HEY, I'M PIOTR WIATR
I'm a third-year Computer Science student at McMaster University
with a passion for software, web technologies, and quantum computing!
ABOUT ME
Get to know a little bit more about me and the skills that I have to offer
Get to know me!
From my first introduction to programming in my seventh grade coding club, I’ve been loving “looking under the hood” of technology, whether it be through web development, scripting, computer science, game exploitation, or pen testing.
Currently, I’m a third-year computer science student at McMaster University. While not deep into my studies, I enjoy learning about quantum computing, web development, philosophy, and reading. I love the philosophy of logic, epistemology, and the limits of human language. Perhaps my favorite novel is 1984 by George Orwell.
As part of my professional experience, I’ve had the opportunity to work on several webapps that have been deployed to aid coding education with young learners. The ability to create something that will legitimately improve the lives of others is what gives meaning to my life and motivates me to learn as much as possible so that I can give back to the world.
Skills
EXPERIENCE
Here I outline my professional experience in my previous roles relating to technology
Full Stack Web Developer
May 2023 - Aug 2023
- Supervised under Dr. Christopher Anand and closely collaborated with several teams of 3-5 people on a dynamic booking system and extended the functionality of the online ELM IDE STaBL.Rocks that is used by 15,000+ students with over 1 million compiles
- Developed each full-stack web application using Integrated Haskell Platform (IHP) for the back-end and HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for the front-end
- Continuously integrated changes into each application through Git to ensure smooth collaboration
Backend Developer
Jan 2024 - April 2024
- Continued part-time work with Dr. Anand to further extend the functionality of STaBL.Rocks using IHP
- Integrated a State Diagram tool from a legacy project to the new website along with the ability to concurrently edit diagrams as a team
- Formulated and implemented a PostgreSQL schema for the new State Diagram tool to store diagrams on the server as well as user permissions
Teaching Assistant
Sept 2023 - Dec 2023
- Helping to introduce over 200 students to computational thinking in COMPSCI 1JC3
- Teaching and aiding students understand the basics of functional programming in ELM
- Marking and grading student assignments for correctness and code readability
Research Assistant
May 2024 - Aug 2024
- Collaborated on the development of a Haskell-based DSL (Coconut) with Dr. Christopher Anand by converting the RISC-V architecture into the DSL and rigorously testing instruction accuracy for assembly-level operations
- Worked in a multidisciplinary team with weekly meetings, collaborating closely with two other research assistants to meet project milestones and troubleshoot technical challenges
- Engaged in quantum computing research in collaboration with IBM, focusing on learning quantum computation principles through educational content and research papers
- Analyzed and implemented promising quantum algorithms such as variational quantum algorithms (VQAs) using IBM’s python library Qiskit for execution on contemporary quantum hardware
PROJECTS
Here are some personal projects that I've created either as learning tools, personal projects, or for hackathons
AutoArchive
AutoArchive automatically renames and relocates files based on their content and suggestions made by OpenAI's ChatGPT. The goal of the project is to demonstrate how tasks that are easily expressed in human languages can be translated to complicated rigorously defined machine instructions through a natural language processor. Made for DeltaHacks IX using Python.
OpenAI Discord Bot
A simple discord bot made in Python that allows for text and image generation using ChatGPT within discord servers. Involves parsing user input, sending API requests, and asynchronous programming.
QuantumRNG
A React/Flask app that I made to learn more about front-end frameworks and the REST api. The backend uses Qiskit to either simulate a quantum computer classically or, if an api key is given, sends a request to one of IBM's quantum device for execution on actual quantum hardware.
Reaction Time Pi
A simple hardware project that I made in high school that utilizes a Raspberry Pi 3, a breadboard, a button, and some LEDs. I learned quite a bit about electronics through this project despite its relative simplicity
CONTACT ME
Feel free to contact me by either submitting the form below, or message me on LinkedIn or my email and I will get back to you as soon as possible