/ about.
MAZVITA
NHIDZA
From multiplayer C servers to VHDL game logic to NLP pipelines, I'm building across the full stack of engineering. My projects span software, hardware, and data, with a bias toward things that can be held, raced, or shipped.
I'm a Teaching Assistant for Dartmouth's intro CS course (~200 students), Vehicle Dynamics Co-Lead on the Formula Racing team, and a member of SWE and WiCS. Before Dartmouth: Top in Zimbabwe and 6th in the world for A-Level Computer Science. I'm still going.
/ what i do.
Software
Built multiplayer game servers in C over UDP, NLP classification pipelines in Python, and object-oriented systems in Java. Comfortable with low-level networking, memory management, and working without abstractions.
Hardware
Designed and implemented a fully playable FPGA game in VHDL with VGA output. Built suspension geometry in SolidWorks for a Formula SAE car. Experienced with TiG welding, Raspberry Pi, and soldering.
Research
Research intern at Dartmouth EARS Lab. Built data pipelines processing 10,000+ posts for misinformation classification. Teaching Assistant for 200+ students. Work sits at the intersection of systems and people.
/ experience.
Sept 2025 — Present
Dartmouth College
Teaching Assistant, COSC 1
Supporting ~200 students in Dartmouth's intro CS course. Running weekly recitations, holding office hours, and grading in Python.
Jan — June 2025
Dartmouth EARS Lab
Research Intern
Built an NLP pipeline for misinformation classification under Prof. Herbert Chang. Processed 10,000+ posts using Python, Pandas, and Matplotlib.
May 2025 — Present
Dartmouth College
International Student Mentor
Supporting incoming international students through the transition to Dartmouth.
Sept 2023 — Sept 2024
Educait EdTech
Ambassador and Intern
Represented the platform at ML and AI hackathons. Contributed to data science initiatives.
Apr — May 2022
Rubiem Innovations
IT Intern
Summer internship supporting internal IT systems and infrastructure.
/ education.
Sept 2024 — June 2028
Dartmouth College
BA Engineering Sciences
Coursework: Software Design, Data Structures, Object-Oriented Programming, Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, Mechanics, Electromagnetism.
2018 — 2023
Arundel School, Zimbabwe
CIE A-Levels
A*A*A in Computer Science, Physics, and Mathematics.
- Top in Zimbabwe, AS Computer Science
- 6th in the world, A-Level Computer Science
/ skills.
- Programming
- JavaCPython
- Hardware
- VHDL / FPGASolidWorksRaspberry PiTiG WeldingSoldering
- Tools
- PandasMatplotlibGit
- Languages
- English (fluent)Shona (native)French (intermediate)
/ beyond the lab.
- Dartmouth Formula Racing, Vehicle Dynamics Co-Lead
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
- Women in Computer Science (WiCS)
- Kappa Delta Sorority
- Soyeya Dance Troupe
- Mbira and Marimba