Zenith Fellow Intern, Class of 2024
University of Toronto, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
Host Organization: t0.technology
Mentor: Thomas Sears

Born and raised in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sofiia is a curious learner, who was fascinated by her math and physics classes. She realized her passion for learning how things work, through tinkering, testing, and discovering the brilliant world of electronics in her school physics labs. Five years later, she decided to make her passion her career, studying Electrical Engineering at the University of Toronto, specializing in electronics design and signal processing.

As a member of the University of Toronto Aerospace Team in the Space Systems division, she works with high precision instruments such as start trackers, reaction wheels to develop attitude control algorithms for their hyperspectral imaging Cube Satellite.

By collaborating with satellite’s data processing team, Sofiia furthered her interest in electronics design for space missions and will pursue VLSI design courses to gain experience in the field. She became fascinated about the innovations in the domain of satellite instrumentation, with emerging technology allowing for measurement previously unimaginable. In the future, she aims to apply her education to scientific sensor design after pursuing graduate studies focused on integrated circuits and sensing systems.

Outside of academia, Sofiia is a writer passionate to amplify unique voices in the community. As a features editor, for two years she focused on connecting with people in Canada and abroad to share their stories; from their achievements in the music industry to their losses of home and security, caused by armed conflicts. Through this experience she saw firsthand how an individual’s story can connect a removed society to critical issues that must be addressed. In her studies as an engineer, she recognizes the importance of similar networks; cultivating connections within teams and the problems they are solving.

Sofiia is honoured to be a Zenith fellow and is looking forward to the exciting opportunities that await in the future.