While studying electrical engineerinng, I became familiar with topics such as

• circuit theory
• digital logic
• differential equations
• linear algebra
• energy systems and power electronics
• alternative energy
• fourier analysis and synthesis
• electromagnetism
• automatic control systems
• embedded systems
• integrated circuits

I focused particularly on control systems, with additional focuses in electromagnetism and embedded systems.

I was also introduced to several programming languages and software tools, including

• Matlab/Simulink
• PSpice
• Verilog
• C
• Linux
• Java
• Eclipse
• Python
• Assembly
• ARM Cortex
• Cadence Virtuoso
• Arduino

My senior design project consisted of a proof-of-concept design for a food vending system that would automatically reorder new merchandise when supply ran low, making an attempt to optimize the bundling of restock deliveries. While I worked primarily on the sensor prototype, others on our team developed a networking model, a frontend portal, and a routing algorithm.

The Minor in Music Technology focused on three areas of computer-based tools for music composition, performance, and production:

1. Digital Audio Workstations (Pro Tools)
2. Programming (Max)
3. Sampling and Synthesis (Kontakt, Reaktor)

In addition to a breadth of seminars, the honors component of my degree required an additional capstone project, which I derived from the music technology portion of my studies. Specifically, I created a Max patch that would attempt to generate well-formed counterpoint for a given cantus firmus, using the first-species guidelines outlined in Johann Fux's Gradus ad Parnassum. It is implemented using an application of Dijkstra's Shortest-Path-First algorithm in a graph representation of the allowed possible notes. In the submitted version, the edges are naively set to the sizes of the melodic intervals, but a smarter version could adjust those weights based on other factors.

Thanks to AP credit from high school, mostly in calculus and physics, I had just enough room in my schedule to squeeze in a music degree in addition to engineering. Throughout this course of study, I performed several solo and chamber pieces.

• Dvořák's Cello Concerto
• Schumann's Cello Concerto
• Shostakovich's Cello Concerto
• Saint-Saens' Cello Concerto

• Brahms' Cello Sonata No. 2
• Beethoven's Cello Sonata No. 4

• TODO

In addition to the C, Python, and embedded systems experience I brought, I was exposed to

• C++
• C/C++ build systems
• Git
• Gerrit
• Jenkins
• Yocto
• the linux kernel
• udev
• systemd
• serial communication
• NMEA 0183

During this time, especially in the midst of the COVID pandemic, I picked up several personal projects, including

• recording and producing music in REAPER
• setting up my PC to dual-boot Windows and Arch Linux
• learning Kotlin for Android app development
• learning Rust
• learning about topics like communication systems, linguistics, electromagnetics, acoustics, sound design, and animation
• picking up new instruments including guitar, flute, and tuba
• choosing a new name and preparing to come out (🏳️‍⚧️)