Nimay Desai
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- Computer Science @
University of Waterloo (opens in new tab) University of WaterlooA public research university in Waterloo, Ontario, founded in 1957 and home to the world's largest post-secondary co-op program. Its David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, a globally renowned CS school.
cs.uwaterloo.ca - Using ML to understand gestures for VR systems @ Waterloo Reality Labs (opens in new tab) Waterloo Reality Labs
Canada's first student design team built around consumer VR and AR. Based at Waterloo, it gives students hands-on experience building hardware and software for extended reality (XR) and spatial computing.
uwrealitylabs.com - Programming autonomous drones @ Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group (opens in new tab) Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group
UWaterloo's design team for autonomous aircraft, founded in 1997. It builds its drones entirely in-house, down to the autopilot and computer vision, and won back-to-back national UAS titles in 2024 and 2025.
uwarg.com
previously
- Conducted quantum topology research @
University of Toronto (opens in new tab) University of TorontoCanada's premier research university, founded in 1827 as King's College and the largest recipient of research funding in the country. It's the birthplace of insulin and stem cell research, and of the deep learning behind modern AI.
utoronto.ca - Won 1st place nationally @
FBLA Canada, one of Canada's largest high-school business competitions (opens in new tab) FBLA CanadaFuture Business Leaders of Canada, a student business organization. High schoolers from across Canada compete in business events at its annual national conference, and top finishers go on to compete internationally.
fblc.ca
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WT-01/cam 040°/3/4 front
As you can probably tell, I love F1 :D