Luis Pazzanese — Computer Engineer

about

Computer Engineering student at Insper (5th semester, graduating 2028). Focused on embedded systems, cybersecurity, and low-level programming. Experienced in building real-time systems with FreeRTOS on ARM microcontrollers and developing automation tools for the financial industry. Rank 2 in Insper's cybersecurity club (Insper SEC) CTF competitions.

International background: MIT NuVu Program (USA), CATS College Cambridge (UK), ELS Language Centers (Canada).

experience

Intern

Zagros Capital Asset Management Mar 2025 — Sep 2025

Zagros Capital is an independent real estate asset manager with R$2B+ AUM, based in São Paulo.

Built an automated reporting dashboard using Python and Streamlit for internal fund metrics.
Developed Python automation scripts to streamline back office Excel workflows.
Structured and processed financial market datasets.
Supported portfolio management and internal analysis workflows.

education

BSc in Computer Engineering

Insper 2023 — 2028 · 5th semester

Relevant coursework: Embedded Systems, Computer Architecture, Data Science, Software Design, Agile Development, Calculus I-III, Physics I-III.

International Education

MIT NuVu Program — USA
CATS College Cambridge — UK (1 semester of high school)
ELS Language Centers — Canada

Pre-university

ITA-track prep course (1 year) — competitive engineering entrance preparation

projects

Embedded Systems Raspberry Pi Pico 2 · RP2350

Air Mouse pico-mpu-rtos

MPU6050 sensor fusion + AHRS + FreeRTOS (4 tasks / 3 queues / 1 semaphore) with a Python host bridge.
- C
- FreeRTOS
- I2C
Touchscreen Stepper Controller pico-expert

ILI9341 touchscreen with custom GFX driver controlling a unipolar stepper motor and an animated UI.
- C
- SPI
- GPIO
RTOS Multi-task System pico-rtos-oled

FreeRTOS scaffold: 4 tasks synchronized via a binary-semaphore ring on RP2350.
- C
- FreeRTOS
- OLED
ADC Pipeline pico-adc-pwm

FreeRTOS ADC-to-UART pipeline with an auto-grading rubric.
- C
- FreeRTOS
- ADC
Ultrasonic Ranger pico-timer

Non-blocking HC-SR04 ultrasonic ranging using SDK alarms and GPIO IRQs with a serial CLI.
- C
- HC-SR04
IRQ Buzzer pico-irq

IRQ-driven 2-button buzzer tone generator with software debounce.
- C
- GPIO
- IRQ

Other Projects

Ninja Card Game pygame-ninja

State-machine card-matching reflex game.
- Python
- Pygame
Retro Gaming Console

Batocera emulation setup on Raspberry Pi 5.
- Linux
- Batocera

Full repository list: github.com/LuisPazzanese

ctf writeups

Rank 2 in Insper SEC — Insper's cybersecurity club — across internal CTF competitions. Focus areas: web exploitation (SQLi, XSS, SSRF), with some crypto and misc.

Writeups coming soon.

6-7 challenges from past CTFs queued for write-up.

skills

Languages: Python · C · x86 Assembly · JavaScript
Embedded: Raspberry Pi Pico 2 (RP2350) · FreeRTOS · bare-metal ARM
Protocols: I2C · SPI · UART · GPIO · ADC · PWM
Web: React · HTML · CSS
Tools: GDB · Git · Linux · Wireshark · VirtualBox · Streamlit
Security: CTF competitions · Web exploitation · Penetration testing
Spoken: Portuguese (native) · English (advanced)

contact

Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/luis-pazzanese
GitHub: github.com/LuisPazzanese
Location: São Paulo, Brazil