Aleeya Irshad

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York University

Aleeya Irshad is a third year Computer Engineering student at Lassonde School of Engineering at York University.  In her field, she enjoys the duality of working with both software and hardware components to drive the creation of innovative solutions. In her free time, you can find her working on personal projects, like app development, AI research and learning more about emerging technologies like NPUs.  Something interesting about Aleeya is that she has a passion for entrepreneurship and would love to have her own tech business in the future!

Annie Gouchee

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McGill University

Annie Gouchee is a 4th year Software Engineering student at McGill University.  In her field, she enjoys the intersection of technology and entrepreneurship. In her free time, you can find her exploring the aisles of her local thrift store. Something interesting about Annie is that her goal is to visit as many distinct counties as her age in any given year.

Cheryl Chen

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University of British Columbia

Cheryl is a 3rd year Computer Science student at UBC Vancouver. In her field, she enjoys creating AI projects for image classifcation and object detection. In her free time, you can find her swimming in any body of water available to her. Something interesting about Cheryl is her sand collection from all over the world, including Bulgaria, Vatican City, Morocco, Indonesia, and much, much more!

Leyla Gurbanova 

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University of Alberta

Leyla is a second year BSc specialization in Computing Science student at University of Alberta. In her field, she enjoys mathematical foundations of computing, particularly in areas like data science and machine learning, and making technology more accessible, especially for women and girls in STEM. In her free time, you can find her tinkering with coding projects and listening to tech podcasts. Something interesting about Leyla is that she loves to dive into mathematical proofs like they’re a fun puzzle, enjoying the thrill of figuring out how everything fits together.