Alissa Chimienti

Alissa
Chimienti

developer · designer · creator

my favorite creations

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Website

MyTabbyCats.com

A virtual pet web app where cat lovers can create, name, customize, and care for their own tabby cat — then bring it along on every browser tab with the companion Chrome extension.

Web AppVirtual PetFull-Stack
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Chrome Extension

Tabby Cats Extension

A Chrome extension that lets your virtual cat from MyTabbyCats.com follow you across every webpage. Feed it, accessorize it, hover for love, and click to hide — your purr-sonal browsing companion.

Chrome ExtensionJavaScriptMV3
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Web Game

Gangster Goose

Play as a goose navigating a moral dilemma — go good or go evil to unlock Gangster Status. Built for the 2026 48 hr Adroit Game Jam.

Phaser 3JavaScript
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Desktop Game

Hangry Bears

A 2-player pygame fighting game where two hungry bears battle it out on a conveyor belt. Play locally on one keyboard or go head-to-head over LAN. Created in 48 hrs on a team for the 2025 Adroit Game Jam.

PythonPygameLAN Multiplayer
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Research

Vulnerability Detection via ML

Undergraduate research at Mizzou developing machine learning methods to detect code vulnerabilities. Built an MLP ensemble in PyTorch and evaluated it against the PrimeVul and DiverseVul datasets. Presented at Show Me Research Week and Fall Research Day. Awarded the Honors College Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award.

PyTorchMachine LearningMLPCybersecurity
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iOS App

sizzlr

A dating-style app for finding your next favorite meal — swipe right on recipes you love, left on ones you don't, and let sizzlr build your personalized cookbook over time.

iOSSwiftUX Design
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Web Game

Bloomville Garden Adventures

Co-created a garden-themed game built with Kaboom.js for the 2024 48 hr Adroit game jam. Placed 2nd in the college category.

Kaboom.jsJavaScript

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my academic journey

Aug 2022 – May 2026

University of Missouri–Columbia

B.S. Computer Science  ·  B.S. Mathematics

GPA 4.0  ·  Minor: Information Technology

Certificates: Web & Mobile Applications Development · Media Technology & Design · Honors

Alpha Omega Epsilon VP Competitive Programming SIG Co-Creator Engineering Student Council Develop[Her] Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Aug 2018 – May 2022

St. Charles East High School

High School Diploma

GPA 5.0

Math Honors Society President Superintendent Leadership Council Math Team Varsity Badminton Science National Honors Society FCCLA

Awards

  • Outstanding Junior — Mizzou EECS Department
  • Honors College Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award
  • National Merit Scholar
  • 36 ACT
  • AP Scholar with Distinction