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 June 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 Sept. 2025 – Present
- Drone Support Intern @ Integem June 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.
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.