daniel zhou

Hi! I'm a computer science student @ the university of british columbia. Currently a software engineer intern at Snowflake. I'm a big fan of: digital design, the smashing pumpkins, poker, and spontaneous adventures.

experience

2026

projects

BUY TSLA 100 @ $100
SELL TSLA 50 @ $99
▸ trade @ $100 · qty 50
book · bid 50 · ask 0

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Trading Engine

2026

high-performance trading engine with price-time priority matching over a central limit order book. apis in go, next.js frontend.

c++ · go · next.js

$ ./schedule --export
parsing 22,041 enrollments…
conflicts: 0
ok → daniel.ics written

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UBC Scheduler

2026

exam-scheduling app serving 22,000+ ubc students with automated calendar export.

java · springboot · postgresql · react · tailwind

detect ♠A ♥K ♦Q
conf 0.98 · 0.97 · 0.95
equity: 72.4%
action → raise

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Poker Vision

2025

computer-vision pipeline with opencv + pytorch for real-time card recognition, with monte carlo simulation for optimal play evaluation.

python · opencv · pytorch · fastapi · cnn

6502 @ 1.79MHz
PC $C000 A:$00 X:$00
ppu frame 0x1f
run ▸ super mario bros

NES Emulator

2024

nintendo entertainment system emulator in c++, compatible with raspberry pi — emulates the 6502 instruction set in software.

c++ · systems · raspberry pi

[sim] aes-256 keygen…
files staged: 128
demo encrypt ▸ decrypt
education only

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Ransomware Sim

2024

educational ransomware simulation for cybersecurity training and awareness.

python · cryptography

blog

2026.07

daniel zhou

Snowflake

Global Relay

University of British Columbia

SuoGoGo Technologies

Trading Engine

UBC Scheduler

Poker Vision

NES Emulator

Ransomware Sim

geese

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