Wassim Gharbi

Research / Human-Computer Interaction Projects

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HCI Processing

Nontouch Screen Interaction Positioning camera-enabled devices on non-touch screens using color detection

prototype arduino hack

DIY Google Glass Prototype A mixed reality prototype using a prism and an OLED display

Node.js design

MirrorOS An interface for smart mirrors and transparent screens

projector

Macbook Touch Used Projector and Leap Motion to give a Macbook a second touch screen

processing leap motion

Leap Motion Pencil Small Processing sketch that draws on the screen using a pencil

design HCI

Physical Object UI Interaction Used accelerometer data to create novel augmented user interfaces

python computer vision

Face-swap with OpenCV Face-swap web app developed using OpenCV and Python

kinect projector

Wearable Projector Interface A wearable projector/kinect prototype that enables interaction on any surface

esp8266

ESP8266 Wireless RC Car Using a Wemos D1 Mini board and a custom-made web interface

leap motion

MirrorOS: UI for Magic Mirrors Uses LeapMotion to provide a touch interface for smart mirrors

esp8266

Wemos D1 Serial Demo for Wemos D1 Mini OLED Shield

HCI leap motion

Leap Motion TouchScreen Cheap Touch Screen using Leap Motion and DIY IR pointer

java app

YikYak Data Analysis Uses text analysis to visualize Yaks

web app watson api

Picture Captcha Cracker Uses Watson API visual object recognition

java app

YikYak Data Analysis Uses text analysis to visualize Yaks

web app research

Calc. Intelligent Tutor Research project about algorithmically generating functions for calculus exercises

web app javascript

Responsive Math Keypad Open-source responsive Math input for desktop/mobile

tensorflow research

Deep Neural Networks Researched face similarity with Tensorflow

java app

Y86 Processor Simulator Graphical Y86 Processor Simulator built in Java/Swing

OpenCV computer vision

People Counting Device Made for Lafayette's Gym, tracks entering/leaving students and reports to an app

More Projects

My Websites & Apps

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Qt C++ Design

TurboGrade A grading software for CS Professors built in C++

React Native iOS Android

Apperture: Group Photo Sharing An app the leverages location data to create shared photo albums

design react

Apperture Photo Wall Live photo sharing experience built in React and Socket.io

web app

AlterEgo™ Anonymous social network

concept

Lafayette College Mobile web portal concept

design ux

GoPeer A startup that connects high-school students with college tutors

web app

SEOMasters Website concept for SEO

NodeJS javascript UI design

Google Internship Worked on multiple features for the AMP Project at Google

design

Lottery App Design concept

iphone app

ActorGenie App iPhone App, uses Face Recognition to identify actors

react js ux

Memeboard™ Messenger extension for meme creation

java app

PAudacity Audio Editor on Processing

web app

CourseChief Course Scheduler for Lafayette College

react native app design

GymLink: Sports Center Hub An app creation platform for recreation centers

react web app

Digital Signage Software Widget-based management system for TV screens

web app

AlterEgo™ Anonymous social network

web app data scraping

Movine Leanback Functional movie streaming website

web app

Hotnewhiphop to MP3 Data scraper and MP3 converter

concept design

Probux Redesign concept

web app concept

Mobilo™ Mobile Landing Page Maker

web app concept

Mobilo™ Mobile Landing Page Maker

concept design

Schedule App Mobile Timetable & Studies Planner

web app

Needrom Phone Reviews Website

web app

Needrom Phone Reviews Website

web app

BIL:TUNIS Event Management Platform

design data scraping

Movine App Responsive movies app

design data scraping

Movine App Responsive movies app

web app

OTS Online Quiz Platform

web app

Tuniprize™ Rewards Website

web app

Chelfom Company Website

web app

Latbash Interiors Company Website

design web app

My Portfolio Combines my design and programming skills

java app

Photo Editing App With custom made filters and brushes

web app

Leadership Institute Wordpress website for Rec. Services

web app

Who's Who Quiz Interactive quiz for the Paris Bridge Club

web app

Merry Christmas! Interactive animation for the Paris Bridge Club

java app

Chutes & Ladders Sim. A simulation of the game “Chutes and Ladders” in Java

android app design

DreamAfrica™ Android Developed an Android app for a storytelling platform

web app

Flipbook Generator An online interactive flip-book generator

wordpress

Alpha Europe Energy Website for French energy company

web page design

Coming Soon "Coming Soon" web-page for United Plastic LLC

web page design

United Plastic LLC Landing page for United Plastic LLC

data scraping web app

Activities Form Generator Data parser that converts survey data to formatted pdf

More Projects

My Logos, T-Shirts and Posters

My Skills

JS, HTML, CSS, Python, C++ and Java

Proficient in Software Engineering and its applications to the Web, Machine Learning and HCI

Design

Able to originate extremly creative and esthetically pleasing web and product designs, concepts and sketches

Speak 4 Languages

I speak French, Arabic (standard and Tunisian), English and German

Article Writing & Community Management

Good critical writing skills especially for technology and design oriented articles/reviews

Project Management

Able to manage and work in a team to conceive and launch projects excellently.

