CS @ Waterloo  ·  Co-founder & CTO @ LibeCode

Writes control loops for 115‑lb robots, was offered $300K+ in STEM scholarships, and is now building a company.

First-year Computer Science student at the University of Waterloo. Four years as an FRC lead programmer, a summer at a YC startup, and since July 2026, co-founder & CTO at LibeCode.

  • $300K+ in STEM scholarship offers
  • 4× hackathon winner
  • 2× AWS certified
Irvin Sivya on the microphone at an FRC event with Team 1241
On the mic at an FRC event · Team 1241
  • 0+hours as an FRC lead programmer
  • 0×hackathon winner
  • 0%highest graduating average in a class of ~460
  • 0+team awards contributed to across four FRC seasons
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A bit more

Curious by default, competitive by habit.

I’m from Mississauga and just started Computer Science (co-op) at Waterloo, class of 2031. I graduated from Rick Hansen Secondary with the highest average in my class, a Schulich Leader nomination, and 5s on three AP exams.

I spent four years as lead programmer on FRC Teams 1285 and 1241 (2,000+ hours of PID loops, odometry, vision, and path following), interned at SalesPatriot (YC W25) through Harvard’s HUVTSP, and in July 2026 co-founded LibeCode, where I lead engineering.

  • NowBuilding LibeCode’s MVP end to end
  • ReadingHands-On Machine Learning (Géron), on a UofT professor’s advice
  • MentoringTeam 1241’s programming subteam
  • TeachingMath & STEM with the City of Brampton
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Projects

From a 115‑lb competition robot to a crime‑risk model trained on 474K records.

More builds

Chrome extension · OpenAI API

IntelliSage

Have you ever been reading and come across unfamiliar concepts? I have, and constantly switching between tabs to learn a topic kills my “flow state”. This is where Intellisage comes in. A google extension powered by an OpenAI API, Intellisage summarizes and provides definitions for highlighted text, allowing users to keep their search to one tab.

Python · Flask · MongoDB · HTML · JavaScript · OpenAI API · Chrome Extensions API

1st place · WolfHacks 2025

Project R.O.S.E.

Project R.O.S.E. came to life at PDSB's largest hackathon: Wolfhacks 2025. Over the course of 10 hours, my team and I tackled the problem of waste management in a futuristic city. The first part of the solution was a Java-programmed app made using Android Studio to raise awareness about the dangers of poor waste management. Next, we created a python-coded AI using Gradio and Transformers to distinguish between different waste materials. Lastly, we built a MicroBit prototype of a machine which would break down plastic using bacteria. Thanks to our time management, collaboration, and technical skills, my team and I won the hackathon while creating a project to help the community.

Python · Java · Gradio · Transformers · MicroBit

Hackathon · Innovative Hacks 2.0

Student Skill Swap

Inspired by the unique skills we accumulated from our friends and community, Nikolay and I created Student Skill Swap: a platform where students can teach or learn skills from one another. By providing an email, school board, name, and password, students can get straight into networking and learning. All it takes is a simple search, and relevant user profiles of students in the same school board as them will pop up!

Python · Flask · HTML · CSS · Javascript

Internship · SalesPatriot (YC W25)

SalesPatriot Logging Dashboard

Built during a six-week internship at SalesPatriot (YC W25), placed through Harvard's Undergraduate Ventures-TECH Summer Program. The dashboard tracks where the company's AI gets things wrong: it flags hallucinations in model output, sorts them by failure type, and charts the rates over time so the team can see reliability move instead of guessing at it. A partner and I defined what counted as a failure and the schema that stored it, which turned out to be most of the work, since scattered model output isn't much use until it's records you can count. Python and Flask on the backend, MongoDB for storage, Chart.js for the visuals.

Python · Flask · MongoDB · HTML · CSS

LaunchScore

2nd place · Daybot hackathon

LaunchScore

LaunchScore is a launch-readiness auditor for AI-generated storefronts. You paste in a store URL and get back an overall score, category scores, and a per-product breakdown of what's working and what isn't. It doesn't touch the store, it just tells the merchant what's costing them sales and what to fix first. Every finding is backed by evidence, either a check run in code or a comparison against real listings that sell well, so nothing in the report is guesswork. Findings are also tagged by type, which means results roll up across every store audited and Daybot can see which mistakes keep repeating. Built with a partner on Next.js and Supabase in about six hours, second place.

2nd place · IBM Bobathon

ExpenseCity

ExpenseCity is an expense tracker that renders your spending as a 3D city, where each building's height is the size of an expense. I built it at IBM's Bobathon, where it placed 2nd.

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Experience

Where I’ve built, shipped, and taught.

