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AMARTYA
KARMAKAR

Tech innovator & community leader building fullstack digital solutions. Passionate about AI safety, UX, and data science. Hackathon winner, Acadia CS grad, and Nova Scotia's Study & Stay Capstone alumnus.

🥉 3rd
Mila × Bell AI Safety Hackathon — 300+ participants across Canada
720+
LinkedIn followers & growing community
TypeScript React Node.js PostgreSQL Python C Linux Angular
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Who I am

I'm a Computer Science student at Acadia University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the final stretch of my degree. I build fullstack digital solutions with a strong interest in AI safety, UX design, and data science — and I love working on things that have a real-world impact.

Most recently, I placed 3rd out of 80+ teams at the Mila × Bell × Kids Help Phone AI Safety Hackathon — building a real-time safety classifier for youth mental health chatbots, achieving F1=0.905 at 25ms on CPU using a multilingual ensemble model. I've also built AI-powered apps for food redistribution and car dealerships, and a full campus safety platform for Acadia.

On the professional side, I've worked as a Junior Technical Engineer at SolutionInc, a Business Analyst at Lunenburg Country Lifestyle Center, and a Residential Specialist at Bell Aliant where I drove a 30% quarterly sales increase. I'm currently part of the Study & Stay Nova Scotia Capstone Program through EduNova.

Outside of code, I founded the Acadia Photography Club and have been active in community leadership through the Wong International Centre.

→ LinkedIn → GitHub

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Education
BSc Computer Science
Acadia University
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Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Open to remote & relocation
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Latest win
🥉 Mila × Bell Hackathon
AI Safety for Youth Mental Health
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Community
Founder, Photography Club
Acadia University
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Program
Study & Stay NS Capstone
EduNova Co-operative Ltd.

What I work with

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React / Angular
Frontend frameworks
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TypeScript
Type-safe JS
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Python
FastAPI, data analysis
⚙️
C / C++
Systems programming
🐘
PostgreSQL
Relational databases
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Node.js
Backend runtime
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Linux
System config & admin
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TCP/IP & Networking
Network design
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Cybersecurity
Fundamentals & practice
🐙
Git / GitHub
Version control

Built under pressure

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FINALIST
Cognizant BrAInstorm Challenge — FoodLoop
Built FoodLoop — a full AI-powered food redistribution platform connecting restaurants, grocers, and community fridges to fight food waste. Designed, coded, and demoed within a single hackathon weekend using React, Express, Drizzle ORM, and PostgreSQL.
ReactTypeScriptExpressPostgreSQLAI
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PARTICIPANT
Wolfville Microtransit Challenge — Acadia LaunchBox
Built a comprehensive transit platform for Wolfville's Microtransit Challenge with real-time tracking and a clean UI. A lesson in building for users, not features — the judges wanted solutions for getting seniors to appointments; we showed them cool tech.
ReactReal-timeTransit Tech

Things I've built

Featured
AI VOICE ASSISTANT
Node.js Express Twilio React Google Calendar
Car Dealership AI Assistant
AI voice assistant for after-hours dealership calls. Handles inventory questions, captures leads, detects caller mood and urgency, schedules test drives via Google Calendar, and dispatches morning staff digests via SMS. Built with Twilio Voice integration and a real-time ops dashboard.
View on GitHub
SOS CAMPUS SAFETY HUB
React Native React 19 FastAPI MongoDB Firebase Expo
Acadia Safe — Campus Safety Hub
Full-stack campus safety system for Acadia University. Students get one-tap SOS alerts with live GPS, safe-walk escort requests, and real-time emergency broadcasts. Security staff get a live React dashboard with incident management, escort coordination, and campus analytics.
View on GitHub
More projects
287 km/h LAP 3/5 LIVE TELEMETRY
TypeScript React Telemetry
Race Command Center
Live telemetry UI built for F1 in Schools. A real-time race data dashboard with lap timing, speed graphs, and team analytics — deployed via Lovable.
View on GitHub
🍽 RESTAURANT 🤝 COMMUNITY AI MATCH ZERO FOOD WASTE FOODLOOP AI
React TypeScript Node.js PostgreSQL
FoodLoop AI
AI-powered food recommendation platform built for the Cognizant Hackathon 2025. Combines a React/TypeScript frontend with a Node.js backend and PostgreSQL for personalized meal suggestions.
View on GitHub
👤 👤 ← PASS LIKE →
Swift iOS
HeartSync
A SwiftUI dating app for iOS with swipe-based matching, profile management, and a clean native interface.
View on GitHub
$2,840 MONTHLY Housing 43% Food 26% Transport 18% Other 13% ↑ SAVINGS TREND
SwiftUI iOS
Expense Tracker
A native iOS expense management app built in SwiftUI. Track, categorize, and visualize your spending with a clean, minimal interface.
View on GitHub
HEALTHCARE WAIT TIMES — CANADA BC AB SK ON QC NS 18.4 avg wait wks ↓12% YoY change SQL + BI
SQL SQLite Power BI HTML
BA Job Canada Tracker
A structured 7-day sprint project targeting Business Analyst roles in Canadian healthcare. Uses Statistics Canada datasets, SQL scripts for KPI analysis, and Power BI dashboards as portfolio proof-of-work.
View on GitHub
FOR $1,000,000: "Which language powers this app?" A: JavaScript B: Python C: Swift ✓ D: Ruby WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE
Swift iOS
Millionaire Quiz Game
A native iOS trivia game modeled after Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, built in Swift with progressive difficulty and lifeline mechanics.
View on GitHub

Where I've worked

Sep 2024 – Dec 2024
SolutionInc
Co-op · Full-time
Junior Technical Engineer
Provided technical consulting, system integration, and network design for global clients. Troubleshot network issues, customized SolutionIP™, configured Linux-based systems, and programmed in C, Perl/CGI, and SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL). Worked with TCP/IP communications and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless project delivery.
May 2024 – Aug 2024
Lunenburg Country Lifestyle Center
Contract
Application & Business Analyst
Ensured smooth operation of critical software applications. Collaborated with IT and operational teams to troubleshoot, upgrade, and implement new software. Developed user manuals, performed data analysis, and maintained dashboards tracking key performance metrics.
May 2022 – Present
Bell Aliant
Part-time · Ongoing
Bell Residential Specialist
Cultivated strong customer relationships and delivered exceptional service in residential telecom sales, covering home-phone, TV, and Internet products. Represented Bell Aliant at community events and mentored new hires with product knowledge and sales techniques.
↑ 30% quarterly sales increase
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Acadia Technology Services
Part-time
Student Service Desk Consultant
Delivered expert technical support to students and faculty — resolving hardware, software, and network issues. Collaborated with colleagues to implement infrastructure upgrades, improving the overall user experience across the institution.
May 2021 – Sep 2021
IBM
Internship · Contract
Technology Intern
Completed intensive coursework spanning AI & Development, Data Analysis with Python, Data Science, Database & SQL, and UX Foundation. Built a foundation in machine learning algorithms, data visualization, and user experience design principles.

Let's build something.

Open to internships, co-ops, and full-time roles. Whether it's a quick chat or a big idea — I'm in.