Ahmad
Aldirieh
Electrical Engineering student at the University of Waterloo. I build things that actually work, from autonomous robots and PCB schematics to ML models and web interfaces.
About
I'm an Electrical Engineering student at the University of Waterloo, one of Canada's most rigorous engineering programs. My background covers both ends of the stack: I've designed electrical schematics in EPLAN, laid out PCBs in Altium, built and programmed autonomous robots, and trained machine learning models in Python.
I'm the kind of person who builds the whole thing. Hardware, firmware, software, enclosure. I care about shipping work that functions in the real world, not just on paper.
- President's Scholarship, University of Waterloo
- Faculty of Engineering Entrance Scholarship
- EPLAN Essential & Advanced Applications Certified
Experience
Designed and refined electrical schematics in EPLAN, implementing changes to ensure system functionality. Built detailed Bills of Materials through vendor cross-referencing and component research. Collaborated with software engineers and electricians to troubleshoot systems under tight deadlines.
Designing PCBs in Altium Designer for telemetry, sensor interface, and power subsystems of a formula-style electric race car. Hands-on vehicle implementation in a competitive team environment.
Predictive maintenance project for CNC mill blades: preparing datasets and supporting the training of an ML model for Remaining Useful Life (RUL) estimation. Documented outputs to validate reliability and reduce industrial downtime.
Designed motor control centers (Ri4Power) in EPLAN, created 3D macros, and designed copper busbar systems. Coordinated modifications at the assembly center and provided technical input in client meetings.
Projects
Inferno-1400
Autonomous Firefighter Robot
Built an autonomous robot that navigated a maze with walls and lines, located a candle using flame and infrared sensors, then extinguished it using a fan. Designed and built everything: the chassis, sensor wiring, and code. One of my favourite projects.
HRVita
A clinical-backed IoT system predicting hospital-induced delirium 2 to 4 hours in advance using HRV and SpO2 monitoring. Real-time dashboard, ergonomic wrist form factor, edge processing on ESP32. Built with teammates in my first-year project course at Waterloo.
Sumo Wrestling Robot
A combat robot that competed in a sumo ring against other robots. Used infrared sensors for opponent detection and line detection to avoid leaving the ring. Designed and built everything from scratch.
Line Follower Robot
A robot that autonomously follows a line on the ground using IR reflectance sensors. A foundational robotics project focused on sensor calibration and control logic.
Frenzy Flyer
A Python arcade game built with Pygame. Navigate obstacles and survive as long as possible. Built to sharpen game loop design, collision detection, and event-driven programming.
ML Project
A new machine learning project in the works with a friend. Details and repo coming soon.
Let's Talk
I'm actively looking for software-focused co-op and internship opportunities. If you have a project, role, or just an interesting engineering problem to discuss, reach out.
a2aldiri@uwaterloo.ca