Faraz Nahyan

Faraz Nahyan is an electrical engineer and entrepreneur based in Toronto, working at the intersection of biomedical technology and human experience. Outside of building, he shoots portrait photography and performs classical and jazz piano.

Currently

Developing a retinal prosthetics venture through Brilliant Catalyst, Ontario Tech
Completing a B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering — prior B.Sc. in Biochemistry
Building at the intersection of biological and inorganic interfaces
Open to engineering roles, research collaborations, and photography commissions

Get in touch — faraz@faraznahyan.com

Selected work

Biomedical · Venture

Retinal Prosthetics

Developing a retinal prosthetic device through the Brilliant Catalyst incubator at Ontario Tech. Focused on biological-to-inorganic interfacing — translating electrical signals across the boundary of living tissue and synthetic substrate to restore functional vision.

Engineering · Software

Chronicle of Conflict

An interactive geopolitical timeline built as a portfolio side project — mapping the structure and chronology of global conflicts through data visualisation and narrative. Designed for analytical clarity.

GitHub

More on GitHub

Engineering coursework, embedded systems, signal processing, and personal experiments — all public.

github.com/FarazNahyan →

Portrait photography. Work added as the portfolio grows — check back.

Coming soon

Classical and jazz piano. Recorded live and at home — no polish, just performance.

— First recording coming soon

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— More to come

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