About Education Leadership Experience Projects

Hello! I'm Annie Huang : )
Aspiring Software Engineer

(720) 334-6588 anniehuang@mines.edu

About Me

I'm a Computer Science student at Colorado School of Mines, specializing in Robotics and Intelligent Systems with a minor in Computational and Applied Mathematics. My passion lies at the intersection of human-centered technology, machine learning, and gaming innovation. I have a deep my fascination with how humans and technology interact, particularly in creating intuitive and meaningful interfaces between users and machines. Beyond academics, I take an active leadership role in DEI&A communities as the Vice President of Community Outreach for Out in STEM (oSTEM) and as the Sponsorship Lead for the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers' West Regional Conference (SASE WRC). I'm particularly drawn to exploring how emerging technologies can enhance human experiences, whether through innovative gaming solutions or responsible AI implementations. I believe in creating technology that not only pushes boundaries but also considers its broader societal impact.

Education

Colorado School of Mines

B.S in Computer Science Aug 2021 - May 2025

- Specializating in Robotics and Intelligent Systems - Minor in Computational and Applied Mathematics - Activities: Out in STEM (oSTEM), Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE), Student Equity Advisory Council (SEAC), Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Summer Undergraduate Research Scholar (SURF) - Relevant Coursework: Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Advanced Software Engineering, Computer Organization, Artificial Intelligence, Feedback Control Systems, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Advanced Game Development, Database Management, Electrical Circuits, Linear Algebra, Discrete Math, Scientific Computing, Mathematical Modeling

University of Technology Sydney

Study Abroad Exchange Program Jun 2023 - Nov 2023

- Relevant Coursework: Machine Learning, Advanced Algorithms, Introduction to Mechatronics Engineering

Leadership

Mines Out in STEM (oSTEM)

Vice President of Community Outreach Aug 2024 - May 2025

- Organize community events with other club organizations and community centers. - Coordinate with companies for sponsorship and professional development days. - Reached out to high school organizations to organize club outreach opportunities.

Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers WRC

Sponsorship Lead Aug 2024 - May 2025

- Organized a team of 7 to coordinate sponsorship opportunities with 50+ companies. - Raised $$$ used for workshops, a career fair, and performances to uplift Asian culture. - More information to come March 1st :)

Experience

Plus One Robotics

Robotics Software Engineering Intern May 2024 - Present

- Analyzed trained models and sample data to determine optimal parameters, particularly focusing on segmentation thresholds to minimize errors in classification. - Explored modifications to training techniques to reduce incidence of misclassifications, considering whether adjusting the equivalency of errors across different classes could improve model performance.

Colorado School of Mines MIRRORLab

Undergraduate Research Assistant Aug 2022 - Present

- Spearheaded research on the perception of abstract pointing gestures showcased at the 2024 Human-Robot Interaction Conference. - Conducted data analysis and hypothesis testing on experimental data involving human-robot interactions and virtual reality environments. - Contributed to advancing understanding of human-robot interaction dynamics, particularly in the area of natural and efficient communication through gestures.

Projects

2024 HRI Research | Mines Interactive Robotics Research

I presented our work at the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2024) in Boulder, Colorado. This research highlights the potential for robots to use more human-like gestures in large-scale interactions, and underscores the need for further exploration of multi-modal communication in robotics

Our research focused on enhancing robots' ability to generate appropriate gestures during task-oriented dialogues in large-scale human environments. We recognized that as robots are deployed in more expansive settings, they need to communicate about objects and locations beyond their immediate visual field. This context introduces a broader range of referring gestures compared to the small-scale interactions typically studied in HRI research.

FreeTime App | Productivity Mobile App

The Colorado School of Mines requires professional work experience done through a field session course (CSCI370: Advanced Software Engineering). Companies come to assign course work to teams in which we familiarize ourselves with Agile and Scrum techniques. My project was to help FreeTime LLC. in creating an iOS mobile app which utilizes an AI algorithm to optimize productivity and minimize phone usage particularly to combat doomscrolling. Through developing Flutter/Dart code using Firebase, we successfully implemented an app which monitors user app usage, sends approval requests to an external buddy, and finally utilizes a voice clone.