Nicholas Smith has graduated from the University of the West Indies with a B.Sc. in Computer Science (Special). Currently, he is working on software engineering contracts. Nicholas has a strong passion for continuous learning and has independently studied AI, which led to his selection for two Udacity challenge courses and a Nanodegree program in Artificial Intelligence with Python. His final project involved building an image classifier using neural networks. He has completed Google Data Analytics certificate, IBM Devops and Software Engineering certificate and Deep Learning Specialization from Coursera. Beyond formal education, he frequently seeks online courses to expand his technical knowledge and creates side projects to apply his skills in real-world scenarios. Nicholas has also been a former executive of the UWI Computing Society, where he presented on the advantages of Git and GitHub. He remains committed to growing his expertise and making meaningful contributions to the tech industry.
“As a Volunteer Mentor for the WiDS Datathon, I contributed significantly to fostering collaboration and success across two consecutive years. In 2022/23, I delivered an engaging interactive tutorial on Exploratory Data Analysis and led a team of four competitors to complete the challenge, securing 2nd place locally. The following year, in 2023/24, I developed content for presentation by other mentors and actively participated as part of a team of four, achieving 3rd place locally in Part 1 of the Datathon. These experiences reflect my commitment to mentorship, teamwork, and analytical problem-solving.”