Hello World! Welcome to the Data Frontier: Join Me On My Data-Driven, Story-Telling Adventure

About Me

👋 Hello, Yolanda speaking!

📓 I am a 2nd-year student @University of Toronto, pursuing a Specialist in Computer Science & Major in Statistics.

👩🏻‍💻 I am passionate about combining my Focus in AI & Computer Vision with data to fuel my journey in data-driven storytelling—particularly in healthcare analytics & financial services operations.

🪻I am a regular at the gym & run ≈100km every month. I practice Archery too. 🏹

💜 I also like to capture pictures that beautifully reflect moments shared with my loved ones.

Hover & click me for a glimpse of what makes me, me!

Ongoing journey. I am a tad bit shy at the moment, but I will be back when I am ready to share more.

I promise...

Skills

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Python

Java

Jupyter

Overleaf

Flask

MIPS Assembly

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Python

Java

Jupyter

Overleaf

Flask

MIPS Assembly

Experience

Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy - University of Toronto

Research Trainee | Nov 2024 - Present

Research Trainee under Dr. Matthew Walton, an Assistant Professor in Comparative Political Theory at the Department of Political Science, Asian Institute - Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.

Conducting policy research, performing data analysis, and communicating policy prescriptions to the public.
Science Unilimited Summer Camp - Department of Physics

Arduino Assistant Program Leader | July 2024 - Sept 2024

Mentor 50 high school students in grades 10 and 11, guiding them through Python programming and training them in Arduino project development under the supervision of the program leader.

Prepare students for project presentations on the final day of camp, emphasizing technical proficiency and presentation skills.
UofT AI

Education Associate | June 2024 - Present

Create and improve content for the LearnAI introductory AI course curriculum for undergraduate students and mentor small groups in completing their machine learning projects.
Firsternship

Web Developer | May 2024 - Aug 2024

Developed a career coaching website to support high school and international students in improving their resumes for internships and job searches.

Analyzed student datasets to assess relationships and patterns using Python libraries (Pandas, Seaborn, Matplotlib, SciPy, and NumPy).
Myanmar Culture Club

Communications Director | Sept 2023 - Present

Maintain the club website and designed graphics and media for club events.

Organized 5 Multicultural Munch events to share Burmese desserts and advocate for Burmese culture, heritage, and mindfulness through guided meditations.
Baller Dreams

Web Developer | June 2022 - May 2023

Launched a full-stack website tailored for athlete team registrations using HTML, CSS, JavaScript.

Raised $3,000 through sports events to build a well and water tank for an underserved community of Pohkanee village.
Seinn Yaung So Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.

Technical Coach | June 2022 - Aug 2022

Developed a curriculum to enhance digital proficiency among 44 vetted employees, focusing on essential productivity tools within Google Workspace Software and Microsoft Office Suite.

Conducted 2 weekly training sessions to create and collaborate on presentations (Google Slides, PowerPoint), documents (Google Docs, Word), and spreadsheets (Google Sheets, Excel).

Projects

SoulSync

Java, MongoDB, Cloudinary, SendBird, SpringBoot

A dating app developed in Java as the final project for CSC207: Software Design. The app allows users to create profiles, discover matches, & connect with like-minded individuals—perfect for nagivating the challenges of meeting people in a bustling city like Toronto!

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Dr. Mario

MIPS Assembly

A replica of the classic Dr. Mario game using Assembly language, focusing on optimized memory usage and real-time graphics rendering.

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Public Health Progress Towards SDG Goal 3

R, RStudio

A lot of Southern Asian countries are facing serious public health issues. By comparing the progress of South Asian countries towards SDG Goal 3 with the rest of the world, we drew conclusions about how UNICEF could accelerate their progress. We compared three aspects: the under-five child mortality rate, the association between available family planning resources and maternal mortality, & the clusters of countries with similar progress.

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Spotify Playlist Generator

Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Spotify API, Spotipy, Kaggle, Flask

This program is desgined to create a personalized music recommendation system that enhances the listening experience by tailoring it to user preferences. Unlike traditional genre-based methods, this system analyzes specific song attributes such as danceability, speechiness, and tempo to deliver more precise recommendations. This program then provides a customizable and user-friendly interface for seamless playlist creation on Spotify.

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Text-Adventure Game

Python

This project involves developing a text-adventure game in Python, set on the University of Toronto campus. The player has an important exam in the evening and has lost three crucial items after a late-night study session: T-card, lucky exam pen, and handwritten cheat sheet. The player's goal is to explore various campus locations to find them before the exam starts. To win & successfully retrieve all items and reach the exam room on time, they must complete three of our enhancement games: RiddeGame, MonsterGame, and BahenLantern.

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BallerDream Team Registration Website

HTML, CSS, JavaScript

I created a user-friendly team registration website for BallerDreams Community Service, a non-profit organization at my high school. BallerDreams aims to provide opportunities for the underprivileged in Myanmar through sports events. This website streamlines the registration process, making it more convenient for teams to participate in these impactful community service initiatives.

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Get In Touch With Me

🚀 Let's connect and explore the endless possibilities together!

About Me

Skills

Experience

Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy - University of Toronto

Research Trainee | Nov 2024 - Present

Science Unilimited Summer Camp - Department of Physics

Arduino Assistant Program Leader | July 2024 - Sept 2024

UofT AI

Education Associate | June 2024 - Present

Firsternship

Web Developer | May 2024 - Aug 2024

Myanmar Culture Club

Communications Director | Sept 2023 - Present

Baller Dreams

Web Developer | June 2022 - May 2023

Seinn Yaung So Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.

Technical Coach | June 2022 - Aug 2022

Projects

SoulSync

Java, MongoDB, Cloudinary, SendBird, SpringBoot

Dr. Mario

MIPS Assembly

Public Health Progress Towards SDG Goal 3

R, RStudio

Spotify Playlist Generator

Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Spotify API, Spotipy, Kaggle, Flask

Text-Adventure Game

Python

BallerDream Team Registration Website

HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Get In Touch With Me