CV
Hassan Chowdhry
Summary
4th-year CS student, Head TA & Researcher at Dalhousie University. Currently interning at Activision in Vancouver.
Education
- Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS)2027-05Dalhousie UniversityGPA: 4.24/4.3Courses: Machine Learning, Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Data Structures & Algorithms, Cybersecurity, Advanced Networks, Databases
Work Experience
- Software Engineer Intern2026-01 -ActivisionBackend microservices in Golang/Python for Call of Duty infrastructure supporting 100M+ MAPs.
- AI Researcher2026-01 -HyperMatrix LabGenerative AI safety research; Multi-Agent RAG Systems; LLM fine-tuning and alignment.
- Instructor2025-10 - 2025-12Shiftkey LabsTaught Full Stack Development workshops.
- Undergraduate Researcher2025-05 - 2025-12Dalhousie UniversityAgentic AI for Autonomous Cyber Defence using DRL and LLMs.
- Software Engineer Intern2025-01 - 2025-05SynopsysCypress E2E testing for Ansys Fluids; React/FastAPI enterprise simulation workflows.
- Software Engineer Intern2024-05 - 2024-08BOTR SolutionsCI/CD automation with AWS; Python ETL pipeline for patient-data migration.
- Head Teaching Assistant2025-01 - 2025-12Dalhousie UniversityServer-Side Scripting (CSCI 2170). Led 10 TAs, delivered labs for 150+ students.
- Undergraduate Teaching Assistant2023-09 - 2025-12Dalhousie UniversityData Structures & Algorithms, Server-Side Scripting, Web Development, Experimental Robotics.
Publications
- Evaluating AI Agents for Cyber Defense: A Comparison of Deep Reinforcement Learning and LLM Approaches2025IDEAL 2025 — International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated LearningH. Chowdhry, J. Manero, and S. Sampalli
Teaching
- Server-Side Scripting (CSCI 2170)2025Dalhousie UniversityRole: Head Teaching AssistantLed 10 TAs, delivered lab sessions for 150+ students.
- Data Structures & Algorithms (CSCI 2110)2024Dalhousie UniversityRole: Undergraduate Teaching AssistantLabs for 150+ students covering DS&A with Java.
- Experimental Robotics (CSCI 1108)2024Dalhousie UniversityRole: Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
- Web Development (CSCI 1170)2023Dalhousie UniversityRole: Undergraduate Teaching Assistant