CV

William Ikenna-Nwosu


My Founder Journey

These are things I've founded on my journey as a founder.
  • 2012 | Elit3F0rce (E3Fe) Call of Duty Clan Website: I put this Weebly website together for our COD clan when BO2 came out so we could recruit more members worldwide.
  • 2017 | How to Buy a Laptop for College Website: I created this website to inform people studying different college majors about how to buy a laptop for college depending on their major and preferences.
  • 2021 - 2022 | University of Gothenburg - M.Sc. Complex Adaptive Systems Discord Server and Facebook Group: I created, managed, moderated and administrated a Discord server and Facebook group of 100+ members for my M.Sc. Complex Adaptive Systems 2021-2023 cohort during COVID to help classmates build relationships, interact with, get to know and collaborate with each other. I closed the server in 2022 due to inactivity because COVID restrictions in Sweden were lifted to the point classmates could return to class, so there was no more demand for the server or the group and I made the decision to close the server and disband the group. Creating community and engaging with those within it from an admin and moderator standpoint was very enlightening and I could appreciate the work it takes to foster life in a userbase/customerbase/consumerbase/group/community/etc.
  • 2021 - Present | My Personal Website: I created this website because I had the urge to create. I learned web development and I wanted to build something. I did some research on things to build then came across the advice that if I want to build then I should just build something that solves a problem I have or that I am interested in. I chose to do both by creating my personal website where I share what I feel the world needs to know about me. My own little corner of the web.
  • 2021 - Present | My Blog: I created this blog to share my takes, thoughts, opinions, stories and perspectives on a wide array of topics with the world at large in a manner that easily accessible and shareable.
  • 2023 - Present | GAPRS: I built a graph-based academic paper recommender system (GAPRS) for my masters thesis and conducted an in-depth and thorough analysis of recommender systems and their evaluation methods. I am currently working on integrating LLMs and RAG into the recommender system for enhanced capabilities and getting it in front of users.
  • 2024 - Present | Net Positive Tech Newsletter: I started this newsletter to share my observations on what the world can do to make technology a net positive for society. Going strong with 70+ subscribers on LinkedIn Articles, I am writing to provide insight into and change the way people think about, interact with and apply technology to problems to bring about more efficacious and sustainable solutions to challenges at small and large scales.
  • 2025 - Present | Killed by Google Kowalski Analysis Newsletter: I am considering starting this newsletter to shed light on these well documented attempts that Google have made which they have killed internally. I am envisioning the newsletter as a sort of post-mortem to analyze and investigate the root cause of these failures as case studies and see if the projects can be revived. Innovation is needed in today's world and Google was onto something in many of these projects.
  • 2025 - Present | Art + Craft Newsletter: I started this newsletter to address the reasons I feel that art and craft are being unappreciated and disrespected respectively. With over 100 subscribers on LinkedIn Articles, I am writing to spread awareness and highlight the artists I feel need more recognition, as well as bring artists' pain points to the fore. 

Competitions

These are competitions I've competed in, ranging from hackathons, datathons, CTFs, competitions of other types. I've made a consistent effort to put myself out there and make the most of my environment.
  • UCD ReCLAIM OneHealth Hackathon 2025
  • DanteCTF2023
  • Facebook Hacker Cup 2021
  • Hack the Burgh 7
  • Google Hash Code 2021
  • EDIntelligence x Neurolabs Machine Learning Competition 2021
  • HackTrinityCTF2020
  • Google Hash Code 2020
  • Google Hash Code 2019
  • Deloitte Difference University Challenge (DDUC) 2019
  • Google Hash Code 2018
  • Microsoft College Code Competition 2016
  • The Big UCD Skills Competition 2016
  • Irish Applied Mathematics Teachers Association Quiz 2015/2016
  • Irish Applied Mathematics Teachers Association Quiz 2014/2015
  • NUIG Secondary Schools Debating Competition
  • Coláiste Éinde First Year Debate Competition 2011/2012
  • Galway Public Library Junior Poetry Competition 2008
  • Scoil Chaitríona Drafts Champion 2008
  • Slow The Flow Campaign Competition 2007

Events

These are events I've attended where I've socialized, mingled and networked.
  • NDRC Founder Weekend 2025
  • Empathy Jam Galway 2024
  • Red Hat Summit: Connect 2024
  • Bloomberg Empowers: Elevate Your Voice
  • Bloomberg 101
  • Workday Seminar given by Iain Hull, Principal Software Engineer @ Workday hosted by University College Dublin 2020
  • Guest Lecture on Security at IBM and Industry at Large by Jason Flood from IBM hosted by University College Dublin 2020
  • This is Accenture Graduate Analytics Event 2019
  • SIG Open Day 2019
  • Amazon AWS Tech Talk: Amazon Image Rekognition 2019
  • JPMC Code Commit 2019
  • Stripe Networking 2019
  • Microsoft Tech Talk: Seeing the Matrix
  • SAP Networking Event 2018
  • SAP Networking Event 2019
  • GuideWire Whiteboard Interview Workshop 2018