Leadership & Communication

Perfect communication skills, able to effectively deal with unexpected difficulties

HTML CSS MySQL PHP Javascript jQuery Node.js IBM Watson API IBM AlchemyAPI Computer Vision Neural Networks Facebook API Data Scraping Leap Motion Kinect Arduino Regex Assembly X86 Java C++ Qt Processing Pascal Python/Numpy Lua Apache Wordpress eCommerce Photoshop Sketch Principle Illustrator

My Studies

Lafayette College 2015 - present

Currently majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Math at one of the top liberal arts colleges.
Bourguiba Elite High School 2011 - 2015

The oldest and most competitive high school in Tunisia (admission based on a national exam)
Tunis Elite Junior Highs School 2008 - 2011

The most competitive junior high school in Tunisia

My Courses

Understanding Design DESIGN
Calculus I, II and III MATH
Intro. to Computer Science UDACITY
Image, Text and Sound Computing COMP SCI
Convolutional Neural Networks COMP SCI

Data Structures and Algorithms COMP SCI
Discrete Structures MATH
Product Design UDACITY
Physics : Mechanics PHYS
Physics : Electricity, Magnetism & Waves PHYS

Philosophy: Logic PHIL
Into. to Economics ECON
Intro. to iOS Development UDACITY
UX Design for mobile UDACITY
Digital Circuits ECE

My Work Experience

Software Engineer II at Google 2019

Working on Google Web Stories, and Tangi.co in Area 120
Software Engineering Intern at Google 2018

Working on Google Docs Offline.
Software Engineering Intern at Google 2017

Working on Project AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages)
EXCEL Scholar Researcher - Deep Neural Networks 2016

Used a novel loss computation method (triplet loss) to train a Convolutional Neural Network on recognizing similarities between faces.
Worked with Tensorflow and Python to fine-tune a pre-trained Neural Network.
Used Amazon Mechanical Turk and designed crowdsourced experiments to generate data used for training and testing the Convolutional Neural Network.
Student Resident Advisor 2016 - present

As a resident advisor for MESH (Math Engineering and Science House) at Keefe Hall, I work on maintaining perfect community standards in an environment that fosters learning and cooperation. I plan and execute events, lead group meeting and solve my residents' problems might they arise.
Laf. IT Services 2016 - present
- Member of the Web Development team
- Assist with unit testing of the Lafayette.edu Wordpress Theme
- Conducted research on accessibility adapted to Wordpress
- Designed web components to use on Lafayette.edu
- Researched ways to integrate badges with Moodle
Laf. College Language Center 2015 - present
- Manage the lab network by installing and maintaining software.
- Develop new software solutions to assist professors.
- Tutor for Arabic, French and German classes
Laf. Recreation Services 2015 - present
- Member of the Lafayette Recreational Services Social Media Team.
- Developped a new website for the Lafayette Leadership Institute.
- Designed a new logo for the LLI.
Freelance Web Developer / UX Designer 2010 - present
- Design and code websites for individuals & companies
- Consult on design and user experience improvements
- Improve websites for search engine visibility (SEO consulting)
- Develop and manage self-owned websites and communities
- Contributed to open source projects
Logos, Posters and T-Shirts Designer 2011 - present
- Design and create logos for different clubs & companies.
- Create posters & T-Shirts for events.
Comunity Manager and Article Writer 2013 - 2015
- Wrote quality articles and SEO-optimized blog entries for the Social Media Club.
- Designed and managed Facebook pages for different events and companies

My Drawing Journal

Includes drawings from my "Understanding Design" class

My Activities

ACM at Lafayette

Member of the Lafayette College Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery

TEDxLafayette

Member of TEDxLafayette, helping with event organization and poster design

International Students Association

Member of Lafayette ISA, hosting diverse events/activities

Swimming

Frequently swim for recreation and exercising (racing as well as diving)

Firefox Ambassador

Lafayette College Firefox Student Ambassador

Drawing & Sketching

Took drawing classes, sketch and design as a hobby

Hackathons & Contests

Took part in many hackathons and coding contests

Arduino & DIY

Interested in circuits, Arduino, Leap Motion, Kinect and other "do it yourself" projects

Computer Science Tutoring

Help my classmates and other students with their computer science courses

CCC Alumn

Alumn of the Competitive College Club in Tunisia, help with SAT, essay writing and the application process

Web Development & Design

Design, code and maintain websites for companies, clubs and personal projects

Blogging/Writing

Write technology/design oriented articles for online communities and on personal Medium blog

Writings, Publications & Social Media

Wassim Gharbi

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Wassim Gharbi

Featured Projects

Research / Human-Computer Interaction Projects

My Websites & Apps

My Logos, T-Shirts and Posters

My Skills

JS, HTML, CSS, Python, C++ and Java

Design

Speak 4 Languages

Article Writing & Community Management

Project Management

Leadership & Communication

My Studies

My Courses

My Work Experience

My Drawing Journal

My Activities

ACM at Lafayette

TEDxLafayette

International Students Association

Swimming

Firefox Ambassador

Drawing & Sketching

Hackathons & Contests

Arduino & DIY

Computer Science Tutoring

CCC Alumn

Web Development & Design

Blogging/Writing

Writings, Publications & Social Media