Projects Before Graduate School

These are the projects I worked on during my undergraduate years at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Interactive Art and Music Display using Eye Tracking - Hardware Subgroup Lead - ACM SIGCHI Engineering Open House 2023
    • I was the hardware lead in constructing the enclosure and sourcing the electronics for Engineering Open House. I designed the enclosure in Fusion 360 and constructed the display using MDF. I also led the sourcing of electronics to be used for the display. We used a monitor, Tobii Eye Tracker and a Latte Panda Delta to power the exhibit.
  • Redesigning an Epinephrine Auto-Injector Project - Project Advisor - Engineering Open House 2023
    • I advised a Biomedical Engineering Society team on the technical feasibility, approach, and design of their auto-injector redesign project. I also offered a 3D printing service to help them complete the project.
  • Soft Robotic Claw Machine Controlled by Hand Tracking - Project Lead - Engineering Open House 2022
    • I led a team of 11 undergraduates and secured a university sponsored budget to develop a soft-robotic claw machine. I designed the system in Fusion 360 and modeled it after a Cartesian based 3D Printer.
  • A Cost-Efficient Multi-Ink Pneumatic-Based Bioprinter - Project Lead - Chemical Imaging and Structures Laboratory (CISL)
    • I designed a low-cost pneumatic extruder as a proof of concept that was capable of extruding biomaterials at over 80 psi. I recruited and led 3 undergraduates to work on mini projects to improve the bioprinter system.
  • Virtually Controlled Soft Robotics Hand - Project Lead - Engineering Open House 2021
    • I led a team of 4 to develop a soft robotic hand that mimicked static gestures over Zoom. I built and programmed a solenoid-controlled pneumatic pump to control each finger actuator separately and used MediaPipe to acquire hand positioning.
  • Instrument Monitoring Sub Assembly - Independent Project - Chemical Imaging and Structures Laboratory (CISL)
    • I designed a built a hardware monitoring system for one of CISL's custom designed, laser scanning infrared microscope using in-house circuit design, I2C sensors, a Raspberry Pi and a display.
  • Registration Open Seat Finder - Personal Project
    • I used a headless Raspberry Pi to regularly request course data on the courses I wanted to enroll for. Since non-CS students have to register after all CS majors had a chance to register, spots were slim and UIUC's notification system only notified us in 10 minute increments. I used python and their CISAPI to request registration data every 30 seconds. Once a course opened, I used a GroupMe bot to notify me.