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lydia-gao/README.md

Hi, I'm Lydia Gao

Computer Science @ University of Waterloo · Software Engineer

About Me

  • Computer Science student at the University of Waterloo
  • Focused on backend development, distributed systems and AI integrations
  • Comfortable with Python, C/C++, JavaScript, SQL and shell scripting
  • Enjoy fast iterations, clean APIs and end-to-end deployments

Featured Projects

Class Reminder App

Role-based task manager for teachers and students

  • Backend: FastAPI with Pydantic validation and SQLAlchemy ORM
  • Auth: JWT plus Google OAuth2, role-aware Jinja2 templates
  • Deployment: Render hosting, AWS RDS database, Alembic migrations, CI pipeline

MapFuture SPA

Single-page travel planner from Azure AI Developer Hackathon

  • Planner Engine: FastAPI + Groq LLaMA 3.3 multi-agent itinerary generator
  • Front End: React SPA with RESTful API integration, Docker-containerized
  • Demo: Streamlit prototype featuring dynamic Google Maps route rendering

AI Virtual Desktop Pet

Emotion-aware desktop companion built at Hackatopia 2025

  • UI: PyQt application with mood-driven animations powered by Gemini Pro
  • Engine: Multithreaded chat + animation loop with <100 ms response time
  • Features: Drag, feed and interaction modes trigger real-time UI updates

Tech Stack

Languages:      Python · C/C++ · JavaScript · Bash · SQL · Racket
Frameworks:     FastAPI · React · SQLAlchemy · Next.js · Tailwind · Pandas  
Tools:          Docker · Git/GitHub · Render · AWS RDS · VS Code · Postman
Databases:      PostgreSQL · Redis · RabbitMQ · Kafka
APIs:           Google Maps API · Gemini API · OAuth2 · JWT Auth

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  1. MapFuture MapFuture Public

    A world map that tracks your footsteps into every city you can think of. Never forget your wonderful experiences, and show your friends how you have wandered the world.

    JavaScript

  2. Class_Reminder_App Class_Reminder_App Public

    A web-based platform that helps teachers assign and manage reminders for students. Teachers can send assignment, revision, or task reminders to individual students, while students manage and update…

    Python 1 1

  3. ContentCreator-TravelPlan-api ContentCreator-TravelPlan-api Public

    Azure AI Developer Hackathon api

    Python 1

  4. AI-Virtual-Pet AI-Virtual-Pet Public

    AI virtual pet with Google Gemini API + PyQt5

    Python 1

  5. SianQ/cc3k SianQ/cc3k Public

    A rogue-like game in C++

    C++ 3

  6. LeetCode LeetCode Public

    My leettcode solutions

    Python