Ollie Tucker
University Of Reading
BCS Computer Science
๐ Welcome to my website!
๐ Background
I grew up in Hampshire, UK ๐ฟ, with family roots stretching all the way to New Zealand ๐ณ๐ฟ and St Lucia ๐ด in the Caribbean.
I studied at Salesian College Farnborough, where I achieved 9 GCSEs ๐ with grades ranging from 5 (B) to 8 (A*). I then attended Salesian College Sixth Form, completing A, A, and B in A Levels, including Computer Science ๐ป which i am now persuing at university.
Iโm now studying BSc Computer Science at the University of Reading ๐, where Iโve achieved a First throughout my first year. My academic interests lean heavily towards emerging technologies, especially Virtual Reality ๐ฅฝ, which fascinates me with its potential to transform industries and redefine how we experience the world.
Outside of academics, Iโm 19 and enjoy a mix of activities that keep me thinking and moving. Iโm an enthusiastic rock climber ๐ง, a competitive chess player โ๏ธ, and a casual skateboarder ๐น. In my downtime, I love gaming ๐ฎ and piano. My favourite video game title of all time is Resident Evil 4, and my favourite piano piece is a clair de lune
I believe in always pushing myself to learn, create, and connect whether thatโs through my studies, hobbies, or meeting new people from around the world ๐.
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ Projects
Visualising Shortest Path Algorithms with Python
This was my first real world project. Aiming to help my computer science teacher teach the pathfinding algorithms topic in my A-levels, I developed a fully interactive graph visualiser where you can create your own custom graphs and run multiple pathfinding algorithms on them.
A visual implementation was key to help his students understand how algorithms like Dijkstra/A* work. All code and resources are fully open-source, making it easy for others to explore, adapt, or build upon my work. Scroll down to the links section below to access the public git hub repository with the source code and the 100+ development write up.
three.js portfolio website
You're looking at the finished product. I was experimenting with Three.js, a 3d web development too, and wanted to make a unique portfolio website to showcase my achivements and my web development skills. I plan to use other technologies like react to redesign this in the future.
Current project: Visualising Shortest Path Algorithms with Javascript
Looking back my python Visualising Shortest Path Algorithms project, i realises one of the main problems was that it was difficult to access. Redeveloping this entierly with javascript would make it much more accessible while boosting performance.
I plan to upload it to this website in the comming months!
๐ Accomplishments
- Won my sixth forms Computer Science award as a result of my impressive python project.
- Achieved 2nd place nationally in the Tycoon Enterprise Business Competition (Peter Jones Foundation) 2024
- Won the "Best rating performance award" in the challengers section of the University Of Readings first ever Rapid Chess Congress
Shortest path project
๐ทโโ๏ธ Work History
Chess Tutor - Chess In Schools And Communities [2025 - ongoing]
This role involves teaching a class of primary school children chess from the ground up in a fun/interactive way, highlighting it's cognitive and health benefits
Gained teaching and time management skills, as i need to be punctual for my lessons.
UOR Event Team Student Ambassador [2025 - ongoing]
Event Team Student Ambassador help deliver university events such as open days or communiy festivals. Most common assignments include giving campus tours and wayfinding for events, with the main goal of ensuring event guests have a positive experience
Representing the university in this role helped me develop advocating and customer service skills
UOR GRTUK Student Ambassador [2025 - ongoing]
Focuses on global recruitment which includes subject taster days, school visits, summer schools etc... . It involves being a role model to young people and prospective applicants.
This role helped me gain public speaking skills from โstudent lifeโ presentations and critical thinking skills from student Q&A sessions.
Lourdes Pilgrimage Volunteer - Hosanna House and Childrenโs Pilgrimage Trust [2023]
This was a transformative spiritual experience in Lourdes, France. My role throughout the week was to help support vulnerable, special needs children in their worship. I held major organisational roles, helping lead events such as the candle light procession
This experience gave me valuable communication, teamwork and adaptability skills.
๐ Links
Psychology project
Visulisation of shortest path algorithms project
Thanks for reading!!