Nikhi Bhambra

September 2017 - April 2022

University of Toronto, St. George (BSc)

• Focus Areas: Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis
• Majors/Minor: Computational Cognitive Science, Statistics & Math

Courses:

Computer Science

• CSC108 Intro to Computer Programming
• CSC148 Intro to Computer Science
• CSC165 Mathematical Expression and Reasoning for CS
• CSC207 Software Design
• CSC209 Software Tools and Systems Programming
• CSC236 Theory of Computation
• CSC263 Data Structures & Analysis
• CSC343 Intro to Databases
• CSC384 Intro to Artificial Intelligence

Cognitive Science

• COG250 Intro to Cognitive Science
• COG260 Data, Computation, and the Mind
• PSY270 Intro to Cognitive Psychology
• PHL342 Minds & Machines
• COG403 Human Cognition and Artificial Intelligence
• PSY493 Cognitive Neuroscience

Statistics

• STA247 Probability with Computer Applications
• STA248 Statistics for Computer Scientists
• STA302 Methods of Data Analysis I
• STA303 Methods of Data Analysis II
• STA304 Sampling and Observational Data
• STA347 Probability
• STA414 Statistical Methods for Machine Learning II

Mathematics

• MAT135 & MAT136 Calculus I
• MAT235 Calculus II
• MAT223 Linear Algebra I
• MAT224 Linear Algebra II

Entrepreneurship Hatchery hosts Demo Day 2019

The Varsity Newspaper (Sept. 2019)

• Coverage of the Hatchery incubator's annual start-up demo day.

The dark web: drugs, hitmen, and the future of online privacy

The Varsity Magazine (Dec. 2018)

• Op-ed feature exploring the implications of a fully anonymous internet and the importance of protecting online privacy.

Rotman hosts AI industry leaders for machine learning conference

The Varsity Newspaper (Oct. 2018)

• Coverage of the 'Machine Learning and Market for Intelligence' conference hosted by the Creative Destruction Lab at the Rotman School of Management.

COVID-19 University Response Consolidation

React, Leaflet.js, Node, mySQL

• An interactive corpus of global university responses to the coronavirus pandemic through policy and student impact assessment.
• Designed and developed the project website and data visualizations in React.
• Funded by the U of T COVID-19 Student Engagement Award grant.

Database Engineer @ UBC Climate Hub

Python/Flask, MongoDB, Javascript

• Implemented backend infrastructure and database architecture for a UBC Climate Hub Web App which connects climate experts with university professors to enable climate science related guest lectures across UBC classes.

The Varsity Magazine

Sept. 2018 - April 2019

• Designed and implemented the online version of the semesterly magazine. Awarded Best Campus Website by the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards 2019, and runner-up for Best Media Website by the Emerge Media Awards 2020.