I'm Alex, a Computer Science Specialist with a Math Minor at the University of Toronto Mississauga. I build scalable systems, clean user experiences, and AI-powered solutions that bridge software, finance, and creativity.
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Internship @ Ontario Ministry of Health
Automating backend workflows, validating data pipelines, and benchmarking systems with Python and SAS Viya.
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Hackathons & Side Projects
Designing full-stack applications with AI/ML integration under real-world constraints.
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Quantitative Trading & Finance
Applying CS + math to market strategies, while building automated trading bots in Python. -
Digital Marketing & AI
Exploring how AI can create automated funnels, improve outreach, and scale personal branding.
Personalized mental wellness app that recommends interactive minigames based on user mood.
Tech: React, Framer Motion, Unity, MongoDB, Gemini API
🏆 Best Use of MongoDB Atlas @ TerraHacks 2025
Transforms grocery receipts into actionable carbon insights with OCR + AI.
Tech: Next.js, Python, Tesseract, Groq AI, Supabase
Assistive vision tool with YOLO object detection and Web Speech API narration.
Tech: Next.js, TypeScript, YOLO
🏅 Top 5 Finalist @ GenAI Genesis
AI-powered memory search engine for personal data retrieval.
Tech: Next.js, TypeScript, LangChain
- Next.Twilight – Starter kit with Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, and Framer Motion
- Sokoban (RISC-V) – Classic puzzle game in RISC-V Assembly
- Internship Showcase – Province-wide migration + automation work
- Portfolio (coming soon) – Central hub for projects and experiments
- Languages: Python, Java, C/C++, TypeScript, SQL
- Frontend: React, Next.js, Tailwind, Framer Motion, GSAP
- Backend/Data: FastAPI, Flask, Supabase (Prisma), MongoDB, Pandas, Pytest
- Cloud/Systems: AWS (Redshift, EC2), Docker, Kubernetes, SAS Viya
- Tools: Git, Linux, Bash, Vercel, Clerk
- 🚴 Road cyclist — Giant TCR rider, into endurance and high-cadence training
- 🎹 Pianist — classical + anime arrangements for creativity and discipline
- 🌏 Culture & Travel — interested in Japanese culture, future goal: trip to Japan
- GitHub: @Dawgsrlife
- Devpost: @Dawgsrlife
- LinkedIn: Alex He Meng
- Twitter/X: @Dawgsrlifee
- Email: alex.meng@mail.utoronto.ca




