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Mashal Nihal
Learner - She / Her
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Location
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Resume
Mashal Nihal Resume 2025.pdf
Portals
Categories
UX design Website development Software development Artificial intelligence Databases

Skills

Algorithms 2 Artificial intelligence 2 Natural language processing (nlp) 2 Proposal writing 2 User feedback 2 User interface (ui) 2

Achievements

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Community Builder
Issued by Riipen
The Community Builder achievement is awarded to learners who provided feedback to project partners at the conclusion of their project, helping to create a better experiential learning ecosystem for all participants.
Completed on March 15, 2025
Advance Ontario Project Completed
Issued by Advance Ontario: January 2025 Cohort
Awarded for successful completion of an Advance Ontario project.
Completed on March 15, 2025
Work-Integrated Learner
Issued by Riipen
The Work-Integrated Learner achievement is awarded to learners who applied their skills to a real-world problem by completing a project for an external partner. These learners provided real benefit to businesses while developing experience.
Completed on March 15, 2025

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Shabs B
Shabs B
Founder
April 25, 2025
Individual endorsement
Natural language processing (nlp) Algorithms Proposal writing User feedback Artificial intelligence User interface (ui)

Mashal worked with us on Frontend CSS HTML project. She was very consistent and meticulous with the updates and meetings. A pleasure to work with!!

Learner feedback
Mashal worked with us on Frontend CSS HTML project. She was very consistent and meticulous with the updates and meetings. A pleasure to work with!! It has been great working with you so far
Natural language processing (nlp) Algorithms Proposal writing User feedback Artificial intelligence User interface (ui)
Advance Ontario
Advance Ontario: January 2025 Cohort
Advance Ontario
FindGrant
AI-Powered Grant Proposal Assistant
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FindGrant
FindGrant
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

AI-Powered Grant Proposal Assistant

FindGrant aims to streamline the grant proposal writing process by developing an AI-powered tool that assists users in crafting compelling and effective grant proposals. The project involves creating a prototype of an AI tool that can analyze grant requirements, suggest relevant content, and provide feedback on proposal drafts. The tool should leverage natural language processing (NLP) to understand and generate human-like text, making it easier for users to articulate their ideas clearly and persuasively. The goal is to reduce the time and effort required in writing grant proposals while increasing the chances of success. The project will focus on integrating AI capabilities with user-friendly interfaces to ensure accessibility for users with varying levels of technical expertise. Key tasks include: - Researching existing AI tools and techniques for natural language processing. - Designing a user interface that is intuitive and easy to navigate. - Developing algorithms that can analyze and generate text based on grant requirements. - Testing the prototype with sample grant proposals to evaluate its effectiveness.

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Category Artificial intelligence + 4
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Work experience

Web Designer & Developer
University of Toronto: Centre for Global Engineering
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 2024 - August 2024

β€’ Designed a user-friendly, responsive web interface in Adobe XD to communicate qualitative research
β€’ Conducted user testing with stakeholders to refine the high-fidelity prototype
β€’ Developed and deployed the website using Wordpress, ensuring compliance with University of Toronto brand guidelines
Web Development Instructor
HerVolution
July 2021 - August 2022

β€’ Worked collaboratively with a co-instructor to prepare a month-long curriculum on web development and delivered the instructional material to high school learners
β€’ For beginner learners, lecture content included HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Git. Advanced learners were additionally taught web design with Figma

Education

BSc, Computer Science
University of Toronto
September 2021 - Current

Personal projects

Voice-Controlled Interactive System

β€’ Programmed a Raspberry Pi 5 in Python, using the SpeechRecognition library to facilitate audio interactions from the user
β€’ Used Pygame to play corresponding audio responses based on user commands
β€’ Integrated threading and queue-based task management to efficiently handle simultaneous audio playback
Contact Manager Application

β€’ Developed a contact manager application in Python, using tkinter for the graphical user interface
β€’ Integrated SQLite3 to manage and store user information in a database with SQL queries
Word Search Game

β€’ Developed a text-based version game in Java where a generated grid of letters would be printed to the console and users would input words
β€’ Implemented scoring functionality to track and display users’ score based on valid entered words
β€’ Collaborated with a group to create a GUI for the game using JavaFX to improve user experience
CareOnClick

β€’ Winners of EmpowHer MetroHacks hackathon
β€’ Applied knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, and Git to collaboratively develop the CareOnClick website to assist healthcare workers through the pandemic
β€’ Implemented Web Accessibility best practices to make the website Level A Compliant with Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)