Zoe Forbes

University of Edinburgh Computer Science Grad

Vancouver, Canada

(she/they)

Zoe smiling wearing a bike helmet, an open shirt, and fanny pack over one arm.
© Hannah Logan

Professional/Academic

June 2023 – July 2024
Digital Learning Specialist | UofE’s Information Services Group

June 2023 – July 2024
Digital Learning Specialist
UofE’s Information Services Group

December 2022 – August 2024
Internet Specialist | Edinburgh Student Housing Cooperative

December 2022 – August 2024
Internet Specialist
Edinburgh Student Housing Cooperative

September 2018 – June 2019
Maths and Science Teacher | Guyanese MofE via Project Trust

September 2018 – June 2019
Maths and Science Teacher
Guyanese MofE via Project Trust

MInf2 dissertation
Quiz Whiz: A Command Line Tool for Creating Quiz Questions [code]

MInf1 dissertation
Exploring Descriptive Decision Trees: Construction and Analysis [code]

Featured Projects

Cosmopolitune
Web app which generates maps based on an inputted Spotify playlist. Can also be used to show music diversity.

Art of the People
A collaborative Instagram art gallery. Users could submit any drawing they want via the web app to be automatically posted.

Groove Sixty-Three
Radio show first broadcast on Freshair, then self-broadcast. Final episode on EHFM.

Animation demonstrating Cosmopolitune. A Spotify playlist's URL is copied, pasted into Cosmopolitune, and a map of the playlist's artists is shown.

Cosmopolitune
Java web app which generates maps based on an inputted Spotify playlist. Can also be used to geographic diversity of a user’s library.

Screenshot of two windows. The left window is the Art of the People submission UI, showing a blank canvas and a submission form. The left window is an Instagram page, which is the AOTP gallery.

Art of the People
A collaborative Instagram art gallery. Users could submit any drawing they want via the web app to be automatically posted.

Screenshot of the Groove 63 SoundCloud playlist, containing 7 visible episodes.

Groove Sixty-Three
Radio show first broadcast on Freshair, then self-broadcast. Final episode on EHFM.

Personal

DJ & Radio

Picture of Zoe djing. There is atmospheric red lighting, and she is concentrating on the decks.
© Jules Lacave-Fontourcy

Road & Courier Cycling

Zoe's fixed-gear bike propped up against a concrete barrier. The bike has a black frame with stickers on it, a saddle bag, and a white bidon in the bottle cage.
© Lyra

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Gmail: zoeforbes00

Mobile: +1 (778)-917-[23 x 233]