Computer Science student at the University of Calgary · Technical Lead at HVAC Express · Software Team Member at WayBionic Robotics · Junior Executive at The Cybersecurity Club at UCalgary
- 🎓 Computer Science student at the University of Calgary, building toward a career in robotics, software, and intelligent hardware
- 🏢 Technical Lead at HVAC Express, supporting operations while building and maintaining the company’s web and technical infrastructure
- 🤖 Software Team Member at WayBionic Robotics, helping build a ROS2 ground station for remote operation of a surgical robotic arm
- 🛠️ Engineer Intern at SYNK, contributing to brand and technical initiatives for AI-focused products
- 🔐 Junior Executive at The Cybersecurity Club at UCalgary, supporting educational programming and hands-on learning opportunities
- 🚿 Built Chinook Clean from the ground up, combining business operations with technical execution
- 🧠 Interested in robotics software, embedded systems, simulation, AI agents, and full-stack product development
- 🚀 I like owning projects end-to-end: architecture, implementation, deployment, documentation, and the user experience
- 🌱 Always shipping something — a client site, a portfolio, a hackathon prototype, coursework, or a robotics side project
| Project | What it is | Built with |
|---|---|---|
| 🛰️ Inside the Game | Azure-ready football intelligence workspace for turning synthetic match events into grounded insights, analytics, explainable narratives, and personalized fan experiences | Next.js React TypeScript Tailwind CSS Azure architecture |
| 🖥️ Personal Portfolio | A retro desktop-inspired portfolio and build log at ajmalkhidri.com featuring project writeups, resume downloads, WayBionic diagrams, and an in-app browser experience | Astro TypeScript HTML/CSS PHP |
| 🤖 WayBionic ROS2 Ground Station | Ground station for remote visibility and control of a surgical robotic arm, including telemetry, camera feeds, safety monitoring, operator controls, and RViz-based engineering diagnostics | ROS2 C++ Python RViz URDF Simulation |
| 🛰️ Autonomous Obstacle-Avoiding Rover | Wireless rover with independent motor control, sonar distance sensing, configurable acceleration, and closed-loop obstacle response | Java Phidgets SDK TCP/IP |
| 🌡️ HVAC Express | Built and maintain the live website and technical infrastructure for a Calgary heating and cooling company, including SEO, security remediation, hosting, and a token-based design system | WordPress CSS SEO Hostinger |
| 🧼 Chinook Clean | Power washing business built from the ground up with a website, brand kit, marketing materials, and business plan | HTML/CSS Branding Business Development |
| 🤖 Local AI Coding Agent | Autonomous coding workflow in n8n with routing, planning, human approval, implementation, testing, and review using local Ollama models | n8n Ollama LLMs Automation |
Working toward a career in robotics, one project at a time:
- 96 Java programs across CS20/CS30 — data structures from scratch, an OOP banking system, and Swing GUIs
- Autonomous rover control project — Phidgets SDK, sonar sensing, motor control, and TCP/IP
- WayBionic ROS2 ground-station work — movement-test panels, diagnostics, simulated joint-state publishing, and RViz monitoring
- Hugging Face LeRobot SO-101 arm — imitation learning
- NVIDIA Isaac Lab — reinforcement-learning locomotion
- ROS2 Nav2 / SLAM
- SmolVLA fine-tuning — stretch goal
- Full-stack development with Astro, Next.js, React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS
- ROS2, RViz, robot simulation, telemetry, and safety-oriented operator interfaces
- Provider-neutral event pipelines and explainable analytics for AI-powered applications
- Python programming and software engineering fundamentals through CPSC coursework
- Local LLM workflows and multi-stage AI coding agents
- Preparing for co-op and internship opportunities in software development, robotics, and embedded systems
- 📘 Introduction to Cybersecurity — Cisco, July 2026
- 🤖 Introduction to Generative AI — Google, July 2026
- 🧠 Introduction to Large Language Models — Google, July 2026
- 🛡️ ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Associate™ — SkillFront
- 🗺️ Get started with Google Maps Platform (Web) — Google for Developers
- 👥 Learning Peer at Mount Royal University — supported students studying Math 30-1/31
- ⚙️ Operations Manager for a TED-Ed club — managed the club website and technical responsibilities while helping plan the in-person event
- 🤝 Active volunteer with Ismaili Volunteers
⚡ Fun fact: when I'm not writing code, I'm probably hiking a trail in the Canadian Rockies.