Hi, I'm Siddhardh Palaparthi, a computer science student at UWaterloo, and an aspiring White-Hat Hacker!

Hello! Welcome to my personal website! Here, I will be sharing a few things about myself, including a few of my accolades, accomplishments, and even some of my projects that are unrelated to computer science! Feel free to take a look around!

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About Me

Currently, I am in my 2B term at the University of Waterloo for Computer Science. My inspiration for entering this field is its evolving and mysterious nature, and a desire to be a part of the future.

To see some of my general interests, feel free to interact with the icons below. You can drag them in whatever direction you want, and get more info by hovering over them!

Programming Projects

Lister

React

JavaScript

Chakra UI

Node.js

Express.js

MongoDB

Lister is a MERN application that allows for users to create to-do lists in order to better organize their daily tasks. Users can create multiple lists for different things such as Groceries, class assignments, etc. All lists and list items are saved within each user's dashboard, and anyone can easily sign up for a free account.

This website uses Auth0 for user authentication, MongoDB to store users and their list data, Node and Express on the backend, and React on the frontend. The app is responsive on mobile devices, and has a light/dark theme.

See Site

Fortunext

Java

Javax Swing

Fortunext is a Java flashcard program that serves as an educational tool for people who wish to learn about Finance and Financial Literacy. It's filled with terms and their definitions that you can learn using the interactive "flash card" feature, where you press a button to reveal a terms definition.

Winner of the 2018 AlphaHacks Fintech Hackathon, placing first out of 75 engineers, high-schoolers, designers and business students. Our submission also included a budget calculator website and a Fintech dictionary Chrome extension which were created by other members of my team.

See GitHub Repo

Spacestagram

React

JavaScript

Chakra UI

Spacestagram is a web app that gets photos from NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day API, and shares them on a social media platform with posts that can be liked and disliked and that have expandable descriptions.

This website was created for the Shopify Summer 2022 Front-End Challenge. Some extra features that I chose to implement were a date-picker with which you can search for posts between a certain date and today, as well as dark and light theme functionality.

See Site

Connect 4: Face-Down Edition

Java

Javax Swing

A version of the classic Connect 4 game where the board is "face down", so the pieces don't drop down. I created this game for my final project in my 10th Grade Computer Science Class, where we had to put a twist on any classic board game.

I was originally using Java Applets, but because Applet is starting to get outdated, I switched to Swing. Since the program was marked, it has very descriptive comments, and is quite easy to follow. I ended up doing well on the project, getting full marks.

See GitHub Repo

Awards and Experiences

My team and I after placing first at AlphaHacks 2018

My case partner and I after placing top 9 at DECA Ontario Provincials 2019, qualifying for the International Career Development Conference in Orlando, Florida

A few friends and I celebrate making the honor roll in our final highschool semester

Myself and other members of the Youth Book Drive Collective, after a days hard work of collecting books house to house

Certificate for best Physical Sciences Submission to Canadian STEM Fellowship Scholarly Writing Challenge 2019

Photo of myself playing badminton at a tournament

My first major score during a door to door pledge for YBDC. One generous citizen donated a shopping cart of books!

Some of my other Projects

International Baccalaureate SL Physics Internal Assignment

My paper investigates the correlation between the lift force of a helicopter and the speed of a helicopter’s blade. Recieved a level 6 out of 7.

I later submitted this project to the 2019 Canadian STEM Fellowship Scholarly Writing Challenge and won an award for the best submission in the Physical Sciences.

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MYP Personal Project

A year long project that I completed as one of my graduation requirements.

I research and follow through a plan I created to make my very own backyard vegetable garden.

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International Baccalaureate HL Chemistry Internal Assignment

A chemistry experiment that I conducted and wrote a formal lab report on for my HL Chemistry class.

This paper investigates the correlation between the Tannin concentration in tea and the pH of water.

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Arduino Minecraft Glove

I worked with a team to create a new immersive Minecraft experience. Using a Raspberry Pi, my team created a "Hide and Seek" Game Mode in the game by running a Python script. The player has to look for a block with constant clues from the computer.

My responsibility was creating a glove using Arduino wiring and breadboards to create a glove where you could control the character by holding different fingers together.