  1. July 2026 – PresentNow

    Co-Founder & CTO

    LibeCode · Remote

    Leading engineering on an unreleased B2B product, advised by professors at the University of Toronto and McMaster. Building the MVP end to end: a Next.js frontend, Node.js/TypeScript services, an in‑house LLM gateway, and network‑isolated E2B sandboxes for running untrusted code.

  2. August 2025 - December 2025

    Team 1241's GiSO

    Being an avid member of FRC Team 1241, I volunteered for an event they host every year: Girls+ in STEM Olympics (GiSO). As the workshops and games lead, I organized a subteam to create 7 interactive STEM-based mini games.

  3. July 2025 - August 2025

    SalesPatriot Internship

    Interned at SalesPatriot (YC W25) through HUVTSP 2025, drawn in by machine learning and AI agents. I built a logging and reliability dashboard that flags hallucinations in AI responses, sorts them by failure type, and tracks rates over time, then pitched it to the founder.

  4. July 2025 - December 2025

    Code Ninjas

    I worked a part-time job at Code Ninjas as a robotics instructor. I mentored 4 FLL teams in the 2025-2026 season, two of which won regional awards. Through this job, I was able to foster problem-solving, critical thinking, and teamwork in students aged 5-14 with the help of Spike Essentials and Spike Prime robots.

  5. 2025 - Present

    City of Brampton

    I started with the City of Brampton as a volunteer instructor in robotics, app development, and coding. That turned into a part-time role in January 2026, and I now teach math, photography, and STEM through the city's recreation programs, filling in across the STEM catalogue on short notice.

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Awards

Recognition from the field, the classroom, and the gym.

FRC Dean's List Winner at Districts

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FRC Dean's List Winner at Districts

Competing with 1285, The Biggest Birds, I won FRC’s Dean’s List Award at the 2024 Durham College District Event. Prior to the competition, as the lead programmer, I spent multiple 12-hour days during March break tuning the robot’s odometry (positional-tracking), optimizing its path following, and creating routines for subsystem interactions. As a member of the drive team too, I got to experience the absolute thrill of making in-game decisions and watching the robot be brought to life. Thanks to the team’s combined efforts, we went undefeated on day two and won the event with FRC team 1241 (the first time in school history both teams won together).

WolfHacks 2025 - 1st Place

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WolfHacks 2025 - 1st Place

Won 1st place out of 76 teams at WolfHacks 2025, Peel Region's largest hackathon. Our project tackled waste management in a three-part solution: a waste-classifying AI programmed using Python, Gradio, and Transformers; a Java-coded awareness app; and a Micro:bit prototype of a plastic-breaking bacteria machine.

Schulich Leader Nominee

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Schulich Leader Nominee

Nominated for the Schulich Leader Scholarship from Rick Hansen Secondary School. The nomination recognized my work across STEM leadership, entrepreneurship, and academics, spanning FRC programming and outreach, winning WolfHacks 2025, scoring 5s in three AP exams, and maintaining a 99% overall average in Grade 12.

4x Hackathon Winner

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4x Hackathon Winner

I placed at four hackathons: 1st at WolfHacks with Project R.O.S.E., 1st at GDG Code the Cup with OJuggle, 2nd at the Daybot hackathon with LaunchScore, and 2nd at the IBM Bobathon with ExpenseCity.

See the projects

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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and AI Practitioner

I earned the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and AWS Certified AI Practitioner certifications in July 2026.

AFC Southampton Soccer Captain

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AFC Southampton Soccer Captain

Growing up, my favourite sport was Soccer. Whether I was in my backyard, at the park, or with family friends at a picnic, a soccer ball would always be by my side. This love for the sport led me to the rep team AFC Southampton, where I became captain for 6 years and led the team to multiple podium finishes in the Southwest Soccer League. My favourite memory of playing Soccer was when I scored a last minute volley off a corner kick to beat our rival team.

Powerlifting Champ

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Powerlifting Champ

During Grade 9, I joined LA Fitness with my dad — a decision I’ll forever be grateful for. During my three years at the gym, I spent quality time with my dad while learning the importance of commitment and dedication. Motivated to grow stronger, I joined my school’s powerlifting team and began competing. As a 4x medalist, I now hold my school’s all time bench press and deadlift records for the 66kg weight class.

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The University of Waterloo's CSMC School Champion

Growing up, math played a significant role in my life. Wanting to write the 2025 CSMC Contest, I created a petition for interested students. After it had been confirmed that the contest would be ordered, I co-founded my school's CSMC Math Contest Prep Club to help ~15 students solve complex past problems. Through my efforts at preparing for the 2025 contest, I earned the School Champion Award and a certificate of Distinction.

