Yves Donato
CS 5th Year · Sheridan College · Toronto, Canada
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About
Software developer and researcher with a passion for Computer Science since high school. Two internships at age 16,
SHSM CS graduate, completed Computer Programming diploma in 2023. Currently pursuing Honours Bachelor of Computer Science
with published research on Large Language Models.
Research
Thesis Effects of Chain-of-Thought Prompting Vs Reasoning LLMs
Jan 2025 – Present
Quantifying internal reasoning mechanisms in LLMs by benchmarking Chain-of-Thought prompting against native reasoning models.
- Benchmarking on SWE-Bench and AIME 2025 datasets
- Engineered high-throughput pipeline in Rust and Python for automated evaluation
- Statistical analysis of performance differences and failure modes
Rust Python SWE-Bench AIME 2025 Statistical Analytics
Featured Projects
Prismarine
5th Place 5th Place @ CTRL+HACK+DEL · Feb 2026
Interactive research exploration platform that turns paper collections into a 3D similarity graph.
Built with react-force-graph-3d and Three.js, backed by a FastAPI service aggregating arXiv, PMC,
and Semantic Scholar with resilient fallbacks, plus embedding-based linking (cosine similarity + kNN),
ElevenLabs narration, and Docker Compose deployment through Coolify.
React Three.js react-force-graph-3d FastAPI Semantic Scholar ElevenLabs Docker Compose Coolify
NeuRizz
2x Category Winner 2x Category Winner @ Hackville · Jan 2026
Real-time social simulation platform for neurodivergent users built with SvelteKit and Three.js
with a non-stimulating, accessible 3D interface. Integrated Google AI and ElevenLabs for low-latency
voice agents, live sentiment analysis, conversational scoring, and emotive text-to-speech. Deployed on
a secure self-hosted stack with Coolify and MongoDB for auth and conversation history.
SvelteKit Three.js Google AI ElevenLabs Coolify MongoDB
Other Projects
Custom Linux Desktop Environment
Personal Project · Feb 2024 – Present
- Automated development workflows by building a highly customized Linux environment, including kernel configuration and window manager scripting
- Built a productivity chatbot using Python, Selenium, and Beautiful Soup to scrape and summarize LMS deadlines, streamlining academic tracking
Linux Python Selenium Beautiful Soup Kernel Config
AcademAmigo
Personal Project · May 2024 – Dec 2024
- Deployed LLM-powered educational platform serving 15+ active students for flashcard generation and quizzing
- Optimized frontend performance by migrating from React to SvelteKit, writing 5,000+ lines of TypeScript
- Architected secure, scalable user data layer using PostgreSQL and Supabase for authentication
SvelteKit TypeScript PostgreSQL Supabase LLM
Proxmox LLM Server
Personal Project · May 2025 – Jun 2025
- Constructed local high-performance AI infrastructure using Proxmox, Docker, and LXC containers to host LLM workloads
- Engineered Rust-based API endpoints integrated with Ollama to coordinate autonomous agents for news retrieval
- Automated daily intelligence reporting by deploying an LLM agent aggregating data via Google Search APIs
Rust Proxmox Docker LXC Ollama
Automated Resume Tailoring Pipeline
Personal Project · Nov 2025 – Dec 2025
- Engineered an n8n automation pipeline to scrape job postings from LinkedIn/Indeed and archive parsed requirements into SQLite
- Developed a Python resume compiler that uses a retrieval-based (RAG-style) matcher to dynamically rank and select the most relevant skills and projects per job
- Exposed generation via a REST API to produce LaTeX PDFs, ensuring zero hallucinations by strictly assembling documents from pre-validated, human-written bullets
Python n8n SQLite RAG LaTeX REST API
Plates Gym Logger Mobile App
Personal Project · Jun 2025 – Dec 2025
- Developed native Android health tracker using Kotlin and Health Connect APIs to monitor steps, heart rate, and sleep
- Reduced data retrieval latency by designing optimized SQLite database schema for workout history
- Delivered high-fidelity UX by implementing custom front-end screens based on professional UI/UX designs
Kotlin Android Health Connect SQLite
Please hire me I need a J*b