Guidance, Navigation, Control (GNC) Flight Simulator

• Was the owner and main contributor to development of a flight simulator used as the primary end-to-end testing platform for GNC validation of airship control systems

• Reduced iteration time for new features by enabling rapid development and testing in simulation prior to flight software integration

• Built middleware (C++17–Python bindings, X-Plane interfaces) to connect control systems with the simulation backend

• Improved testing workflows and cross-functional collaboration between GNC engineers and pilots through modular APIs and interactive GUI tools (PyQt/OpenGL)

Helium and Ballast Control System (HBCS)

• Contributed to HBCS, a safety-critical application managing fuel transfer, helium venting, and system state visualization for airship operations

• Enhanced UI state logic to enforce safe operational sequences by refining when actions are enabled/disabled, reducing risk of invalid pilot inputs

• Improved system observability by developing and standardizing logging, enabling more efficient debugging and issue diagnosis

• Diagnosed and resolved test failures using system logs, strengthening system reliability and stability

• Added unit tests and participated in on-airship deployment and testing, validating system behavior in real-world conditions

LiDAR Integration & Flight Test Systems

• Led LiDAR testing in lab environments, including setup and validation using test gas cells

• Owned integration and bring-up of LiDAR systems across lab and on-airship environments

• Integrated and validated telemetry systems (FTR) to support real-time flight test operations

• Diagnosed and resolved system-level issues during testing, ensuring reliable operation across subsystems

• Supported instruction across core CS and math courses (Algorithms, Theory of Automata, Linear Algebra, Calculus) by grading and maintaining accurate student records

• Enabled accessible learning by producing structured lecture notes for students with disabilities

• Developed a PyQt/OpenGL-based interface to visualize models, generate input files, and analyze outputs for radiation dose simulations of X-ray beams

• Improved usability of scientific workflows by enabling interactive visualization and streamlined input generation for analytic code

• Presented developed tools to stakeholders and authored technical documentation to support adoption by scientific users

• Created high-fidelity 3D models using Artec Eva scanners and Artec Studio software for object digitization workflows

• Collected and organized motion capture data from 3D sensors to support analysis of human movement and gestures

• Maintained structured datasets to improve reliability and downstream usability of captured data