About Me
Hello, my name is Giorgio Tran. I am a graduate student pursuing a Master's in Computer Science at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. I expect to graduate in Fall 2024. Outside of academia and coding, you can find me brewing coffee, playing board games, or hiking.
Awards 🏆
- HACC 2023 3rd Place
- HACC 2022 2nd Place
Technologies
- Java
- Python
- Javascript
- Typescript
- HTML
- CSS
- React
- MongoDB
Experience
- UH Manoa - Teaching Assistant
- Oceanit - SWE Intern
- LAVA - Research Assistant
Coffee I'm Currently Drinking...
La Cabra - La Union
Experience
LAVA
JAN 2024 - PRESENT
Graduate Research Assistant
At the Laboratory for Advanced Visualizations and Applications, I worked on several projects, which include SAGE3 (an AI-driven collaboration software), Articulate's frontend (natural language to charts), and lastly Waggle (edge sensors with GPUs for AI at the edge).
React
Typescript
Git
Vite
Python
UH Manoa
JAN 2023 — DEC 2023
Teaching Assistant
In Spring 2023, I developed and presented material for the lab section of ICS 111: Introduction to Computer Science. In Fall 2023, as a TA for ICS 314: Software Engineering I, I created practice exercises for web development and helped students grasp key concepts and best practices.
Java
Git
Meteor
Javascript
Oceanit
JUNE 2023 — AUG 2023
Software Engineering Intern
I worked on project RIVEAL, which aims to automate and significantly improve efficiency in pipe inspections. I designed and implemented the user interface and the data storage. Additionally, I designed and developed a web application that supported over 50 users for an internal silent auction that helped raise funds for Hawaii Pacific Health's Cancer Center.
React
Typescript
Git
Next.js
Electron
MongoDB
Node.js
Projects
3rd place finish at the 2023 Hawaii Annual Code Challenge. Makai is a web application that facilitates marine debris tracking and removal in Hawaii. It aims to help debris removal organizations save thousands of hours of labor each year through streamlined workflows and centralized communication.
React
Javascript
Git
Next.js
MongoDB
Node.js
Mapbox
Tailwind CSS
Dialogflow CX
Mejiro
October 2023 PACE Kalo Grant Awardee. Mejiro is a web application that parses receipts through optical character recognition (OCR) and generative AI, which ultimately aims to helps users track their spending patterns. This project is still ongoing.
React
Javascript
Git
Tesseract
ChatGPT API
Tailwind CSS
DOELT
2nd place finish at the 2022 Hawaii Annual Code Challenge. The Department of Education Legislative Tracker (DOELT) is a web application that helps the DOE track and manage legislation. A scraper was built to obtain up to date and accurate information about ongoing legislation, and a user friendly interface was developed for the DOE to stay up to date with the latest legislation.
React
Javascript
Git
Meteor
MongoDB
Cheerio
Node.js
Express
OSMICS
A web application designed to help the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Information and Computer Science department with office space management. This includes tracking office space usage, assets in each office, and booking conference rooms.
React
Javascript
Git
Meteor
MongoDB
Cloudinary
