[ash@ash-arch ~]$ cat README.md

Hi, I'm Ash (Daniel) Svitan, a 19 year-old activist and aspiring engineer

[ash@ash-arch ~]$ ls .

[ash@ash-arch ~]$ feh images/selfie.png

[ash@ash-arch ~]$ cat ./experience

[ash@ash-arch ~]$ cat ./education

[ash@ash-arch ~]$ cat ./skills

• > languages: Slovak (native), English (C1), German (B1)
• > data science: PyTorch (neural networks), Matplotlib, SciPy, NumPy
• > sysadmin: Docker, Caddy, ZFS, Linux
• > frontend: HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, TailWindCSS, React, Vue, Nuxt, Astro
• > backend: Ktor (Kotlin), Fiber (Go), Echo (Go), FastAPI (Python), NestJS (TypeScript)
• > database: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis/Valkey, Firestore, MongoDB
• > math: Calculus (1), Statistics, Linear algebra
• > other: Driver license type B (Slovak), LibreOffice

Having my own Debian server at home, I've self-hosted multiple apps and projects, including Nextcloud, Immich, Gitea, Prometheus+Grafana, WireGuard Easy, and many more.

I route them all through my Caddy reverse proxy, but since my server is behind a NAT, I also have a VPS that is connected to my server through a tunnel and routes all of the traffic to my server through that tunnel.

I also protect myself against data loss with a RAIDZ1 ZFS pool, regular backups (monthly to an off-site physical drive owned by me and every two days to a cloud storage box), and regular ZFS Scrubs.

And everything is encrypted, my pool and both backups with a randomly generated binary file.

Needless to say, I've got some experience with system administration as well as Linux systems, since I also daily drive Arch Linux.

[ash@ash-arch ~]$ cat ./projects

And many other closed-source projects, especially contracts and multiple projects at FEI STU (including multiple algorithms and labeling / data processing systems, mostly concerned with bio-medical signals like ECG or PPG).

[ash@ash-arch ~]$ cat ./about-me

> residence: Bratislava, Slovakia

> citizenship: Slovakia - EU citizen

Currently, I'm pretty pre-occupied with school and my personal life, but I still find some time to work on various projects. I am really interested in STEM in general, so I always try to dedicate at least some part of my free time to it. Until now, I have mostly been doing computer science and data science, but I also have some experience with electrical engineering and whatnot.

I'm also an activist. Politically, I am a leftist, with strong commitments to democracy, automony, and liberation and emancipation. I am accepting of all races, nationalities, religions, sexualities, gender identities, ages, etc. I despise those who hoard wealth while others starve, and those who actively endanger minorities. I am also vegan and I frequently participate in animal rights activism, whether it is cubes of truth, lectures about animal exploitation, or volunteering at animal sanctuaries. I value community, mutual aid, and freedom. I am also a staunch supporter of free and open source software.

After I finish high school, I want to study mechanical engineering. I want to get my bachelors at the Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm. For masters and PhD, I am considering TU München, TU Berlin, TU Wien, and ETH Zürich. Both my parents are successful engineers (chemical, not mechanical though), so I have a lot to live up to.

Other than STEM and politics, I also enjoy going on walks, listening to music, and occasionally playing videogames.

[ash@ash-arch ~]$ cat ./contacts

• selfsigned-ash@proton.me / ash@svitan.dev (get my public GPG key)
• +421 948 309 804 (you can text me on Signal)
• @selfsigned-ash:matrix.org

Socials:

• GitHub
• Gitea
• Codeberg
• Mastodon
• Pixelfed

[ash@ash-arch ~]$ exit

Connection to 45.136.31.184 closed.