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About Me

Hi, I’m Liam Degand, a fourth-year Computer Science student at the University of Victoria specializing in networks and communication. I’m passionate about learning new technologies and building impactful projects. Currently diving deeper into front end development, NLP's and API's as part of my co-op with the National Research Canada (NRC).

Based in Victoria, BC, Canada
Mainly work with Python, C, Java, HTML/CSS/JS, and have experience with tools like Apache Airflow, MongoDB, AWS, and GNU Radio.
Fluent in English and French.
In my spare time, you’ll find me cooking, hiking, surfing, or enjoying other outdoor activities.

Experience Highlights

  • Full Stack Developer Co-op @ National Research Council (May 2025 – Present)

    • Built features, debugged, and triaged a staff portal using MUI, React, Node.js, and C# for middleware connected to SQL databases.
    • Enhanced an NLP model with a multi-task approach using PyTorch and Pandas.

  • Support Engineer Intern @ Advanced Symbolics (May – Aug 2023)

    • Triaged code failures, explored root causes, and worked closely in an agile team.
    • Learned and applied Apache Airflow, AWS, MongoDB, and created Python scripts to streamline bug fixing.

  • Communications Lead @ UVic Satellite Club (Jan 2025 – Present)

    • Leading a team to design and implement a satellite communication protocol based on UDP.

  • Hackathon Participant @ AWS DeepRacer (Nov 2024)

    • Collaborated on optimizing reward functions for AI racing, managing the repo workflow, and implementing features.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
University of Victoria, BC (Sep 2022 – Present)
Relevant Courses: Operating Systems, Digital Logic, Computer Theory, Computer Architecture, Technical Writing, and many more.

Volunteering

  • Let’s Talk Science (Feb – Apr 2025): Presented STEM programs to high school students, including quantum computing topics.
  • Engineering and Computer Science Student Society, UVic (Sep 2024 – Present): Helped foster a supportive space for fellow students.

Tech Stack

  • Languages: Python, C, Java, Assembly, Bash, SQL, R
  • Web: HTML, CSS, Node.js, React, MUI
  • Tools & Platforms: Git, AWS, Azure, MongoDB, Apache Airflow, GNU Radio
  • OS: Linux, Windows

Thanks for visiting my profile! Feel free to reach out or connect!

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  1. DEEP_RACER_HACKATHON DEEP_RACER_HACKATHON Public

    With AWS DeepRacer, we can train models in the cloud using Amazon DeepRacer and test them on a physical track. This hackathon will challenge us to train, optimize, and compete with our very own Dee…

    Python

  2. UVicSatelliteDesign/COMP_SLIP_SDR UVicSatelliteDesign/COMP_SLIP_SDR Public

    code for sdr

    Python 2

  3. Cursor-Hackathon Cursor-Hackathon Public

    Victoria's first Cursor event hosted by Tenfold Victoria at VIATEC! Open to anyone who wants to explore using Cursor in a 3-hour sprint of vibe coding any idea you have.

    JavaScript