Hi, I'm Lydia
I've interned and gained experience across engineering and fintech - Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase, Maven Securities and Kubrick Group - and I build things in Python, Java and C++, from autonomous robotics to natural-language dispatch systems to games and more :). Outside of code, I teach kids to program, play piano and saxophone, and I am conversationally fluent in (slow) Spanish and French :).
Currently Building
LydOS (opens in new tab)
Building core OS utilities from scratch - a custom git implementation, HTTP server, database engine, cache layer, and container runtime. Core git is done; HTTP server is next.
view on github (opens in new tab)Education
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Sept 2022 – May 2024, Sept 2025 – May 2027
MInf Computer Science
University of EdinburghCoursework: Object-Oriented Programming (Java), Foundations of Data Science, Algorithms & Data Structures, Software Engineering & Professional Practice, Computer Security, Software Testing, Automated Speech Recognition, Computer Graphics (C++).
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Sept 2019 – May 2021
International Baccalaureate (IBDP 43)
King's College School, WimbledonHL Mathematics (7). Coursework on elliptic curve cryptography and an extended essay on quaternions and 3D rotation.
Hackathons & Achievements
- Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate2025
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - certificate preparation2025
- Hacktheburgh, University of Edinburgh2025
- J.P. Morgan Chase #MakeItHappen Ideathon - 1st place (individual)2024
- J.P. Morgan Chase #CodeForGood Hackathon2024
- AdaHack, University of Edinburgh2024
- Maven Securities Hackathon - used scapy to extract binary packet data from PCAP files2024
- HackUPC, Barcelona2023
- Inaugural Mercuria Hackathon, Switzerland - 2nd of 11 teams2022
- National Arkwright Engineering Scholar2019
Skills
Curriculum Vitae
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