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Sessional Lecturer
University of Waterloo
Janurary 2023 - Present
- Coordinated and delivered curricula for core Computer Science and Software Engineering courses, including:
- • Object-Oriented Programming (Bash, C++)
- • User Interfaces (TypeScript | HTML | CSS | React)
- • Logic and Computation (Coq)
- • Introduction to Programming Fundamentals (Python)
- Conducted bi-weekly lectures, presenting topics to classes of up to 220 students.
- Supervised and trained groups of 5-10 TAs and held multiple weekly office hours to support student learning.
- Developed assignments and exams to evaluate students' understanding of core course concepts.
Augmented Intelligence Lab Researcher
University of Waterloo
September 2022 - January 2025
- Engaged in interdisciplinary research related to:
- • Human-AI collaboration
- • LLM-persona generation
- • Subjective data crowdsourcing
- • Content personalization algorithms
- • Conversational agent design
- • Value sensitive design for AI-systems
- Designed and implemented human-LLM collaboration frameworks to empirically assess how conversational agents shape users' value reflection processes.
- Conducted empirical studies on crowdsourced data annotation to uncover and characterize user labelling biases throughout subjective labelling tasks.
- Collaborated on LLM-persona generation initiatives, developing methodologies to drive more personalized and context-aware conversational agents.
- Served as a peer reviewer for various HCI and AI conferences, evaluating and providing feedback on submissions in the human-AI collaboration community.
Graduate Mentor, UR2PhD & EREP Programs
Computing Research Association
September 2024 - December 2024
September 2023 - December 2024
- Guided multiple cohorts of 3-4 undergraduate students through research projects in HCI and AI development.
- Focused on designing tools to observe how LLM-personas can assist users with value-sensitive decision-making tasks, with a focus on value-sensitive design (VSD).
- Completed formal mentor training provided by the Computing Research Association (CRA), emphasizing culturally responsive mentorship practices.
Instructional Apprentice
University of Waterloo
September 2022 - December 2022
September 2023 - December 2023
January 2024 - April 2024
- Supported student success in second-year CS and SE courses through hands-on instruction, technical guidance, and real-time help during office hours.
- Delivered tutorials and exam review sessions that reinforced lecture content and emphasized practical understanding of course material.
- Collaborated with instructors to design and develop assignments, midterms, and final exams aligned with course objectives.
AI Engineer
Flipp (formerly ReeBee)
September 2021 - January 2023
- Utilized Thompson Sampling with contextual bandits to personalize flyer recommendations to millions of users, increasing click-through rate by 8.8% yielding over $176,000 in annual revenue.
- Constructed ML pipelines by containerizing our models with Docker, state tracking with DVC + Hydra and model deployment with AWS Lambda.
- Designed and executed region-based A/B tests using canary releases and feature-flagged microservices to validate model performance, user engagement uplift, and system reliability in real time.
- Leveraged Snowflake, AWS CloudWatch and Sisense for live model performance monitoring and visualizations.
- Coordinated big data analysis and feature engineering with respect to our stakeholders and clients' expectations.
Graphics Engineer
Imagine Communications
Janurary 2022 - January 2023
- Built a high-throughput 2D image-compositing pipeline in C++/OpenGL, with multi-layer alpha blending and double-buffered rendering for seamless real-time frame assembly.
- Orchestrated packet scheduling using C++11 threads and IEEE 1588 (PTP) for frame-accurate Audio / Video sync.
- Implemented frame-accurate, data-source-agnostic synchronization in the in-house graphics emulator, enabling dynamic rendering from live content feeds across both local and remote media.
- Sustained 60 fps on Linux by optimizing draw-call batching, texture atlas packing, and memory pooling.
- Developed a WebSocket-driven TypeScript/React control panel with live-reload and hot-swap capabilities, enabling clients to preview, manage, and switch multiple broadcast feeds in real time.
