William McClay
Class Year: 2018
Scholarship: Young Technologists
University: Charles Darwin University
State: NT
Focus Area
Technology and innovation
William McClay
Class Year: 2018
Scholarship: Young Technologists
University: Charles Darwin University
State: NT
Focus Area
Technology and innovation
Biography
I am interested in the future of technological developments especially in the fields of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and renewable energy. I am studying for a Bachelor of Engineering Honours as a first step towards working in one of these areas. For half of my life I lived overseas in Laos and China and I have come to enjoy learning new languages. As the opportunities arise I enjoy keeping up my language skills and communicating with others in spoken Mandarin or Lao. I am a keen sportsman and compete socially in basketball and soccer. I also enjoy the relaxed, low key, outdoor way of life the Northern Territory has to offer.
Interests & Passions
- Online enterprise
- Cross-cultural communication
- Cryptocurrencies
- Photoshop
- How to avoid being eaten by a crocodile in the NT
My fondest childhood memory is going fishing in the Mekong river in Laos with my friends from the neighboring village and catching an enormous catfish.
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