Nicholas Paun
<nicholas.paun@mail.mcgill.ca>
Skills
- Programming languages: (Prolog, PHP, UNIX Shell) > (Python, Java) > (C) >> (Javascript)
- Operating systems: UNIX (Linux, FreeBSD)
- Network services: HTTP servers and application proxies, directory and authentication services, thin-client systems
- Platforms: Web development, Android applications
- Other: LaTeX, Arduino
Education
2015— McGill University, B. Sc. Computer Science
Second year (U1). Expected to graduate in 2019.
Projects
2014, 2015 Chemlogic: A Logic Programming Computer Chemistry System, 2ed
Presented at the 2014 and 2015 Canada–Wide Science Fairs.
- Developed a system to help users solve chemistry problems.
- Created an Android app as a user-friendly interface to the system.
- Implemented the system as a modular Prolog program, applying grammars, syntactic unificiation and constraint logic programming.
- Designed as a study tool for high-school chemistry students and as a calculation tool in the lab.
2011 alpine-backup: An rsync-powered Incremental Backup System
Presented at the TTP conference
- Developed a system to implement and manage backups in a complex environment with multiple physical locations.
- Created tools to monitor the status of backups, backup devices with unreliable network connections, and dump data from various services.
Volunteer Experience
2010–2013 School Web Platform, Mount Sentinel Secondary School
- Developed the school website, a hosting system for student portfolios and a web-based digital signage systems.
- Developed a seamless single-sign on system, combining LDAP, Drupal Bakery and Moodle MNet.
- Ensured high uptime of system supporting over 300 users, despite the extremely unreliable hardware.
- Implemented MySQL replication, filesystem synchronization and automatic failover.
Awards
2015
- Irwin–Brennan Scholarship, McGill University
- Governor–General's Academic Bronze Medal
- NDTA Award, Nelson and District Teachers' Association
- District Dogwood Award, School District #8 (Kootenay Lake)
- Silver Medal, Canada–Wide Science Fair
- BCIC Young Innovators Scholarship, British Columbia Innovation Council
- Nominated for Schulich Leaders Scholarship
- Grand Prize, West Kootenay and Boundary Regional Science Fair
2014
- Bronze Medal, Canada–Wide Science Fair
- Grand Prize, West Kootenay and Boundary Regional Science Fair
2010–2015
- Principal's List, Mount Sentinel Secondary School