Hello, I am
Joseph Da Costa
Final-year Computer Science student at Queen Mary University of London, on track for First-Class Honours, with a year of industry experience as a Software Engineer at Amplifi Capital. I enjoy solving real-world problems with clean, scalable software. From full-stack development and Java microservices to AI projects in deep learning and game development in Unity. I'm actively seeking opportunities in the tech industry where I can contribute to impactful products, grow my engineering skills, and collaborate with others to build meaningful solutions.
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GCSEs
11 GCSEs ranging from grade 9-5A-Levels
Economics (A*), Mathematics (A*), Physics (A)Computer Science
Queen Mary University of LondonCS50
Web Programming Course by Harvard UniversityScrimba
React Router 6 Course by ScrimbaProjects
NETFLIX CLONE
Built a Netflix clone using ReactJS, Firebase for auth and database, Styled Components for UI, and Fuse.js for live search. Includes Sign In/Up, Home, and Browse pages.
MERN DISCORD CLONE
A real-time Discord clone built with MERN, Firebase Auth, Pusher for live messaging, and Postman for API testing, featuring channels, DMs, and secure user authentication.
WEATHER APP
Created a weather app for university students using APIs from weather and TFL. Allows users to check weather and transport info for their location.
WEB SCRAPER
Created a script which automates checking for available booking slots on a Rocket Padel website using Puppeteer. It scans availability for the next 7 days and logs open time slots in a structured format.
FINAL YEAR PROJECT
This project researched and developed an AI system that classifies human emotions by analyzing eye movement patterns and pupil dilation using a bidirectional LSTM model, achieving 75% accuracy.
CLASSIFICATION MODEL
A PyTorch implementation of a custom neural network architecture for CIFAR-10 image classification, featuring attention mechanisms and data augmentation.