aziz akturin

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schooluniversity of oregondegreeb.s. math + cslocationeugene, oregon
Aziz Akturin

bio

uoregon math + cs '28. won 3 hackathons. crimson 18 under 18. founded a college counseling business with 600+ customers across 11 countries. heading toward a phd in computational biology.

stack

TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Go
SQL
React
Next.js
Vue.js
React Native
Tailwind CSS
Node.js
Express
FastAPI
Bun
PostgreSQL
Docker
GitHub Actions
Claude
Codex
ElevenLabs
AI Agents
Nozomio
NumPy
Raspberry Pi
Algorithms

experience

student compliance analyst

security office · university of oregon

feb 2026 – present

analyzed 3000+ university digital resources, software subscriptions, and service records in smartsheet to identify security, compliance, and ownership risks across uo's technology ecosystem. built algorithmic risk-flagging workflows to detect tools with missing ownership, incomplete vendor documentation, duplicate functionality, or potential security gaps, supporting university's transition toward centralized microsoft services.

research assistant

ray computational biophysics group · university of oregon

jan 2026 – present

studying enhanced sampling methods for molecular dynamics simulations in dr. dhiman ray's lab. research focuses on designing interpretable, data-driven collective variables to capture biomolecular motions more efficiently. combines machine learning, sparse modeling, and physically meaningful molecular features to make simulations more powerful and understandable.

founder · synrax

oregon innovation challenge

jan 2026 – present

building an ai-powered project intelligence platform that ingests data from github, task boards, calendars, and team communications to surface execution bottlenecks, delayed milestones, and unclear ownership. combines workflow analytics with ai-generated recommendations to give early-stage teams a clear picture of what is slowing them down — and exactly what to fix.

junior software engineer

QuackHacks · university of oregon

nov 2025 – present

co-built a hackathon website for registration using next.js, typescript, python, fastapi, and aws serving 600+ applicants, sponsored by google, mongodb, and openai, within a team of 10 engineers. hardened the api with ip-based rate limiting, preventing 2 major security breaches; engineered a team-matching platform with automatic discord channel provisioning across 10+ rest endpoints helping 100+ participants find teammates.

hackathons

makemit · beaverhacks · quackhacks 2 · nozomio

sep 2024 – present

won 3 hackathons across hardware, ai, and full-stack. makemit, cambridge, MA · beaverhacks, corvallis, OR · quackhacks 2, eugene, OR — best use of gemini api & top 5 / 41 projects · nozomio, san francisco, CA — best use of tensorlake & top 2 best use of insforge & top 8 / 70+ teams

founder & mentor

college mentor quest

mar 2024 – present

founded and scaled a college counseling business to 600+ students across 11 countries, providing standardized test prep, ap exam coaching, and college application guidance; generated $7,000+ in revenue. developed a telegram channel with integrated bot to streamline session registration. helped 12 students get 1500+ sat scores, guided students into elite universities such as nyu, upenn, stanford, cornell, yale, rice, and ut austin, and summer programs like stanford pre-college and lumiere research.

founder

aquasync · international baccalaureate · crimson education

sep 2022 – jun 2025

built an arduino-based irrigation system with a swift ios app to automate watering and monitor soil/air data via esp8266 sensors — improved irrigation efficiency by 56%. modeled the system as a weighted graph, using bfs and dijkstra's algorithm to optimize data transfer and detect low-humidity regions. awarded a $2,100 grant at the festival of hope (out of 500+ teams, created by international baccalaureate). won crimson 18 under 18 by pitching aquasync.

interested?
full-time, hackathons,
startups.

get in touch
available for work