Rutgers · Computer Engineering
Hi, I'm Aaron
(初荣恩).
I build things. Some of them run on a server, some of them run on a basketball court, and one of them runs on a pair of clippers. Based between the Bay Area and New Brunswick, NJ.
Bay Area → Rutgers
About
I'm from the Bay Area, studying Computer Engineering with a minor in Computer Science at Rutgers. I like building projects that help others out, not just ones that run on my machine. Outside of school I love to play basketball. I've played all my life on high school teams, intramural teams, and the Rutgers club team for a year. I also picked up barbering as a self-taught skill in 2023, and I've built a steady client base ever since.
Experience
- Software Engineer Intern @ Magnefy Jun. 2026 – Aug. 2026
- Intern @ Trainify Labs Inc Apr. 2026 – Jun. 2026
- Undergraduate Research Assistant @ Rutgers Electrical and Computer Engineering Dec. 2025 – Present
- Deputy Lead Systems Integration Engineer @ University Nanosatellite Program Sep. 2025 – Present
- Drone Support Intern @ Integem Jun. 2025 – Aug. 2025
Projects
VeriStudent
Marketplace for college students to safely buy and sell textbooks and find sublets, with .edu-locked sign-in. React/Expo frontend, Supabase Postgres backend with real-time chat.
Knowsy
Interactive 5-stage RISC-V pipeline simulator for Knowsy, an open-source educational platform led by Professor Dov Kruger. Students type a program and watch RAW and control hazards, stall bubbles, forwarding paths, and branch mispredictions play out cycle by cycle, with processor-handled and compiler-handled modes. Led a team of 5 for development of the module.
DeskPartner
An overhead camera and VLM planner drive a reBot B601-DM arm to autonomously sort a desk zone into trash, pen cup, and tray, running closed-loop until the desk is clean. Won Honorable Mention at the Embodied Metal Hackathon, hosted by Mission Robotics, New Theory, Savant, and North Star.
PocketLab
Built with a team of 4, PocketLab turns a $10 ESP32 into a real-time IoT science lab: a React/TypeScript web app streams live sensor data over WebSockets into Recharts and Three.js visualizations. Includes guided, step-by-step experiment templates with noise filtering, offline fallback, and data export.
Zipply
Real-time chat app built on React and Firebase, with auth, instant messaging, and responsive design.
SuperHearo
Team of 4, Android app pairing voice control and speech recognition to help elderly and blind users with daily tasks.
Basketball
A few highlights from the court.