Last term I attended the G-Research Coding Challenge, a fast-paced competition hosted at Imperial where teams of 2-3 battle it out to solve a set of difficult challenges as quickly as possible. It was a really fun experience and my team managed to come second, which was awesome!
I wrote a blog post about my experience on the Department of Computing Society website, which you can view by clicking here.
Last weekend I attended my first ever hackathon, IC Hack 19! It was a truly incredible experience, thanks to my teammates, the excellent organisers and generous sponsors. We had so much fun building ParaPhrase, a mobile app for paramedics that summarises everything that happens from when they first reach the scene until they reach the hospital, where they can quickly handover a full breakdown of events. You can read more about it on DevPost: https://devpost.com/software/paraphrase
As this was our first hackathon, we didn't set our expectations too high in terms of the end product, so we were thrilled that our app worked by the end of the 24 hours. To be nominated as a finalist was something else, and winning the award for Best Newcomer's Hack was out of this world. Furthermore, technology in medicine and healthcare is something I'm really passionate about, so to win with this idea made it even more surreal.
With the launch of our new position paper system, we're expecting thousands of documents to be uploaded by delegates from all over the world. Our systems need to be able to handle the last-minute rush of delegates uploading files, store all of them and ensure they are always available throughout the conference.
Welcome to my new site! I'll be using this to showcase my experience, skill-set and to make various posts about my adventures with technology throughout my undergraduate degree.