Stanisław Howard

I am a Software developer and a MSc Computer Science student with experience in software development and systems design and competitive programming. I thrive in both team environments and independent work, and I enjoy competitive programming contests, cycling and chess in my free time.

Contact me: S.M.Howard@student.tudelft.nl

Education

Delft University of Technology

MSc Computer Science and Engineering
Specialisations in Cyber Security and Distributed Systems
  • Designed and implemented a fault-tolerant, high-throughput microservices architecture as the backend for an online shop, ensuring scalability and resilience under heavy load.
  • Developed extensions to a Digital Euro blockchain project, applying cryptographic security concepts such as ephemeral keys and signature signing to real-world financial systems.
Sep. 2024 – June 2026

Delft University of Technology

Cum laude BSc Computer Science and Engineering
Competitive Programming Honours Programme
  • Participated in monthly contests. Created problems for other students. Worked on the NP-hard problems such as: chess engine, building optimal decision trees
  • Pursued the Data track focusing on AI and ML with courses such as Data Mining, Big Data Processing, and Information and Data Management
Sep. 2021 – June 2024

XIV Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Stanisława Staszica

Graduate
Mathematics, Informatics and Physics

2018 - 2021

Skills

Programming Languages and skills
  • Software Development - Java Springboot, DDD, SCRUM
  • Solid Linux Foundation
  • C++ - Competitive Programming

Languages
  • English - native
  • German - C1 level
  • Polish - native

Projects

LauzHack 2024 - News Validator

A browser extension developed for LauzHack 2024 that helps users critically evaluate online content. Features include news summarization, hate speech detection, sentiment analysis, and fake news verification. Built with React, Python, and Flask.

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LauzHack 2025 - SATUK VLM

An AI-powered environmental analysis platform that combines satellite imagery analysis with wildlife detection. Features include burn severity assessment, vegetation health tracking, and wildlife monitoring using Vision-Language Models. Built with Python, Flask, Together AI API, and Leaflet.js.

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Brainfuck Assembly Interpreter

A Brainfuck language interpreter implemented in x86 Assembly, demonstrating low-level system programming and stack management.

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Simple Ray Tracer

A custom ray tracing engine built in C++ featuring multi-theading, bounding volume hierarchies (BVH), bloom effects, and support for transparent meshes.

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Break the Fake

A hackathon project focused on detecting and raising awareness about fake news and misinformation.

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Compostify

An application for waste management and composting tracking, featuring data processing and analysis of municipal waste statistics.

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FakeBrake Client

Client-side application for the FakeBrake project.

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ESG Application Platform

A platform developed for Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego to manage and analyze Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) data. Winner of HackYeah.pl 2020.

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Achievements

  • BAPC - qualified to the Benelux round of the ICPC contest
  • HackYeah (the biggest Polish hackathon) -- Winner & Finalist
  • Google Code-in -- Runner up
  • Polish Junior National Mathematics Olympiad -- Winner