Portfolio
Joshua ChouI am a computer science and statistics major at the University of Toronto and a
software developer
“i closed my eyes
to look inward
and found a universe
waiting to be explored”

About
Software Engineer at the University of Toronto with interests in meditation, teaching and music
Currently I'm...
- Vice President of TDH
- Peer Coach at the International Education Centre UTM
- Recommended Tutor at Superprof for over 5 years with 30 students
I've built...
- Developed the official FraserHacks website
- Awarded Volunteer of the Year at Brookedge Academy for developing ChemQuest
- 4th place winner at the Mississauga Open Data Hackathon
Projects
Projects

Solar Index Map: Mississauga Open Data Hackathon 4th place overall
A website with an interactive heatmap using open data to design a solar index map for evaluating solar energy potential. This project was created in the Mississauga Open Data Hackathon and won 4th place overall. I worked on the frontend using leaflet.js and heatmap.js

Fraser Hacks
John Fraser Secondary School's official hackathon website. I was responsible for developing the animations and hackathon description section.

FridgeFlow
FridgeFlow is a project built for the IBMZ X UNSA hackathon. It utilizes IBM watsonx.ai and allows users to upload a fridge photo or enter ingredients, then get meal recommendations based on available food, expiry date, and health goals. It also provides recipes, nutrition tracking, grocery suggestions, and fridge storage management.

Discover UofT: DeerHacks
A website designed for clubs at the University of Toronto to post upcoming events and notify users. I worked on the frontend and integrated a machine learning model to personalize event recommendations for users.

Scholar
A streamlined school and course manager that allows students to take notes, set reminders, save important links, keep track of their schedule, the weather and any upcoming assessments

Grade Genius
A comprehensive course manager app utilizing Flask, SQL and JavaScript. This application allows students to track course assessments, grades, goals, study times and notes.

Relief Exchange
Designed to alleviate poverty, this platform provides a connection for donors and those in need. It facilitates an impactful exchange of resources, easily reaching the underprivileged and those willing to help. I worked on both the backend and frontend, utilizing Golang, Next.js and Firebase.

Mindfulness and Meditation
An application for anyone interested in starting meditation practice. Includes a mindfulness course, meditation timer and calendar.

ChemQuest-Brookedge Academy
An interactive app developed for Brookedge Academy. I received the Volunteer of the Year award for the development of this app. It was posted on Brookedge Academy's main website. The interactive quizzes and features were used in the Young Chemists Workshop I led.

Canadian High Schools
Led the development of a wiki platform where high school students can share tools and information while earning volunteer hours. My role focused on using Django to build a user-friendly interface.
Tracker
It has been proven that it is easier to build habits than to break them. This application acts as a progress tracker for anyone looking to set goals and improve their daily lives.