Diya Patel

Software Developer

About Me

Hi, nice to meet you!

I am a computer science student with an interest in software engineering and cybersecurity. I like exploring new tools and learning through hands-on experiences like hackathons. Beyond academics, I enjoy playing sports, travelling and photography. I value continuous growth and am always ready to take on new challenges!

Experience

Fraud Risk Intern

December 2024 - Present

ChainPatrol

I focus on cross-platform monitoring to identify digital phishing and impersonation threats targeting our Web3 company clients. I have worked on specalized projects threat monitoring projects for MetaMask and Phantom Wallet, using honeypotting techniques to engage scammers and gather actionable intelligence. I evaluate scam reports submitted by reporters, determine appropriate action paths, and support the takedown of malicious content through platform-specific requests.

I also regularly shadow the Software Engineer team, participate in technical info sessions and contribute to side-projects under their mentorship including a Malicious URL Detector.

Computer Science, Math & Statistics Specialist Reviewer

July 2024 - Present

Spectrum Interdisciplinary Research - University of Alberta

Assessing the technical quality of research paper submissions by reviewing the validity of the content and generating reports consisting of remarks and feedback to determine which submissions are acceptable for publication.

Founder, Manager, Tutor

June 2024 - Present

STEM Tutorz

Providing one-on-one tutoring to students in grades K-12 for coding, mathematics and physics in-person and virtually, as well as responding to inquiries about our tutoring services and allocating tutors with customers specific to their inquired subject.

Web Developer

December 2023 - April 2024

World Innovation League's Diverse Tech Talent Program

Selected as 1 of 200 scholarship recipients from over 2000 applicants, I took part in the DTTP Web Development Program to learn and apply web development skills using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I also worked towards a capstone project with a team of 5 to help a non-profit with their web development needs.

Achievements

First Place Winner

World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Case Competition

Skills

Languages

Python
Java
C, C++
SQL
HTML, CSS
JavaScript
Assembly
Arduino

Other

Node.js
Express.js
React

Projects

Malicious URL Detector

A web application built for ChainPatrol that allows users check the safety of URLs. Built with Node.js, Express.js, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS using regex-based analysis and external threat intelligence APIs, it identifies suspicious patterns such as unusual domains or obfuscated characters, displays color-coded risk levels, and includes security features like input sanitization and rate limiting.

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ASL Study Buddy

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Draw Swing

A drawing application built with Java Swing that leverages object-oriented design to render and manipulate geometric shapes via event-driven input. Features include dynamic shape creation, keyboard-controlled transformations and real-time colour changes.

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Personal Website

A fully responsive personal portfolio website, built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to showcase my experience, projects, skills, and education. It includes section-based navigation, a functional contact form powered by Formspree, interactive project cards with GitHub/demo links, and is hosted online with a custom favicon and downloadable resume.

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YouTube Replica

A replica of the YouTube homepage, built using HTML and CSS. It showcases a sample "For You" page with a grid layout of video thumbnails and channel information, mimicking YouTube's UI.

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Contact Me




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