Dani Solakian

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Projects & Research

Explore detailed case studies, design diagrams, and insights into the engineering decisions behind each project and publication.

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A detailed, overhead view of a project planning table where colorful sticky notes, printed API documentation, and neatly stacked index cards map out the architecture of a distributed system. Each note contains concise feature descriptions, service names, and integration points, arranged in clear vertical and horizontal lanes. A slim, silver laptop at the edge of the table displays a high-level system diagram and deployment pipeline. Soft, natural daylight from a nearby window illuminates the scene evenly, with faint shadows outlining the edges of paper and devices. The mood is organized and methodical. Photographic realism with a top-down composition, emphasizing clarity, structure, and the thoughtful planning behind software engineering projects and science communication.
A minimalist, high-tech workspace centered on a large, curved ultra-wide monitor showing a clean, color-coded code review interface with comments, diffs, and test results. Below it, a compact docking station connects a closed, brushed-aluminum laptop, while a pair of wireless noise-cancelling headphones rests on a sleek stand. Ambient LED lighting behind the monitor glows in a subtle blue gradient against a matte white wall, hinting at a calm, focused environment. Soft, diffused evening light from an unseen window blends with the LEDs, creating a balanced, modern atmosphere. Photographic realism, shot from a three-quarter angle with sharp focus throughout, conveying professionalism, collaboration, and a refined software engineering practice.

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Case Studies

These in-depth write-ups cover problem statements, architecture diagrams, tradeoffs, and lessons learned from real-world software engineering work.

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Trusted by collaborators

An open technical notebook on a smooth wooden desk, its pages filled with neatly handwritten equations, algorithm pseudocode, and hand-drawn diagrams of neural networks and data pipelines. Beside it sits a graphite-black tablet displaying a rendered graph of model performance metrics and a terminal output log. A small, brushed-metal desk lamp casts focused, warm light across the notebook, creating crisp shadows and emphasizing the ink’s texture. The rest of the room fades into a soft, cool-toned blur, suggesting a quiet study or research environment. Photographic realism, captured from a close-up, slightly angled overhead perspective, with a shallow depth of field that emphasizes the tactile details and conveys a thoughtful, analytical mood suited to research and technical writing.

Hope D.

Dani delivered reliable software while communicating clearly and shipping on time.

A carefully arranged portfolio scene featuring a large, ultra-high-resolution monitor showing a polished software dashboard UI with clear data visualizations, charts, and subtle microinteractions frozen mid-animation. On the desk below, printed wireframes and architecture sketches are neatly spread on a light oak surface, alongside a pen and a closed laptop. Soft studio lighting from the side creates clean highlights on the monitor’s thin bezel and gentle shadows around the papers. The background is a blurred, neutral-toned office wall with a single, minimal whiteboard containing faint system design notes. Photographic realism with a slightly elevated angle and balanced composition, creating a calm, professional, and credible atmosphere ideal for a software engineer’s portfolio homepage.

Hope D.

Dani accelerated our project and clarified complex problems.

A detailed, overhead view of a project planning table where colorful sticky notes, printed API documentation, and neatly stacked index cards map out the architecture of a distributed system. Each note contains concise feature descriptions, service names, and integration points, arranged in clear vertical and horizontal lanes. A slim, silver laptop at the edge of the table displays a high-level system diagram and deployment pipeline. Soft, natural daylight from a nearby window illuminates the scene evenly, with faint shadows outlining the edges of paper and devices. The mood is organized and methodical. Photographic realism with a top-down composition, emphasizing clarity, structure, and the thoughtful planning behind software engineering projects and science communication.

Hope D.

Dani’s code quality and approach to testing set a new standard.

A minimalist, high-tech workspace centered on a large, curved ultra-wide monitor showing a clean, color-coded code review interface with comments, diffs, and test results. Below it, a compact docking station connects a closed, brushed-aluminum laptop, while a pair of wireless noise-cancelling headphones rests on a sleek stand. Ambient LED lighting behind the monitor glows in a subtle blue gradient against a matte white wall, hinting at a calm, focused environment. Soft, diffused evening light from an unseen window blends with the LEDs, creating a balanced, modern atmosphere. Photographic realism, shot from a three-quarter angle with sharp focus throughout, conveying professionalism, collaboration, and a refined software engineering practice.

Hope D.

Strong collaborator, reliable delivery, and thoughtful architecture choices.