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alopes0905/README.md

André Miguel Carvalho Lopes

LinkedIn · Email · GitHub

Final-year BSc in Computer Science & Engineering @ IST Lisbon · IT Operations (manufacturing / ICS-OT exposure) · Networking & systems · MSc (Cybersecurity/CS) applicant

Python Java C/C++ Linux TCP/IP DNS/DHCP Wireshark Git Bash

🔎 Interests: secure systems · operations · reliability

  • 🧭 Focus: systems + networking fundamentals, dependable software, and operational reality (availability-first constraints)
  • 🧩 Strengths: structured problem-solving · fast troubleshooting · clear communication · disciplined execution
  • 🏭 Experience: L1/L2 support + first-line network diagnostics in a manufacturing environment (ICS/OT exposure)
  • 🤝 Leadership: co-founder of a non-profit fundraising initiative · team captain (futsal) · volunteer work
  • 🌍 Languages: Portuguese (native) · English (C1 — IELTS Academic 8.0) · Spanish (intermediate) · French (basic)

Featured Projects

  • Events-Manager — Event manager with a custom UDP/TCP protocol and persistent server state.
    'C++' · 'Sockets' · 'UDP/TCP' · 'Protocol design' · 'File transfer'

  • KVS-POSIX-Server — Linux key-value store with concurrent '.j'processing, non-blocking backups, and FIFO-based client/server subscriptions + notifications.
    'C' · 'POSIX' · 'pthreads' · 'FIFOs' · 'fork()' · 'Concurrency'

  • AI-Nuruomino-Solver — Python solver for the NURUOMINO (LITS) puzzle using backtracking/search with constraint pruning to satisfy adjacency, connectivity, and 2×2 rules.
    'Python' · 'Backtracking/DFS' · 'Constraint pruning' · 'Search heuristics'

Background

  • IST Lisbon — BSc in Computer Science & Engineering
    Coursework highlights: OOP, Logic for Programming, Computer Architecture, Computer Networks
  • University of Hong Kong (HKU) — Digital Transformation in Global Business (July 2025)
    Innovation + emerging technologies and strategic digital transformation

Training

  • IBM: Beginner’s Guide to Cybersecurity (Apr 2025)
  • CompTIA Network+ — aligned training (Cisco Networking Academy), exam not taken
  • CompTIA Security+ — exam preparation (TryHackMe), exam not taken
  • HP: Generative AI Mastery: Revolutionizing Game Development (May 2025)

Open to

  • Internships / junior roles in IT operations, networking, systems, and security-minded engineering
  • Hands-on projects involving monitoring/troubleshooting, automation, and reliable deployments
  • Collaboration on practical tooling that improves stability, visibility, or operational efficiency

Quick links

Last updated: Dec 2025

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  1. AI-Nuruomino-Solver AI-Nuruomino-Solver Public

    Python solver for the NURUOMINO (LITS) puzzle using search + pruning/heuristics to compute the unique solution from a region grid.

    Python

  2. Events-Manager Events-Manager Public

    C++17 client–server event manager using a custom protocol over UDP (session commands) and TCP (event lifecycle + file transfer), with persistent server state and POSIX sockets.

    C++

  3. help-ist-sigma-access help-ist-sigma-access Public

  4. ssh-keygen-gitadd ssh-keygen-gitadd Public

    How to generate and SSH Key and add it to GitHub