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AP Scholar

Eager to challenge myself, I took multiple AP exams during high school. I independently studied for and scored 5 in AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, and AP Computer Science A. As a fun fact, I met one of my close friends from middle school at the Calculus AB exam after not seeing him for 4 years!

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FRC Rookie All-Star Award 2023

Won the Rookie All-Star Award in my first FRC season with Team 1285. As a first-year member, I picked up command-based programming quickly, contributed to the autonomous routine, and competed as a member of the drive team. I helped wherever I could to make the season a success.

FRC Innovation Award 2024

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FRC Innovation Award 2024

Won the Innovation Award with FRC Team 1285 during the 2024 season. As lead programmer, this was the year I first dove into path following algorithms and PID controllers. I also competed as a member of the drive team that season. Our team won the Durham College District Event, where I also earned the FRC Dean's List Award.

FRC Technical Leadership Award 2025

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FRC Technical Leadership Award 2025

Earned the Technical Leadership Award with FRC Team 1241 during the 2025 season. As lead programmer, I explored vision processing, object tracking, and motion profiling while hosting workshops on PID controllers and command-based programming and mentoring the programming subteam throughout the season.

Excellence in Leadership 2026

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Excellence in Leadership 2026

Received the Excellence in Leadership award at the 2026 RHSS robotics banquet, recognizing four years of contributions to the team. As lead programmer on Team 1285 and Team 1241, I developed skills in path following, PID control, vision processing, object tracking, and motion profiling, while hosting workshops on command-based programming for the subteam. On the outreach side, I organized robot demos for 100+ middle schoolers, led the Girls+ in STEM Olympics as workshops and games lead, and contributed to the New to Country Program. Individual awards over the four years include the Rookie All-Star, Innovation Award, Dean's List, and Technical Leadership Award, with the team earning the Judges Award at the 2025 World Championship.

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Skills

The stack I reach for.

Languages

Python
Java
JavaScript
HTML
CSS
Scratch
TypeScript
Python
Java
JavaScript
HTML
CSS
Scratch
TypeScript

Frameworks, databases & tools

Flask
MongoDB
SQL
GitHub
Gemini API
OpenAI API
React
Next.js
Supabase
Vercel
Cloudflare
Upstash
Flask
MongoDB
SQL
GitHub
Gemini API
OpenAI API
React
Next.js
Supabase
Vercel
Cloudflare
Upstash

Also fluent in

  • Pandas
  • Scikit-learn
  • PostgreSQL
  • Node.js
  • Expo
  • Hugging Face
  • WPILib
  • AdvantageScope
  • Claude Code
  • E2B

How I work

  • Active Listening
  • Adaptability
  • Collaboration
  • Critical Thinking
  • Problem Solving
  • Leadership
  • Organization
  • Time Management
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Beyond code

Powerlifting records, pickup basketball, math contests, and a well‑worn ML textbook.

Hackathons

Hackathons

Hackathons are where I do some of my best work. I have won four of them, taking each project from an idea to a working demo under a tight deadline.

FRC Robotics

FRC Robotics

After FLL in middle school, I signed up for FRC in Grade 9. I started on Team 1285 as a drive team member and lead programmer, then joined Team 1241 as lead programmer. 4 years and 2,000+ hours later, I've learned PID control, OOP, motion profiling, odometry, vision tracking, and path following. Competed internationally 3x.

Basketball

Basketball

Outside of school, I often play Basketball with my friends. We meet at square one, proceed to watch a horror or comedy movie at cineplex, and then head to the YMCA to grind out 2 hours of Basketball. These meet ups have not only allowed me to create invaluable memories, but they also satisfy my love of playing sports.

Powerlifting

Powerlifting

My journey to this sport goes as follows: went to gym = wanted to get stronger = joined powerlifting. As a 4x medalist, I now hold my school's all time bench and deadlift records for the 66 kg weight class, and I also hold the title of not skipping leg day 💪.

CSMC Prep Club

CSMC Prep Club

Co-founded my school's Waterloo CSMC Prep Club during Grade 12. As co-president, I ran weekly study sessions and built custom slideshows to help classmates tackle the Senior Math Contest. The prep paid off. I won the School Champion Award at the 2025 CSMC and earned a Certificate of Distinction.

Data Science + ML

Data Science + ML

I got into data science and ML from hackathons. I'm currently working through a machine learning book recommended to me by Professor Periklis Andritsos at the University of Toronto, and building models on real datasets to get better at the fundamentals. Will continue pursuing these fields at Waterloo.

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Let’s build something real.

Co-op opportunities, research, hackathon teams, or a robot that won’t follow its path. My inbox is open.

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