Marvel Rivals Player at Heart

Rababb Pannu, hackathon enthusiast,

I'm a Computer Engineering student at the University of Waterloo, currently blending machine learning, robotics, and full-stack product work through experiences at BMO, WATonomous, and NeedList.

Resume

ML enthusiast

robot programmer

full-stack builder

Waterloo engineer

How I like to build

Quick Overview

Machine Learning

Training and integrating models for object detection, transcription workflows, and applied computer vision.

Robotics

Building autonomous systems with ROS2, C++, Arduino, hardware integration, and simulation tooling.

Full-Stack Craft

Shipping thoughtful product experiences across React, Next.js, NestJS, Firebase, MongoDB, and AWS.

Resume Skills

My current stack

Languages

PythonC++TypeScriptJavaScriptCSSSQL

Frameworks

PyTorchTensorFlowNumPypandasReactNext.jsYOLOROS2

Developer Tools

SupabaseGitDockerNode.jsLinuxAWS

Hackathon Wins

Hack Canada 1st Place Reactiv ($5000) + Most Complex AI Hack Finalist

Amazon Robotics 1st Place

Hack the North Award Winner

UofT RSX SEEK JR 1st Place

Waterloo Chess Hackathon 3rd Place

Toronto Raptors Hackathon 1st Place

Projects from hackathons, robotics, AI, and product work

Featured Builds

Reparo - Hack Canada Winner

An agentic repair assistant that diagnoses broken household items and one-click checks out exact replacement parts from live Shopify inventory.

Python

Agentic AI

Shopify Storefront API

Live Demo

StudySync - Hack The North Winner

A collaborative AI study platform that turns lip-read videos into notes and quizzes, built during Hack the North and awarded Best Use of Auth0.

Python

React

Auth0

MongoDB

OpenAI

Cohere

Code Live Demo

Smart Bin - StarterHacks

A real-world ML and hardware build that classifies recycling versus garbage and physically sorts it using an Arduino-driven mechanism.

Python

TensorFlow

Arduino

Computer Vision

Code Live Demo

FIFA World Cup Graphs Site

An interactive data storytelling site for World Cup statistics with dynamic filtering, graph generation, and a backend data pipeline.

React

Python

SQL

Matplotlib

pandas

Code

FIRST Robotics Learning Site

A teaching-focused robotics site plus robot programming work for Team 854, created to help newer programmers ramp up faster.

Java

WPILIB

Robotics

React

Code Live Demo

Autonomous Rover - UofT SEEK JR Winner

A first-place hackathon rover that navigated a maze autonomously, then switched into Bluetooth control to scan barcodes.

Arduino

C++

Sensors

Autonomy

Live Demo

Internships + Design Teams

Experience Timeline

Software Developer Intern

BMO - NARP Platforms Tech Team | Jan 2026 - Apr 2026

Built internal monitoring and file-observability dashboards for TSYS data flows, AWS API and MQ volumes, and SLA risk tracking using Dynatrace and Ansible.

Autonomous Software Developer

WATonomous | Sept 2025 - Present

Built a ROS2 and C++ robot navigation simulation in Foxglove, improved localization accuracy by 30%, and fine-tuned a YOLOv11 model that reached 95% accuracy for competition objects.

Part-Time Full-Stack Developer (AI Specialist)

NeedList.org | Mar 2026 - Present

Shipping end-to-end product features for a tech charity startup using TypeScript, NestJS, React, TanStack Query and Router, plus Firebase across auth, data, storage, and cloud functions.

95%

YOLOv11 competition object accuracy in the WATonomous pipeline.

30%

Localization accuracy improvement from refined global mapping work.

60%

Manual escalation time reduced through file monitor automation at BMO.

Open to opportunities and collaborations

Let's Make Something

Contact Information

University Email

rpannu@uwaterloo.ca

Phone

437-388-6319

Base

Toronto and Waterloo, Ontario

linkedin.com/in/rababb-pannu

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If you want to chat about internships, projects, hackathons, or building something fun, I'm happy to hear from you.