About me

Hi there! My name is Varun Pathak and I am currently an undergraduate co-op student at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON. In the past, I have developed hobbies in YouTube and Streaming while learning how to edit videos, coding and programming in a variety of languages and frameworks, as well as gaining a liking to problem solving and critical thinking! On the side, outside of the university, you will see me on the badminton court, at the gym, focusing on self-improvement, or relaxing with some friends and family!

  • Python
  • Java
  • SQL
  • Bash/Unix
  • HTML/CSS/JavaScript
  • R
  • Git & GitHub
  • AWS (S3, IAM)
  • React/React Native
  • Maven
  • MongoDB & PostgreSQL
  • Firebase (Auth, Firestore)
  • Apache Log4j
  • Office 365 (Excel)
  • McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
    Software Engineering & Management Co-op (B.Eng.Mgt.)
    Expected Graduation: May 2027 • CGPA: 3.8/4.0
    Dean's Honors List (2023-2025)
  • St. Thomas Aquinas CSS, Oakville, ON
    Graduation: 2022
  • DeltaHacks XII Winner - Jan 2026
    Canada's largest student-run hackathon
  • Dean's Honors List - 2023-2025
    CGPA: 3.8/4.0
  • Faculty of Engineering Award of Excellence - 2022
    $3000 + 2nd year stream selection
  • Oakville Rotary Education Award - 2022
    $2000
  • DELF French Certificate - 2022
    Level B1

Experience Timeline

Oct 2025 - Present

AI Engineer

MacAI

Sept 2025 - Present

Instructional Assistant Intern

McMaster University

Oct 2024 - Mar 2025

ML Engineer

MacAI

Sept 2023 - Feb 2025

Teaching Assistant

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AI Engineer

McMaster Artificial Intelligence Society • Oct 2025 - Present

  • Developing human-guided MARL frameworks (34% improvement)
  • Designed custom simulation environments in Python
  • Conducted 200+ training trials for policy optimization

Instructional Assistant Intern

McMaster University • Sept 2025 - Present

  • Leading Python, Autodesk Inventor, & Design project labs for 500+ students weekly
  • Built automation utility saving 80% manual review time
  • Supervising 60+ TAs and coordinating grading workflows as an undergraduate

Machine Learning Engineer

McMaster Artificial Intelligence Society • Oct 2024 - Mar 2025

  • Won Top 3 @ CUCAI 2025
  • Developed an RL-based Traffic Control system using Python
  • Validated performance of a real-world intersection (College St. & University Ave.) in Toronto

Teaching Assistant

Ask Tutors • Sept 2023 - Feb 2025

  • Tutoring students internationally (Canada, United States, Dubai, India)
  • Explained topics in Computer Science, AP/IB/HL Mathematics, AP/IB Physics, & AP Economics
  • In-person + Online, maintaining 12+ students concurrently, each week

My Portfolio

BAIMAX - Biometric & AI-Driven Medical Assistance eXchange

Created with: Swift, XCode, Firebase, & Arduino.

PaperTrail - AI Receipt Management System

Created with: Flask, Tesseract OCR, PostgreSQL, & AWS S3

TrafficLightRL

Created with: Python, SUMO, & StableBaselines3

Garden of Eden - Blockchain

Created with: Java, MongoDB, & BouncyCastle

"Maze Runner" - Maze Solving Algorithms

Created with: Java, DSA, & SOLID Principles

DiceArt.io

Created with: Python (PIL) & Streamlit

Personal Portfolio/Website

Created with: HTML, CSS, & JS

Contact Me

varun11pathak@gmail.com

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