Ethan Tran
_{Computer Engineering · University of Waterloo · Class of 2031}

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I like building things you can hold: keypads, morphers, handheld consoles, and the software that makes them go. Somewhere between embedded systems and the web, with detours into healthcare tech and the occasional game.

_LANGUAGES
TypeScript · JavaScript · Python · C++

_NOW
Learning ROS 2 and control systems. Reading about RLMs and recursive self-improvement. Working toward contributing to NVIDIA.

_{SELECTED WORK}

TetriPad
A hackpad built to play Tetris. Four Cherry MX switches in a D-pad pyramid on a XIAO RP2040, with SK6812 LEDs, a tiny OLED, and a custom 3D-printed case. Firmware and hardware, made for Hack Club's Highway.

Gundam Ranger Morpher · demo
A Gundam-themed Power Rangers morpher. RFID reads "transformation chips", NeoPixels animate. Custom PCB, 3D-printed shell with wings. C++.

ReMind · live
A Simon-Says-style memory device and a real-time dashboard, built to help detect hospital-induced delirium by tracking patient scores against healthy baselines.

Coloradio · live
A synesthesia simulator. Reads the dominant color temperature through your camera and plays warm- or cool-toned music to match.

Hack Station Portable
A handheld console: Raspberry Pi, 5" capacitive touchscreen, PiSugar 3 Plus battery, RetroPie. CAD, schematic, and BOM included.

_{Shoots city architecture on a Sony Cybershot. Plays League of Legends. Can quit whenever.}