About – Ali Soltanian Fard Jahromi

Ali Soltanian Fard Jahromi

I am a computer scientist and software engineer from Auckland, New Zealand. My main areas include software, app and game development. I have created various programs for computers and mobiles. You can find some of my games on game distribution platforms such as Steam. I also create add-ons for open-source programs. I’m also an avid digital artist, animator and filmmaker. I create 3D and CGI art, including both videos and pictures which you can find on my YouTube channel, social media and website.

Games developed:

Surmountable

Probot Soccer

Space Resistance

Invasion Resistance 2

Apps developed:

DishCal

Add-ons developed:

Mesh Operations Addon for Blender (patch: https://developer.blender.org/T86070)

Work Experience:

2024 – Marker / Demonstrator (Year 2 Computer Science Courses) – Massey University

2022-2023 – Marker / Demonstrator (Year 1 Computer Science Courses) – Massey University

Qualifications:

Massey University, New Zealand: Bachelor of Information Science (Major: Computer Science), currently studying.

The Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta: Professional Certificate in Introduction to Python Programming (2020)

Stanford University, California: Databases: Advanced Topics in SQL (2020)

Stanford University, California: The Semantics of First-Order Logic (2021)

The University of Queensland, Australia: English, Grammar and Style (2019)

Skills:

Computer languages: C#, Java, Python, C++, C, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, PHP

Computer Graphics Software: Blender, Daz Studio

Computer animation and photo editing software: Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Blender, GIMP, Inkscape

Game engines: Unreal Engine, Unity, CryEngine

Video editing software: Adobe Premiere, Blender

Audio editing software: Audacity, Adobe Premiere

Awards:

Massey University (Achieved Excelling Academic Progress in Semester Two – 2022, Semester One & Two – 2023)
Massey University (2022 Recipient of Massey University Undergraduate Scholarship)
Accolade Global Film Competition (Award of Recognition for Vampria: The Toothless Vampire in the category of Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger, Children / Family Programming)
Independent Shorts Awards (Silver Award for Vampria: The Toothless Vampire in the category of Best Young Filmmaker)

Publications:

Using Trigonometric Functions in Game Programming: https://alisoltanian.medium.com/using-trigonometric-functions-in-game-programming-ecd9e7c0955b

Culture Shock: https://alisoltanian.medium.com/culture-shock-52e4aba80138

Films and Animation:

Vampria: The Toothless Vampire (Available on Amazon Prime)

News and Interviews:

Massey University Article, 2023

New Zealand AM Show Interview (Newshub, Warner Bros. Discovery), 2023

Interview with Lynn Freeman at Radio New Zealand (RNZ), 2020

Spoken Languages: