Summary
Kartikay Chadha is a doctoral candidate and course lecturer in Information Studies at McGill with a decade of experience building web systems, databases, and visual analytics for large cultural and biomedical datasets. He combines academic research (PhD at McGill, MSc from U of T) with hands-on project leadership as President & CEO of Walk With Web Inc., which sustains over a dozen digital humanities projects across multiple countries. His work bridges computational algorithm design, user-inclusive interfaces, and archival workflows to help historians and scientists extract and visualize meaningful insights from high-volume image and gene expression data. A proven technical lead and project manager, he has built production websites and databases for research hubs like SHADD and CAMH, and applies iterative, collaborative methodologies to ensure long-term digital sustainability. What sets him apart is the blend of deep domain knowledge in bioinformatics and humanities computing, enabling cross-disciplinary tools that translate complex research into accessible, reusable digital scholarship.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Medical Sciences, Master of Science (MSc), Medical Sciences at University of Toronto
Schooling, Schooling at Marshall School Dehradun
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Information Science/Studies, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Information Science/Studies at McGill University
Schooling, Bio- Sciences, Schooling, Bio- Sciences at Kendriya Vidayalaya ONGC Dehradun
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Bioinformatics, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Bioinformatics at Vellore Institute of Technology
English, Hindi