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Astro Cactus

Projects & Achievements

Firebird Research (Co-Founder)

firebirdresearch.ca

Building a startup-based Canadian Wildfire Prediction Model

Waterloo, ON

January 2024 - Present

  • Currently building a startup-based Canadian Wildfire Prediction Model within Velocity Incubator using ML, satellite, and government data (over eight million (8M) data points, 25 parameters recorded, 85 percent industry-grade accuracy).
  • Researching technical implementation to address wildfire prediction challenges across Canada, with individual focus on front-end, business strategy, customer validation, financing. Working with industry experts incl. NRCAN, Government of Alberta, etc.

Innosolve (Project Lead, Founder)

innosolve.ca

Solutions group within UWaterloo's Science Faculty

Waterloo, ON

January 2024 - Present

  • Solutions group (15 members) within the Science Faculty at UWaterloo, designed to give students opportunities to learn technical skills, participate in case competitions, and pursue passion projects.
  • Organizing events and workshops to foster innovation and interdisciplinary teamwork within the student community.

Socratica (Member)

socratica.info

UWaterloo's largest tech community

Waterloo, ON

January 2024 - Present

  • Helped host Vercel and Y Combinator workshops for over 250 people, and helped organize Socratica Symposium—the largest Waterloo demo day attended by over 2,500 participants, where we also demoed our wildfire ignition model.

Awards & Recognition

  • Second Place Finalist – Fusion Case Competition
  • Provincial Competitor – DECA
  • Program Graduate – Founder's Circle
  • President's Club Award – UWaterloo