About me
I'm thrilled to have you here! My name is Tam, and I'm a Computer Science student specializing in robotics and AI-driven systems, with experience in full-stack development. I'm actively seeking research and internship opportunities where I can contribute to innovative projects, collaborate with experts, and apply my technical skills to real-world challenges.
If you're interested in collaborating on cutting-edge robotics research or impactful software engineering projects, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
University of South Florida
GPA: 3.96/4.0
Relevant courses: Data Structures, Programming Concepts, Program Design, Computer Organization
Technical Skills
Programming Languages: Python, C, C++
Web Development: HTML/CSS, Javascript, Flask, React.js, Node.js, Express.js, SQL, Restful API
Tools: Linux, Unix, Github/Git, SSH, Microsoft Office
Awards
USF Green and Gold Director Award
Fall 2022 - Fall 2023 Dean’s List Honors
Research Experience
October 2023-October 2025
Undergraduate Researcher @The RARE Lab USF
• Lead a research to utilize tabletop social robot Misty integrated with Ollama for storytelling and engineer algorithms for real-time analysis of user input and environmental cues, enabling robot's dynamic emotion expression
• Successfully deployed containerized Ollama solution on GAIVI cloud service, resulting in 35% improvement in processing speed and latency.
• Designed and prototyped 10+ features of robots using Unity and Blender for improved human-robot interaction and navigation for a research published at HRI and IEEE conference.
• Awarded UR2PhD REU funding from NSF and CRA (May 2025 - August 2025) to support advanced research in human-robot interaction and AI integration.
Publications
Implementing LLM-Integrated Storytelling Robot
To Understand Indicators of Robots’ Vision Capabilities
Designing Indicators to Show a Robot’s Physical Vision Capability
Teaching Experience
Fall 2025
Teaching Assistant - Programming Concepts
• Support students in foundational programming concepts and problem-solving techniques
• Assist with course instruction, grading, and providing one-on-one guidance to students
• Hold regular office hours to help students with programming assignments and course material
Fall 2024 - Spring 2025
Teaching Assistant - Data Structures
• Facilitated learning of advanced data structures including trees, graphs, and hash tables
• Provided guidance on algorithm complexity analysis and implementation strategies
• Mentored students in debugging techniques and code optimization practices
Work Experience and Leadership
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January 2024-May 2024
Software Engineer Intern @OrbexLabs
• Build 30+ Django REST API endpoints for view pages to create, search and retrieve documents from PostgreSQL
• Design web page layouts and implemented user-friendly React components and Bootstrap
• Develop a GPT-based virtual assistant to aid users in managing documents and leverage fastSAM with FastAPI for efficient form field detection from user interactions.
• Deploy the web application in a containerized Docker environment on Google Cloud Run
November 2023-Present
Web Developer Chair @USF BMES
• Spearheaded the development and maintenance of the BMES website, implementing responsive design and enhancing user experience.
• Host 3 workshops to 50+ attendees about Python in programming and data analysis, fostering interdisciplinarity
• Mentor 5+ students in Computer Science in shadowing and mentorsip program by providing support, and insights to help them navigate their academic and professional journeys
