Jad
Al Tounsi

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Third-year undergraduate student at Dalhousie passionate about the evolving world of cybersecurity. Currently expanding my skills from full-stack foundations into threat analysis and system security.

My Background

Dalhousie University

Education

I'm a third-year student at Dalhousie University pursuing my dream major: a Bachelor's in Computer Science.

Jad as a young pilot

Aspiring Pilot

Ever since I was a kid, I've dreamed of flying. After university, I plan on obtaining my Private Pilot License. Until then, the sky stays on my list.

Jad gaming

Hobbies

When I'm not coding, I'm gaming or chilling with my friends. Lately I'm usually on ARC Raiders but recently, I've been getting into Elden Ring.

My Projects

In Progress Dec 2025 – Present

DistroHub

A full-stack wholesale distribution platform digitizing operations for a real wholesale business. Features inventory and order management, complex MySQL queries with JOINs and aggregations for business reporting, a REST API with full CRUD operations, and a dynamic single-page dashboard with real-time data fetching.

HTML/CSS JavaScript Node.js Express.js MySQL
Complete Nov 2025 – Dec 2025

C-- Compiler

A two-phase C-- compiler built in C using Flex and Bison, including a lexical analyzer and intermediate code generator. Passed all 63 test cases across both phases. Directed an AI-assisted development workflow with Claude over 30+ exchanges to reach a 100% test pass rate.

C Flex Bison GCC Linux
Complete Dec 2025 – Jan 2026

Calculator

A responsive web calculator supporting chained arithmetic operations with real-time DOM updates. Handles input validation including decimal duplication prevention, character limits, and floating point precision rounding for clean, accurate results.

HTML/CSS JavaScript DOM
Complete Mar 2025 – Apr 2025

Micro-Blogging Site

A responsive front-end for a micro-blogging platform with JavaScript-powered DOM manipulation rendering dynamic user feeds. Features interactive post deletion and 'like' counters with efficient event handling to update the UI without page reloads.

HTML/CSS JavaScript DOM

My Skills

Languages

Java C SQL (MySQL) JavaScript HTML / CSS

Frameworks

Node.js Express.js JUnit

Developer Tools

Git Postman VS Code IntelliJ

Education

Dalhousie University

Bachelor of Computer Science

Sept 2024 – May 2028

Halifax, NS