Vedant Sheel

previously:

• •interned as a software engineer @ Clearcable Networks, improving response accuracy and user engagement by 35%
• •interned as a software engineer & data intern @ Alphatech Systems & Consulting, automating reporting and security log analysis for enterprise clients
• •engineered CNN-based neural architectures for gesture recognition and model deployment at CPAMI, the University of Waterloo's machine intelligence lab, mentored by Prof. Otman Basir and PhD student Daniel Zadeh
• •studied quantum computing foundations at Quantum School for Young Students, hosted by the Institute for Quantum Computing
• •two-time silver medalist at the Canada-Wide Science Fair
• •named a global finalist for Rise, a Schmidt Sciences initiative identifying the world's most talented young people
• •top 30 international finalist at DECA's ICDC, the world's largest business competition for high school students
• •won 2nd overall at Hack the 6ix, Canada's largest summer hackathon
• •won 1st overall at JamHacks, Canada's largest high school hackathon
• •earned Honour Roll distinction on the Canadian Computing Competition (Senior)
• •awarded a University of Toronto National Scholarship (~$200,000, full ride)

next up:

• •publish the pulmonary fibrosis research
• •learn and build cool stuff
• •meet new people
• •eat yummy food
• •travel and explore nature