Hey there! I’m Waaberi Ibrahim, a first-year Software Engineering student at the University of Ottawa passionate about building impactful and secure software.
What I do
$ cat interests.txt
- Full-stack web development (React, Next.js, FastAPI, Django)
- Cybersecurity & penetration testing
- Competitive programming & hackathons
- Building tools that solve real problems
Recent highlights
- 🥇 1st Place - Qiskit Fall Fest 2025 Hackathon
- 🥈 2nd Place - uOttawa Computer Chess Hackathon
- 🥇 1st Place - uOttawa Cyber Range FlagForce CTF
- 🎓 Ranked 2nd/307 in ITI1120 (Intro to Computing I)
Quick stats
waaberi = {
"languages": ["Python", "C/C++", "Java", "JavaScript", "Go", "C#"],
"learning_now": ["Data Structures and Algorithms", "Functional Programming"],
"looking_for": "Summer 2026 Co-op",
"fun_fact": "The Colonel By basement is my 2nd home"
}