuild
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Featured Projects

Building solutions that matter

Startup

Cypher AI Technologies

Co-founded and served as CTO (2022-2024). Built complete HRMS platform serving 50+ SMB clients with 99.9% uptime and 32% productivity improvements.

50+
Active Clients
2 Years
As Founder
NYU Blockchain Lab

DeFi ZKP Governance System

Privacy-focused decentralized governance platform integrating Zero-Knowledge Proofs and ERC-725 identity standards for digital democracy in DeFi.

ZKP
Privacy Tech
ERC-725
Identity
View on GitHub →
Hardware AI

AI Accelerated Hardware

FPGA-based vector multiplication accelerator achieving up to 4000× speedup over software implementation through parallel processing.

4000×
Speedup
FPGA
Technology
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Deep Learning

Adversarial Attacks on ImageNet

Implemented FGSM, PGD, and patch-based attacks on ResNet-34, demonstrating vulnerabilities in production-grade image classifiers with 70%+ fooling rates.

70%+
Fooling Rate
NYU DL
Course
View on GitHub →
Embedded Systems

Parkinson's Disease Movement Monitor

Real-time wearable device using STM32 microcontroller and LSM6DSL sensor to detect tremors (3-5Hz) and dyskinesia (5-7Hz) with FFT analysis for medication optimization.

>95%
Detection Rate
52Hz
Real-time
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NYU Stern - Endless Frontier Labs

Accelerating the future of AI, Digital Tech & Digital Innovation

Shaping Tomorrow's Technology Leaders

As a Digital Technology Analyst at Endless Frontier Labs, I work with the most promising AI/ML, Blockchain, Quantum Computing startups, providing technical guidance and strategic insights to help them scale from idea to impact.

🎯 Screened 120+ AI/ML startups for the Digital Tech track
📈 Portfolio companies raised $18M+ in follow-on funding
🤝 30+ mentor-founder strategy sessions facilitated
< 5%
Acceptance Rate
$2.3B+
Alumni Raised
15
Unicorns
100
Companies/Year

Research Publications

10 papers published in top-tier conferences and journals

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Optimizing Electric Vehicle Charging Station Deployment: A Predictive Modeling and Optimization Approach

IEEE Computer Society of India 2024
Machine Learning Optimization

Developed predictive models achieving 93% accuracy for EV charging demand forecasting. Used Gurobi optimization to minimize deployment costs to INR 3,978,066.

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Securing Supply Chain - Blockchain: Leveraging ICC for Product Verification and Validation

IEEE ICDT 2024
Blockchain Supply Chain

Explored blockchain and QR codes for combating $500B annual counterfeit losses. Demonstrated enhanced transparency and traceability in supply chains.

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03

Resilient Domain Authentication Framework for Enhancing Digital Identity Security

Springer 2025
Security Blockchain

Introduced MetaMask-based authentication leveraging Ethereum blockchain. Demonstrated reduced susceptibility to phishing and domain attacks.

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04

Evolutionary Analysis: Classical Bits to Quantum Qubits

Springer Quantum Computing 2023
Quantum Computing Theory

Comprehensive analysis of transition from classical to quantum computing, exploring superposition, entanglement, and quantum gates.

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05

Simulating Quantum Principles: Qiskit Versus Cirq

Springer 2023
Quantum SDKs Implementation

Implemented quantum algorithms using Qiskit and Cirq, providing comparative analysis of quantum development frameworks.

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06

Functional Analysis of Blockchain Consensus Algorithms

Elsevier 2023
Consensus Blockchain

Detailed interpretation of PoW, PoS, PoA consensus mechanisms and enhanced PBFT algorithm with reward-punishment schemes.

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07

Emerging Trend in Supply Chain Blockchain and Industry 4.0

Taylor & Francis 2023
Industry 4.0 IoT

Explored synergy between blockchain and Industry 4.0 technologies for supply chain optimization and real-time tracking.

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08

Decentralized Identity Management Using Blockchain: A Comprehensive Survey

IEEE Access 2024
DID Privacy

Comprehensive survey of decentralized identity solutions, analyzing 50+ implementations and proposing a unified framework for identity management.

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09

AI-Driven Smart Contract Vulnerability Detection: A Deep Learning Approach

ACM Computing Surveys 2024
Smart Contracts Deep Learning

Developed a deep learning model achieving 96% accuracy in detecting smart contract vulnerabilities, outperforming traditional static analysis tools.

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10

Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Protocols for Blockchain Networks

Nature Communications 2024
Post-Quantum Cryptography

Proposed novel quantum-resistant cryptographic protocols for blockchain networks, ensuring security against quantum computing attacks.

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Let's Connect

Open to opportunities and collaborations