Hey, I’m Waaberi Ibrahim, a Software Engineering student at the University of Ottawa building useful software across full-stack engineering, AI, cybersecurity, and systems programming.
This summer, I’ll be joining Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada as an incoming Junior Data Science Educator.
What I do
$ cat interests.txt
- Full-stack web development
- Cybersecurity and secure software
- Applied AI and data-driven tools
- Systems programming and low-level problem solving
- Hackathons, workshops, and technical communities
- Building things people actually use
Recent highlights
- 📊 Incoming Junior Data Science Educator @ Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada (Summer 2026): supporting generative AI and automation initiatives, training materials, and AI coaching sessions
- 👨💻 Software Developer & Technical Coordinator @ IEEE uOttawa (Present): delivered a web security workshop to 50 participants, implemented SEO with Next.js, and shipped bilingual support with next-intl + Payload CMS
- 🔐 Cybersecurity Analyst @ De La Salle HS: identified 2 critical vulnerabilities in authorized internal assessments and supported patch rollout
- 🥇 1st Place - IEEE uOttawa x HackTheBox Capture The Flag (2026)
- 🥉 3rd Place - uOttawa SESA National Bank Hackathon (2026)
- 🥇 1st Place - Qiskit Fall Fest Hackathon (2025)
- 🥈 2nd Place - uOttawa Computer Chess Hackathon (2025)
- 🥇 1st Place - uOttawa Cyber Range FlagForce CTF (2025)
Quick stats
waaberi = {
"current_role": "Incoming Junior Data Science Educator @ Statistics Canada",
"community_role": "Software Developer & Technical Coordinator @ IEEE uOttawa",
"languages": ["Java", "Python", "TypeScript", "C#", "Go", "Ruby", "SQL", "HTML/CSS/JS"],
"featured_projects": ["Sentinel", "IEEE uOttawa Website", "Synacor VM Emulator"],
"learning_now": ["Applied ML", "Systems development"],
"looking_for": "Software engineering, AI, and security opportunities",
"fun_fact": "The Colonel By basement is my 2nd home"
}