# Aiden Tabrizi

[Email](mailto:hi@aidenkt.com) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidenkt/) | [GitHub](https://github.com/aidenkt) | [Website](https://aidenkt.com) | [PDF version](/resume.pdf)

## Education

### University of California, Berkeley

**Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences**

Berkeley, California | June 2028

- **Transfer GPA:** 3.94 / 4.00
- **Relevant transfer coursework:** Data Structures, Algorithms, Discrete Mathematics, Computer Organization & Assembly, Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, Electricity & Magnetism

## Experience

### Software Engineering Intern - UniShack

Part-time | Remote | June 2026 - Present

- Shipped a university housing search app in React Native across 11 campuses, with live status updates via Firebase.
- Automated roommate assignment with Gale-Shapley stable matching over weighted lifestyle-preference profiles.

### Electrical Engineering Intern - ChipMango

Part-time | Remote | July 2026 - Present

- Designed and simulated combinational and sequential logic in Verilog, verifying timing behavior in Vivado.
- Worked through the RTL-to-GDSII flow: floorplanning, static timing analysis, and routing for power and area.

### Research Assistant - University of California, San Diego, ACES Lab

San Diego, California | June 2023 - June 2026

- Co-filed [U.S. patent US20260010823A1](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20260010823A1/en) and [co-authored a paper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.17279) on dynamic machine-learning optimization.
- Built an open-source PyTorch package for live hyperparameter tuning, saving 60 seconds and 5.4 kJ per change.
- Ran an 18-person controlled Docker study: package users fit 33 more epochs in the same 1.5-hour session.

### App Developer - Persian Cultural Center

San Diego, California | August 2024 - May 2026

- Launched a Swift iOS event app using SwiftData and REST APIs, driving 300+ active users and a 40% lift in sign-ups.
- Enabled in-app donations through Apple and PayPal APIs, raising over $3,000 in extra donations in the first month.

### Course Developer - JuiceMind

Remote | June 2024 - May 2025

- Authored the AP CSP curriculum in JavaScript for 1,000+ students: 30+ quizzes, 24 labs, and 4 projects.
- Oversaw the Python and Web Development courses, reviewing starter code and assessments for accuracy.

### Network Intern - Leonardo DRS

San Diego, California | January 2024 - May 2024

- Cut peer-to-peer latency by 30% on Linux by profiling bottlenecks and rewriting connection handling in Python.
- Built a registration system for 50 concurrent users with indexed MySQL queries and server-side validation.

## Projects

### [AssistAI](https://assist.aidenkt.dev/)

Next.js, Supabase, Python, PostgreSQL, Gemini, Vercel, OpenAI | November 2025

- Won first place overall at HackCC 2025 with a full-stack Next.js platform for AI course planning.
- Integrated BeautifulSoup scraping and the ChatGPT API for intelligent transfer advising.

### Bluehax

Python, PostgreSQL, Discord.py | August 2025 - March 2026

- Built a Discord bot in Python for Nintendo 3DS console management, supporting 3,500+ users globally.
- Designed a PostgreSQL job queue that dispatches repair jobs to a worker server and relays live status to users.

## Leadership and Extracurriculars

### Co-Founder and Vice President - MesaFSD Full Self-Driving Club

San Diego, California | May 2025 - June 2026

- Placed in the top five nationally at the Autonomous Karting Series, the first team to complete a full autonomous lap.
- Oversaw the Software and Business teams, securing $10,000 in sponsorship funding to build a competition self-driving go-kart.
- Led development of GPS navigation with ArduRover and computer-vision pipelines with OpenCV.

## Technical Skills

- **Languages:** Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Swift, C/C++, Java, SQL
- **Frameworks:** React, React Native, Node.js, Express.js, SwiftUI, SwiftData
- **Developer tools:** Git, Docker, Linux, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Google Cloud Platform, Vercel, Firebase, Supabase, Railway, Xcode
- **AI and data:** OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, OpenCV, PyTorch, TensorFlow

Last updated: July 31, 2026.