mfoiani site

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Ciao a tutti, I'm Michael!

+ I have been making websites for 13 years, starting with a basic HTML + page on my Mom's old Windows XP laptop in 6th grade. Since then, I have + built upon this initial interest into a passion for all things + technology. Recently, I graduated with my Masters in Computer Science + from Brown University, specializing in UI/UX, Graphics, and Operating + Systems. +

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+ While I love making minimalist websites, I also enjoy deploying + open-source applications and writing low-level code. See my deployments + and projects below for more! +

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+ If you want to contact me for any reason, don't hesistate to + email me! +

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My Deployments

+ Some of these sites are public so take a look! +
There's also some secret sites at x.mfoi.dev, if you're up for + the challenge. +

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+ git.mfoi.dev +
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+ My home for all my cool code (using + cgit)! +
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+ invest.mfoi.dev +
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+ A frontend showing the buy and sell signals of my handmade + physics-informed trading algorithm, along with the yield over + time. Designed specifically for crypto, my algorithm is actively + trading 24/7 on + alpaca! +
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+ ai.mfoi.dev +
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+ My AI playground using + + OpenWebUI + + with an + Ollama + backend running on my old gaming rig. I train and use my own + custom models and enjoy the privacy of running everything + locally. +
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+ drive.mfoi.dev +
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+ A locally-hosted google drive "clone" using + nextcloud + for myself, friends, and family. Also has conferencing using + WebRTC for video calls, which has been convenient for my + consulting firm. +
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+ browndash.mfoi.dev +
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+ My own personal deployment of a hypermedia dashboard software I + worked on during my research at Brown, since + browndash.com + has been consistently down since I graduated (lmao). It's + basically Prezi on steroids, and I use it to spice up + presentations for my consulting firm. You can find some example + use cases on their + documentation website. +
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+ mail.mfoi.dev +
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+ This is my own personal email server setup using Luke Smith's + + emailwiz. + I've reviewed the script, and it's very solid and secure. Uses + dovecot and postfix under the hood with many other open-source + plugins to beat spam, phishing, and filtering. +
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+ blog.mfoi.dev [WIP] +
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+ My personal blog where I write about tech, life, and random + thoughts - including some entries from my diary in 6th grade. + Planning a release in 2026! +
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My Projects

+ Below are some projects I have highlighted, mostly from my coursework. +

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+ Weenix OS (video, + code) +
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+ An x86 operating system in C from scratch, including a + scheduler, filesystem, and (virtual) memory manager. +
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+ Investigation into the Chaotic Fermi Pasta Ulam Chain (paper, + video, + code) +
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+ Chaotic simulations in Julia investigating a power law between a + Lyapunov exponent and time to equipartition. +
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+ Ocean Simulator (videos, + code) +
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+ A project in C++ leveraging the GPU (OpenGL) and the fourier + series to efficiently and accurately simulate waves. +
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+ Ultrasonic Linklayer + video, + code +
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+ A link-layer protocol in Python allowing for communication of + data among nodes using silent soundwaves (frequencies that + computers can pick up but humans cannot hear). +
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+ Neural Oscilliscope + paper, + code +
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+ A neural net in Python applied on a oscilloscope to more + accurately tune instruments in thermodynamically diverse + environments. +
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+ Implementing TCP/IP + paper, + code +
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+ A lightweight, performant implementation of the TCP/IP stack in + Go, following the exact spec of + RFC 793. +
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+ Music Streamer + paper, + code +
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+ A multithreaded server and client package in C to stream music + in UDP and broadcast the channel list in TCP. +
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Michael Foiani

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+ U.S. citizen moving to NYC in November but can work remote or move + sooner if needed. +

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Education

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+ Sc.M. in Computer Science from Brown University, 4.0 + GPA + Graduated 2024 +
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+ Specialties: UI/UX, HCI, Graphics, Computational Physics, + Operating Systems +
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+ Sc.B. in Computer Science & A.B. in Physics from Brown + University, 3.94 GPA + Graduated 2023 +
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+ Awards: Alfred H. Joslin Award, Magna Cum Laude, and + Departmental Honors +
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Work History

+ Owner of MFOI Consulting LLC; Naples FL + July 2024 to Current +

+ Deployed locally-hosted, secure, private, and cost-effective IT + solutions for small businesses and non-profits that reduce + operational costs and modernize infrastructure. +
+ Migrate infrastructure like Apache and Ruby on Rails with Nginx + and Next.JS to ensure future compatibility. +
+ Made landing sites for advertisement purposes in either HTML/CSS + or Next.JS/TailwindCSS. +

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+ Head Teaching Assistant; Brown University, Providence RI + January 2022 - May 2024 +

+ Automated many manual tasks and data pipeline processes as the + Head Teaching Assistant for two 400+ student and 50+ staff courses + (including the largest UI/UX course in the country). +
+ Revamped the main course website(s) CI/CD pipeline to include + comprehensive tests for traversing links in GitHub Actions to + ensure students would not access broken links. +
+ Reverse engineered Gradescope's API using Postman to create a + self-hosted dockerized Typescript Next.JS app to simplify + management of grading data for professors. +
+ Integrated UX Factor, a peer-to-peer grading system in vanilla JS, + reducing manual grading by ~80%. +
+ Organized the creation and review of all course materials relating + to HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, React, web accessibility, and UI/UX + design. +

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+ Research Assistant for Prof. Van Dam's Graphics Lab; Brown + University + January 2022 - May 2023 +

+ Developed innovative features in a large TypeScript React webapp + (called Dash) used by thousands. +
+ Designed and implemented an efficient interactive storytelling + platform in Dash using a custom Typescript trie parser on MongoDB + documents for my honors thesis, sponsored by and presented to + Adobe and Figma. +
+ Ported light video processing from the Node.js backend to the + client using WebAssembly FFMPEG libraries, reducing heavy CPU + usage and network load on the Azure server during peak hours. +

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+ Fullstack Software Engineer Intern; Tagg.Id, Palo Alto CA + Summer 2021 +

+ Served as the main point of contact for cross-functional + collaboration among the design, frontend, and backend engineering + teams, determining feature integration feasibility. +
+ Developed a touch-based video editing frontend for mobile devices + in React Native with native GPU support to double editing + performance and increase video resolution to native. +

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Relevant Projects

+ Watchdogs: a React frontend with + a Java Spring and SQLite3 backend that takes data from the SEC on + CEOs, determines related trades using PageRank, then displays the + results visually in an HTML canvas (code). +
+ MAO-PWA: a progressive webapp in + Polymer3 with a Firebase backend to manage tutoring and signups + for my high school's math team (code). +
+ Brown's UIUX Course Website: led + a team of 12 to design and develop a simple, lightweight, and + accessible site in plain HTML, CSS, and JS used by hundreds of + students. (site, + code). +
+ Simple AB Template: + A local AB test stencil in vanilla JS using local browser storage + (code). +

+ + -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2

My Deployments

+ git.mfoi.dev +

+ invest.mfoi.dev +

+ ai.mfoi.dev +

+ drive.mfoi.dev +

+ browndash.mfoi.dev +

+ mail.mfoi.dev +

+ blog.mfoi.dev [WIP] +

My Projects

+ Weenix OS (video, + code) +

+ Investigation into the Chaotic Fermi Pasta Ulam Chain (paper, + video, + code) +

+ Ocean Simulator (videos, + code) +

+ Ultrasonic Linklayer + video, + code +

+ Neural Oscilliscope + paper, + code +

+ Implementing TCP/IP + paper, + code +

+ Music Streamer + paper, + code +

Education

Work History

Relevant Projects