This session is designed for highschool students
Join us for the University Life Panel at WiCS Con! Learn more about life at Waterloo from current WiCS students including work life balance, making friends and community involvement. See you there!
Location: DC 2585
Speakers:
Rebecca Zhou: Hi! I’m a 4A Computer Science student. This year, I’ll be interning at Meta over the summer and NVIDIA in the fall. Over the past few years, I’ve explored a range of areas — from internships at Amazon, Microsoft, and Bloomberg, to contributing to open-source projects. I’m currently an Apache committer working on database infrastructure. My research interests are in systems infrastructure, with a focus on computer networking and machine learning systems, and I’ve pursued undergraduate research assistantships (URA) each term with different professors. Outside of school and work, I love reading, traveling to new places, and building random coding projects for fun!
Jemima Vijayasenan: Hi! I’m a 4B Computer Science and Business student at the University of Waterloo (and Wilfrid Laurier University). I’ve been part of Women in Computer Science (WiCS) for five terms now and absolutely love being involved in the community. I’ve completed four co-op terms—two in cybersecurity and two in software development—and I’m always excited to learn, build, and connect with others in tech.
Helena Xu: is currently one of the WiCS co-chairs for S25 and a 3rd year Computer Science student minoring in English Language and Lit at UWaterloo. She just finished her internship at Shopify and enjoys reading, hiking, and hanging out with friends and family in her free time!
Jane Zeng: Hi everyone! I’m in my 2B term of Software Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Previously, I’ve worked at Scotiabank for two terms as a software engineer. At UW, I’ve joined many organizations such as WiCS, Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group (WARG), WiE, and am currently gearing up to run orientation 2025! Outside of school, I love skiing, drawing, and playing piano and guitar. If someone ever mentions matcha, I won’t be far.
Nivriti Bajwa: I’m a 3B CS student and this year I’ll be interning at Meta over the summer as a Production Engineer and at HubSpot in the fall as a Software Engineer. Over the past 3 years, I’ve been actively involved with WICS and got the chance to attend Grace Hopper, a Women in Tech Conference in Philadelphia last year with the team- an incredible experience. I’ve previously worked at PointClickCare and Ontario Health, working on everything from backend systems to internal tools. Outside of school, I love spending time with friends and family and am always down to try new food places!!