Engineering mindset
I am drawn to electrical engineering because it combines systems thinking, problem-solving, and real-world impact.
About Mina
Electrical engineering. Practical curiosity.
I am Mina Soliman, a first-year Electrical Engineering student at the University of Toronto. I am interested in power systems, embedded computing, cybersecurity, and the design of technology people can understand and trust.
Cybersecurity is one of the areas that excites me most because it connects technical design with trust, privacy, and accountability. That interest naturally connects to digital citizenship, which gives me a framework for how I want to participate online.
This website brings those interests together. It tracks how I learn, reflect, and contribute so my growth in digital citizenship stays visible, measurable, and grounded in real habits.
To me, digital citizenship means combining technical skill with responsibility. It includes checking information before sharing it, protecting privacy, using technology ethically, and contributing to online spaces in ways that make them safer and more respectful.
My mission is to grow as an engineer and digital citizen at the same time. I want the way I learn, build, and communicate online to reflect curiosity, care, and cybersecurity awareness.
Three threads
What keeps pulling me forward.
Cybersecurity enthusiasm
I want to keep learning how secure design, careful habits, and better awareness can reduce digital harm.
Digital citizenship lens
I use digital citizenship as a practical guide for ethical participation, media literacy, privacy, and community responsibility.
Working framework
Six lenses for better decisions.
Responsible online participation
How I contribute to conversations, collaborate, and respond to others with clarity and respect.
Posting with context, citing sources, and choosing constructive language.
Privacy and security awareness
The habits I use to protect my data and respect other people's boundaries online.
Reviewing app permissions, using strong authentication, and practicing consent.
Media literacy
My ability to evaluate sources, spot misinformation, and understand how digital content persuades.
Cross-checking claims, reading beyond headlines, and tracking evidence quality.
Ethical technology use
How I think about fairness, harm, bias, and transparency when I use new tools.
Questioning automation, naming limitations, and avoiding careless AI use.
Community contribution
The ways I support classmates, peers, and online communities through helpful digital actions.
Sharing resources, answering questions, and building tools that lower friction for others.
Reflection and self-improvement
A record of how I review my own habits and adjust when they are not aligned with my values.
Writing reflections, checking progress, and refining goals month by month.
Personal code
Short rules for the moments that matter.
- Verify before sharing, especially when content is emotionally charged or urgent.
- Protect private information and ask for consent before reposting or forwarding someone else's content.
- Credit ideas, code, and creative work clearly.
- Use disagreement to clarify, not to embarrass or escalate.
- Pause when a tool saves time but weakens responsibility.
Seven commitments
Values with visible consequences.
Learning roadmap
The next stretch of the journey.
Directions for learning, not completed outcomes.
Current · First year, 2026–27
Engineering fundamentals
Connect circuits, programming, and systems thinking with the human impact of technical decisions.
Next · Applied project growth
Connect the disciplines
Connect circuits, embedded computing, data, and security through documented projects.
Longer term · Trustworthy connected systems
Power, devices, and communication
Explore power, devices, communications, and secure design as connected engineering challenges.