Christos Zachariadis

Personal Profile

Currently a third-year Computer Science student at the University of Cyprus, seeking an internship opportunity. Eager to transfer theoretical knowledge into practical skills, I aim to contribute meaningfully to a dynamic working environment while gaining essential hands-on experience.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. September 2021 - Expected graduation June 2025. GPA: 6.58.


• IGCSE, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge University, Paphos, Cyprus.


• High school, Lyceum "Giannaki Talioti", Paphos, Cyprus. September 2018 - June 2021.

Languages

• Greek: Native.


• English: Fluent.


• Russian: Good understanding.

Programming Languages

• Java: Proficient in Object-Oriented Programming


• C: Good understanding of C language, with knowledge about OMP parallelism, pthreads, and CUDA


• T-SQL: Experienced in writing T-SQL queries, stored procedures, and functions for data manipulation


• Bash/Linux/MacOS: Well-versed in Linux and MacOS operating systems, with a good Bash scripting knowledge


• Assembly Language: Knowledgeable in MIPS architecture

Skills

Object-Oriented Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms, Algorithms and Complexity, Communications and Networks, Operating Systems, Systems Programming, Parallel Processing, Systems Security, Databases, Computer Graphics.

Past Projects

• E-commerce Website Project: Contributed to a team project about designing and developing an e-commerce website for a client. The website facilitated basic online shopping functionalities, such as product searching, product filtering, details of each product, a registration/login page for users and an admin dashboard for the stock management.


• Booking.com Knockoff Project: Participated in a team project aimed at replicating the famous Booking.com website, with an emphasis on creating the database from scratch. Our website included functionalities such as finding an accommodation based on user preferences, booking, cancellation, and writing a review. It also featured an admin dashboard for accessing reports on revenue, popular accommodations, and abundance of rooms. We created artificial reservations by bulk-inserting mockup data to evaluate our database's performance.


• Custom AI shell (ucyAIShell): Created a custom shell in C with a twist. The shell handled all basic standard commands as intended (focusing on bash), with additional functionality through the use of OpenAI's API. The ucyAIShell was able to handle sentences in natural language, translating them into standard shell commands using ChatGPT's capabilities.


• Local Email Server: Created a fully functional local email server using bash, employing SMTP and IMAP protocols for sending, retrieving and managing emails on a local server without the use of any third-party tools. This project enhanced my understanding of complex Bash scripting and the workings of these protocols.


• Multithreaded Web Server: Collaborated on a team project to implement a multithreaded web server, capable of handling essential HTTP requests such as GET, POST, HEAD, and DELETE. Our design prioritized efficiency, by implementing a thread pool to manage concurrency, where each thread acted as a consumer that could process incoming requests effectively. This setup allowed our server to handle multiple requests simultaneously by queuing them, similar to the buffer in the producer/consumer problem, but adapted to the complexities specific to web protocols. This project demonstrated our proficiency in HTTP functionality and parallel programming techniques.


• Java Projects: Java Projects: Implemented the famous Battleship game and a Negadecimal Calculator in Java, utilizing an object-oriented programming principles. Also developed various data structures such as stacks, queues, linked lists, trees and graphs, along with a variety of sorting and searching algorithms. These projects significantly enhanced my understanding of fundamental programming concepts, demonstrating their broad applicability beyond Java.


• Unity Team Project: Unity Project: Currently developing a team-based racing game, applying the theoretical knowledge gained to the Unity game engine.

Other experiences

During my summer breaks, I worked as barista service and and pool maintenance. These experiences enhanced my ability to communicate effectively with clients and reinforced my commitment to my responsibilities.