COMPUTER ENGINEERING / UW + KAIST

Minjay Jo

I’m a Computer Engineering student at the University of Washington. My projects include AI agents, research software, web applications, and digital hardware.

University of Washington, Paul G. Allen School
KAIST exchange · 2026 / B.S. expected May 2027

AREAS OF WORK01 / 03
Connected layers of artificial intelligence, software, and hardware 01 AI 02 SOFTWARE 03 HARDWARE
AI / SOFTWARE / HARDWARE✳
RESEARCH SOFTWAREAI & AGENT SYSTEMSAPPLICATION DEVELOPMENTHARDWARE FOUNDATIONS

01 / SELECTED WORK

Selected projects.

Research software, independent applications, and course projects.

02 / AGENT INFRASTRUCTURESelf-hosted

Hermes AI Operations

A self-hosted agent platform with isolated profiles, Azure model routing, and scheduled workflows for everyday operations.

WSL2Azure OpenAIAutomation
03 / DECISION SUPPORTLocal-first app

Poker Coach

Deterministic hand tracking, persistent player statistics, and on-demand analysis, with an AI conversation layer grounded in recorded facts.

PythonFastAPISQLite
04 / APPLIED COMPUTER VISIONResearch project

Microgreen Vision

Distinguishing mold from root hairs through image processing, edge and HOG features, and a k-nearest-neighbor classifier.

OpenCVscikit-learnPython
05 / HARDWARE DESIGNCSE 369 coursework

Snake in SystemVerilog

A modular Snake design connecting a datapath, collision detection, input controls, scoring, and VGA output, with component testbenches.

SystemVerilogVGATestbenches

Other projects

Additional applications, prototypes, and research.

Try my Blackjack Basic Strategy Drill

02 / EXPERIENCE

Experience

Research and internships in software development, technology operations, and electrical engineering.

2024 — PRESENT

Research Software Developer

University of Washington · Digital Diary

Built capture, tagging, retrieval, and media synchronization across an Electron/React client and Flask/SQLite backend. Supported research on technology-mediated connection; architecture documentation for an ACM TOCHI manuscript in preparation.

AUG 2025 — AUG 2026

Technology Operations Intern

Lakeside School · Seattle

Built and deployed a JavaScript/SQL attendance and inventory app, reducing manual tracking time by 60–70%. Designed relational data for operational records and mentored 20+ makerspace students.

FEB — JUN 2023

Software Engineering Intern

Expedia Group · Seattle

Built responsive HTML/CSS components for production interfaces. Refined accessibility and interface behavior through Agile code reviews and cross-functional design discussions.

SEP 2022 — JUN 2023

Electrical Engineering Intern

Kyungpook National University · Daegu

Processed battery-management-system current and voltage datasets with Python, Pandas, and NumPy, visualizing charging trends and performance patterns for the research team.

03 / EDUCATION

Education & skills

Completed coursework in algorithms, software, computer vision, and digital design, with links to the course material.

2024 — PRESENT

University of Washington

Paul G. Allen School
B.S. Computer Engineering

Expected May 2027
2026 / EXCHANGE

KAIST

Korea Advanced Institute of
Science and Technology

Daejeon, South Korea
CSE 455 / 473Computer Vision & Artificial Intelligence

Image filtering, edges, descriptors, camera geometry, classification, and CNNs; search, game playing, reasoning, and learning under uncertainty. These foundations inform my microgreen vision and decision-support work.

CSE 455 · Autumn 2025 ↗CSE 473 · Autumn 2025 ↗
CSE 331 / 332Software Design, Data Structures & Parallelism

Specifications, testing, modular client-server software, abstract data types, priority queues, graph algorithms, and concurrency. Campus Paths applies shortest-path search in a React/TypeScript interface.

CSE 331 · Winter 2025 ↗CSE 332 · Spring 2025 ↗
CSE 351 / 369Hardware/Software Interface & Digital Design

C, x86-64 assembly, memory hierarchy, pointers, and GDB; combinational and sequential logic, Verilog, state machines, timing, and testbenches. My Snake design connects these digital-design ideas in modular hardware.

CSE 351 · Spring 2026 ↗CSE 369 · Winter 2026 ↗
CSE 344 / 457Data Management & Computer Graphics

Relational modeling, SQL, and transactions support the persistence layers in my applications. Computer Graphics covered transformations, hierarchical modeling, meshes, ray tracing, particle systems, and splines.

CSE 344 · Course catalog ↗CSE 457 · Spring 2026 ↗
CSE 311 / 312Foundations of Computing

Formal reasoning and discrete mathematical foundations, followed by probability and statistics. A useful base for algorithm design, simulation, and interpreting uncertain results.

CSE 311 · Winter 2025 ↗CSE 312 · Spring 2025 ↗

Also studied: Computer Programming II · Software Tools · Guided Research in CSE · Matrix Algebra · Differential Equations · Introduction to Electrical Engineering · Electromagnetism · Intermediate Microeconomics

Languages

Python · Java · C/C++ · TypeScript · JavaScript · SQL · Kotlin · SystemVerilog

Tools & platforms

Azure AI Foundry · Azure OpenAI · FastAPI · Flask · React · Node.js · SQLite · Docker · Git · Linux

Development workflow

I use Codex and AI tools to explore, implement, and iterate. I focus on explicit system behavior, reproducible results, and checking what the software actually does.

04 / CONTACT

Contact

I’m interested in software engineering, AI systems, and research opportunities. You can reach me by email or LinkedIn.

minjay.jo@gmail.com