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Ethan Saadia

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Bio

I am a software developer and hardware engineer passionate about solving problems with creative technologies. On the software side, I have worked on projects with Augmented Reality, Machine Learning, iOS development, and Flutter and won WWDC Scholarships from Apple in 2019 and 2020. I also am experienced in hardware with Raspberry Pi, circuit design, and 3D modeling and prototyping. An active participant in the developer community, I enjoy contributing to open source and have taught at iOS and TensorFlow conferences.

Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor's degree program
2021 - 2025
  • Majors:
    • Computer Science

Saint Johns High School

High School
2017 - 2021

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Computer Science
    • Computer Software and Media Applications
  • Not planning to go to medical school

    • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Computer Software

    • Dream career goals:

      Entrepreneur, founder of creative technology company pushing the boundaries of the intersection of software, hardware, and design

    • CEO, Founder, Hardware Engineer, Software Developer, Content Creator

      PCs for Me
      2013 – 20185 years

    • Streamlining operations at family business with custom 3D design and manufacturing and IoT hardware solutions

      EOS Digital Services
      2016 – Present8 years

    Research

    • Human Computer Interaction

      Silhouette Camera — Recreated iPod commercial silhouette effect in real time by leveraging ARKit, deep learning, and Core Image filters, selected as WWDC 2020 Swift Student Challenge winner by Apple
      2020 – 2020

    • Business/Commerce, General

      AR Apple Store — Brought the Apple Store to life in an AR retail experience during COVID-19 closures, featured in blogs and a podcast from around the world and liked by Tim Cook
      2020 – 2020

    • Health and Medical Administrative Services

      Briya (EOS Digital Services) — Streamlined contactless body temperature screenings with real-time push notifications and cross-platform app interfacing with a thermal temperature scanning device
      2020 – Present

    • Education, Other

      Pi AR — Solved the hurdle of translating a 2D circuit diagram to real electronic components by presenting the concepts of building circuits with Raspberry Pi in augmented reality
      2018 – 2018

    • Education, Other

      Color Pop AR — Introduced young children to the basic colors with interactive, playful, and magical AR experience that simulated the 3D effect of letting go of a balloon and watching it fly away, winning Apple WWDC 2019 Scholarship
      2019 – 2019

    • Computer Software and Media Applications

      Mav World — Brought campus to life with augmented reality tour and thrilled users with 3D easter eggs. Marvel at a rocket landing outside the science classrooms.
      2018 – 2018

    • Human Computer Interaction

      Flex - Muscle Sensing Wearable & Robot — Crafted circuitry, designed muscle-sensing wearable device and robot for fun physical-therapy, the epitome of hardware, software, & design harmony.
      2017 – 2018

    • Computer Engineering

      Project WOMBAT (Working On Machine Based Autonomous Transport) — Merged real-time machine learning, camera systems, and custom hardware to build a self-driving car. Googlers love my application of TensorFlow.
      2018 – 2019

    • Computer Software and Media Applications

      Wayt — Enabling curbside pickup and a virtual line with an app featured in the Houston Chronicle. I’m innovating to keep people healthy and businesses open.
      2020 – Present

    • Computer Software and Media Applications

      Mav App — I develop an app to transform access to the school schedule and assignments. Directing students and teachers to class one million times and counting!
      2016 – Present

    Arts

    • Independent, St. John's Wind Ensemble, St. John's Jazz Band

      Music
      St. John's Concerts, Piano Recital
      2012 – 2020

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      RealityKit Snippets — Reached 1200+ people per month with online tutorials about Apple’s latest AR framework
      2019 – Present

    • Advocacy

      Houston TensorFlow & Applied ML Meetup — Introduced industry professionals to Swift for TensorFlow, Google’s next-gen deep learning framework, and live-coded an image classifier with the audience
      2020 – 2020

    • Advocacy

      NSSpain 2020, Ray Wenderlich, Houston iOS Meetup — Augmented Reality (AR) Speaker and Developer
      2019 – Present

    • Volunteering

      Houston COVID-19 PPE Production — I independently sourced parts, printed & assembled the shields, and managed delivery to doctors.
      2020 – 2020

    • Volunteering

      St. John's School — Founder, developer, and designer
      2016 – Present

    • Advocacy

      Raspberry Pi Foundation — Raspberry Pi Evangelist and Mentor
      2016 – 2018

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Entrepreneurship