Software Engineer - Facilities Emulation (Co-Op)
Dematic
May 2020 - September 2020
January 2021 - April 2021
- Leveraged Unity’s Data Oriented Technology Stack (DOTS), Entity Component System (ECS) and Burst Compiler to optimize large-scale client scenes with over 500,000 dynamic entities, boosting frame rates from 15 fps to 60 fps.
- Implemented control flow algorithms for monorail and conveyor layouts in C# within Unity to optimize package transportation at runtime, enhancing customer supply chain efficiency by 37%.
- Introduced state exportation and restoration to allow clients to generate warehouse snapshots dynamically and eliminating the overhead costs of generating simulated track anomalies.
- Designed automated regression testing for new and existing scenes on the CI pipeline, reducing manual labour by 66%.
- Interacted directly with clients to emulate distribution facilities leveraging Unity.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Waterloo + Meta AI
December 2019 - June 2020
- Conducted research with Charles Clarke in the field of neural indexing for conversational modeling in collaboration with Meta AI Research (formerly Facebook AI).
- Reduced weakly supervised training time in the Standalone Neural Ranking Model by 15% leveraging the TensorFlow library.
- Enhanced the mean average precision of retrieval from 28.1% to 30.2% in the dataset processing of over 2 million queries.
- Extended the Apache Lucene Core to support the combination of keyword and neural indexing.
Build Engineer, Platform Infrastructure (Co-Op)
AppLogic Networks
September 2019 - December 2019
- Automated build and deployment using Jenkins and Python to eliminate 80% of overhead labour costs, accelerating the production process.
- Optimized shell deployment scripts, reducing release times from 5+ hours to less than 30 minutes.
- Leveraged GitLab's Git hook architecture in bolstering internal server security while enhancing the team's software development life cycle.
- Implemented and maintained features in the CI Platform and testing automation framework.
Instructional Support Assistant (Co-Op & Full-Time)
University of Waterloo
April 2018 - May 2022
- Assisted in the coordination of CS246: Object-Oriented Software Development (Bash | C++).
- Delivered tutorials and addressed inquiries on Object-Oriented principles and the Unix environment, developing 200 to 1800 line programs in C++.
- Increased course efficiency through the automation and optimization of back-end processes with Python and Bash scripting, reducing testing times from 1+ days to less than 1 hour.
- Developed strong problem-solving skills by concurrently debugging code for 30 to 45 students on the spot effectively during office hours 4 times a week.
- Generated a web application to document back-end procedures and course coordination for future employees using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
EDUCATION
Master of Mathematics in Computer Science, Thesis
University of Waterloo
September 2022 - December 2024
- Conducted research in the domain of self-reflection technology for understanding bias in machine teaching under the supervision of Dr. Edith Law.
- Thesis focus was on developing Human-in-the-loop LLM annotation tools aimed at recognizing and mitigating labelling biases during subjective dataset labelling tasks.
- Recipient of the Mathematics Domestic Graduate Student Award, granting CAD $3,000 per year towards tuition costs.
Bachelor of Computer Science, Minor in Economics
University of Waterloo
September 2016 - August 2021
- Honours Computer Science - Co-operative Program, graduated with distinction.
- Recipient of the Merit Entrance Scholarship, granting a one-time payment of CAD $1,000 towards tuition costs.
ACADEMIC SERVICE
DIS 2025 Reviewer
ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
March 2025
- Reviewed and provided feedback for a full-paper submission.
CHI 2025 Reviewer
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
February 2025
- Reviewed and provided feedback for multiple rounds of a full-paper submission.
UIST 2024 Reviewer
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
May 2024
- Reviewed and provided feedback for a full-paper submission.
HONOURS
OUSA Teaching Award Nomination
Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA)
March 2025
- Acknowledged for inspiring teaching practices and meaningful student engagement, as recognized by student nominations across Ontario universities.
University of Waterloo Teaching Assistant Award
Cheriton School of Computer Science
September 2024
- Recognized for exceptional contributions and dedication to student learning across multiple academic terms.
- Included CAD $500 towards research funding.
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