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Cosmo Elford

Junior Software Engineer

First-class Computer Science graduate.
Studied @ University of the West of England

02 / selected commercial projects

Commercial

Next.jsLaravelPHP

Coco Sato's Artist Portfolio

Personal portfolio built with Next.js, featuring a custom CMS backend in Laravel for easy content updates and project management. Used AWS for Simple Email Service to handle contact form submissions.

WordpressSQLPHP

Katie Paterson Artist Portfolio

Maintained and enhanced an existing Wordpress portfolio site for artist Katie Paterson, implementing custom themes and plugins to showcase her work effectively. Integrated SQL database optimizations to improve site performance and manage content efficiently.

02a / selected university projects & research

University

UniversityResearch ProjectPythonArduinoTeensy

Final Year Research Project

An experimental dissertation project exploring gesture-based musical interaction. This system uses a custom-built MIDI controller to translate human movement and tactile input into real-time sound manipulation, bridging physical performance with digital audio environments and enabling intuitive, expressive control for live and studio contexts.

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UniversityProjectAndroid AppJetpack ComposeMapbox APIGroup Project

Raindar: Map-enabled Mobile Weather App

Designed and developed an Android weather application using Jetpack Compose, integrating OpenWeatherMap API for real-time data and utilising Mapbox API.

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UniversityProjectMLPython TkinterGroup Project

Feeding Dashboard: ML-powered Dietary Management App

A healthcare dashboard application was developed to support dietitian referrals in critical care using machine learning. It improves data analysis, decision-making, and efficiency. The system uses Random Forest for predictions, offers a user-friendly interface, and meets key requirements, though accuracy and scalability could be further enhanced.

03 / selected skills

Skills

Languages

Python
C
C++
Java
TypeScript

Frontend

React
Next.js
Tailwind CSS

Backend

Node.js
Django REST
Laravel

Databases

PostgreSQL
MongoDB

DevOps & Cloud

Docker
AWS
Vercel
Linux

Embedded Systems

Arduino
Raspberry Pi
Embedded C

Tools

Git
Jira
Jupyter Notebook
Photoshop
TEX

04 / contact

Get In Touch

Open to internships, research collaborations, and interesting projects. Drop me a message.