Nikhi Bhambra

I am a fourth year CS, Statistics, and Math student at the University of Toronto with a fascination for software engineering, neural networks for research on cognition, and data science methodologies.

I am also a multi-disciplinary designer with a background in UI Design, Product Design, and UX Writing — because even the smartest programs should be beautiful.

This summer I am working as a Fullstack Software Engineering Intern at MedMe Health, volunteering as a Database Engineer at the UBC Climate Hub, and developing the COVID-19 University Response Consolidation project under a UofT research grant.

Education 🎒

September 2017 - April 2022

University of Toronto (BSc)

Focus: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Programs: 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

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

Mathematics

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

Writing 📝

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.

Code 💻

COVID-19 University Response Consolidation

React, MySQL, Chart.js

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.

Design 🎨

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.

Programming

Web Development

Design