University archive · 2016—2020
During my BSc (Hons) Technology degree at Anglia Ruskin University, I explored software from several angles: product modelling, simulation, desktop interfaces, networking and security investigation.
An evolving visualisation prototype for navigating large biological classification trees and the evidence attached to disputed branches.
The project
The original Xamarin.Forms build explored an infinite scrollable canvas, SkiaSharp drawing and procedurally positioned tree nodes. A later Blazor iteration introduced explicit node status, disagreement scores, claims and evidence, turning the idea into a broader information-navigation system.
A grid-based predator-and-prey simulation modelling movement, breeding, feeding and starvation over successive time steps.
The project
The program seeds a 20 by 20 environment with ladybirds and greenflies, then updates each population through object-specific rules. Users can step the model manually, run it on a timer, change its speed and reset the environment while live population counts show the system evolving.
A Java Swing racing prototype combining keyboard input, animated sprites, collision detection, sound and an accompanying socket-server exercise.
The project
Two independently controlled cars move around a bounded track using direction frames and speed controls. The prototype detects track departures and car collisions, plays a crash effect and includes a TCP server built with ServerSocket and streamed input as part of the networking work.
A C++ booking prototype modelling marina capacity, customer bookings and different boat types through an inheritance hierarchy.
The project
The system models a base Boat type with specialised motorboat, sailboat and narrowboat classes. Booking records connect customers to vessels, while docking logic checks size and draft limits, tracks occupied capacity and supports moving boats between active and temporary holding areas.
A compact species catalogue used to demonstrate encapsulation, abstraction, inheritance and polymorphism through a real classification domain.
The project
The project represents fungi through a shared base model and specialised Agaricus, Amanita and Bolete families. Species records capture identifying traits such as cap form, colours, dimensions, odour and edibility, then filter and format those records by family.
A team-built clinical administration prototype covering patients, appointments, staff availability and test-result workflows.
The project
My role focused on programming the Windows Forms application. The shared project combined login and registration screens with patient search, appointment booking, staff-on-duty views, availability checks and test results backed by a relational database design.
A controlled black-box penetration test of two isolated virtual servers, documented as a professional findings and recommendations report.
The project
Following an OWASP-style methodology, I built an isolated VMware lab, enumerated hosts and open ports, identified outdated services and validated selected vulnerabilities. The final report ranked findings by impact and translated technical evidence into patching, access-control and configuration recommendations.
A simulated case investigation that combined disk, process, browser and network evidence into a defensible timeline.
The project
I examined a supplied forensic image with FTK Imager and Autopsy, then cross-checked suspicious files and processes with malware scanners, Process Explorer and network traces. File dates, search history, installed tools and outbound connections were correlated before reaching a documented conclusion.
A research and controlled-analysis project examining WannaCry’s discovery, concealment, propagation and organisational impact.
The project
The work combined a technical literature review with a contained virtual-machine exercise. It examined hybrid RSA and AES encryption, EternalBlue-based propagation, ransom behaviour and the operational consequences for organisations, with Wireshark and FileAlyzer supporting controlled observation.
Then and now
These projects are early work, but the habits behind them still shape how I build today: understand the domain, model it carefully and make the result useful to the person on the other side of the screen.
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