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Kingston, ON

- Part of an R&D team developing a cost-effective and highly configurable solution for vehicle crew training.- Given two weeks we were able to develop a prototype simulation for the Canadarm 3 on the Lunar Gateway to showcase to the Canadian Space Agency- Utilized network communications (UDP, TCP) between multiple stations to maintain synchronization and.

Greater Toronto Area Metropolitan Area

- Co-designed and developed an AI to automate the conversion of clients' political documents into online web surveys increasing potential throughput by 99% while working part time.- Performed research and development with an assortment of machine learning models (NLP, OCR, Object Detection (CNN), Semantic Segmentation, Multi-layered classification network).

Guelph, ON

- Grant provided by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada- Researched new algorithms for inference with probabilistic graphical models in the artificialintelligence field.- Created the multi-threaded swarm descent algorithm which improved the compression time ofBayesian networks into a Non-Impeding Noisy AND Tree by up to 10.

Guelph, ON

- Teaching assistant for the following courses: System Analysis and Design in Application, Intermediate Programming, Social Implications of Computing,, and Computers and Society.- Guided teams of upper year students through the software development lifecycle to develop an application for Community Living Cambridge to assist in medication adherence.- Held.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Artificial Intelligence

Activities and Societies: Athletics Club Member- Master’s Thesis: “Swarm-Based Descent, Efficiency, and Posterior Accuracy with Compressed.

Bachelor Of Computing, Computer Software Engineering

Activities and Societies: Muay Thai member and recreational weight lifter- Graduated with Honors Degree - Area of Application in Economics.