CV

Hassan Chowdhry

hassan.chowdhry@dal.ca
(902) 448-7101
Vancouver, NS / BC, CA

Summary

4th-year CS student, Head TA & Researcher at Dalhousie University. Currently interning at Activision in Vancouver.

Education

  • Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS)
    2027-05
    Dalhousie University
    GPA: 4.24/4.3
    Courses: Machine Learning, Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Data Structures & Algorithms, Cybersecurity, Advanced Networks, Databases

Work Experience

  • Software Engineer Intern
    2026-01 -
    Activision
    Backend microservices in Golang/Python for Call of Duty infrastructure supporting 100M+ MAPs.
  • AI Researcher
    2026-01 -
    HyperMatrix Lab
    Generative AI safety research; Multi-Agent RAG Systems; LLM fine-tuning and alignment.
  • Instructor
    2025-10 - 2025-12
    Shiftkey Labs
    Taught Full Stack Development workshops.
  • Undergraduate Researcher
    2025-05 - 2025-12
    Dalhousie University
    Agentic AI for Autonomous Cyber Defence using DRL and LLMs.
  • Software Engineer Intern
    2025-01 - 2025-05
    Synopsys
    Cypress E2E testing for Ansys Fluids; React/FastAPI enterprise simulation workflows.
  • Software Engineer Intern
    2024-05 - 2024-08
    BOTR Solutions
    CI/CD automation with AWS; Python ETL pipeline for patient-data migration.
  • Head Teaching Assistant
    2025-01 - 2025-12
    Dalhousie University
    Server-Side Scripting (CSCI 2170). Led 10 TAs, delivered labs for 150+ students.
  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
    2023-09 - 2025-12
    Dalhousie University
    Data Structures & Algorithms, Server-Side Scripting, Web Development, Experimental Robotics.

Publications

  • Evaluating AI Agents for Cyber Defense: A Comparison of Deep Reinforcement Learning and LLM Approaches
    2025
    IDEAL 2025 — International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning
    H. Chowdhry, J. Manero, and S. Sampalli

Teaching

  • Server-Side Scripting (CSCI 2170)
    2025
    Dalhousie University
    Role: Head Teaching Assistant
    Led 10 TAs, delivered lab sessions for 150+ students.
  • Data Structures & Algorithms (CSCI 2110)
    2024
    Dalhousie University
    Role: Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
    Labs for 150+ students covering DS&A with Java.
  • Experimental Robotics (CSCI 1108)
    2024
    Dalhousie University
    Role: Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
  • Web Development (CSCI 1170)
    2023
    Dalhousie University
    Role: Undergraduate Teaching Assistant