Hi, I'm Istiyak Amin Santo โ a builder, researcher, and someone who dreams that one day I will create my own quantum computer.
I work at the intersection of Machine Learning, Quantum Computing, Operations Research, and Sustainable Energy Systems. I love turning complex ideas into real, working systems โ from AI pipelines to optimization engines, and soon, quantum-enhanced algorithms.
My current research focuses on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of biofuel from Waste Cooking Oil (WCO) in Malaysia, where I use ML, uncertainty modeling, and optimization to discover pathways that reduce carbon footprints.
At the same time, I am expanding deeply into Quantum Computing, exploring how:
- Variational algorithms (VQE, QAOA)
- Quantum Machine Learning
- Hybrid quantum-classical workflows
- Groverโs search
- Quantum-inspired heuristics
can accelerate real-world problems in routing, scheduling, and energy systems.
Long-term vision:
I want to design practical quantum algorithms โ and ultimately build my own quantum computer.
- Software Engineer at RoyalRecruiter
- Software Developer at KING APPS STUDIO
- Graduate Research Assistant at Multimedia University (MMU)
- Frontend: HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript, ReactJS, jQuery, Ant Design, Bootstrap
- Backend: PHP, Golang, Laravel
- Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, GraphQL
- AI & Data: Python, ML models, deep learning, pipelines, dashboards, MLOps
- DevOps & Cloud: Linux, Docker, CI/CD, AWS basics
- Systems & Architecture: REST APIs, ETL pipelines, scalable backend systems
- Quantum Computing: Qiskit, PennyLane, hybrid training loops, circuit optimization
- Modern Physics (especially quantum & relativity discussions)
- Languages: Go, Rust, PHP, Python (continuous improvement)






