Ashhal Vellani
Software Engineer · Full-Stack Developer
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
89 connections
Joined June 2026
Summary
Full‑stack software engineer with hands‑on co-op experience building web backends and frontends, and integrating enterprise systems. ashhal
Applied machine learning and NLP practitioner — built ML pipelines and an AI‑powered document parsing system to summarize long PDFs and extract key data. ashhal
Quality‑focused test engineer for IoT and cloud products, with experience designing and executing extensive automated and manual test suites and diagnosing firmware issues. ashhal
Early interest in communications and community work — completed a virtual communications internship with the Aga Khan Development Network and produces cultural writing on Kikuyu traditions. agakhanacademies+1
Computer science graduate (Simon Fraser University) with distinction and coursework/ project focus areas in algorithms, computational linguistics, data mining, and machine learning. ashhal
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
CLOTHING AND LANGUAGE
January 1, 2016Article describing traditional Kikuyu clothing (shukas), attire by age and occasion, and an overview of the Kikuyu language and its use alongside Swahili and English.
FESTIVALS AND RELIGION
January 1, 2016Overview of Kikuyu ceremonies and religious beliefs, including traditional worship of Ngai and the cultural significance of Mount Kenya.
Hobbies
Researching and writing about Kikuyu culture and traditions. wixsite
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