Derek Witcpalek Email & Phone Number

Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States

Ann Arbor, Michigan

I develop software simulations to support human factors research in stimulus-rich environments. Additionally, I create software to retrieve useful information from experiment data, and I integrate hardware components into simulations.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

We are developing an autonomous boat to compete in the RoboNation Roboboat competition. Last year, I developed path-planning software for our boat as part of a small team. In order to ensure it worked, I also developed unit tests for each piece of code, and wrote a system test to simulate inputs from the perception system and simulate the motion of the.

Troy, Michigan

I developed neural networks for low-resource embedded systems. This involved decreasing memory usage and improving inference latency while minimizing losses in accuracy. Additionally, I taught the rest of my team how to convert neural networks to this smaller form, and shared the tips I learned for improving performance.

Troy, Michigan

I modified and tested a core dependency of an infotainment application, allowing a window manager application to control the ordering, placement, and visibility of windows on screen. Additionally, I created a cross-architecture build system and instructions for setting it up. Along the way, I documented all of my findings and the procedure to replicate.

Troy, Michigan

I developed software to collect information about touch events and various gestures from users. Additionally, I created programs to send and receive video over Audio Video Bridge (AVB) and facilitate creating a connection between a talker and listener application. I also debugged issues in a large multi-threaded software package, and evaluated the.

Troy, Michigan

I developed an internet of things android application to display vehicle information retrieved from a server, and designed a data format for communication between the end node and a gateway. Additionally, I documented all of my progress for future work on the project.

Computer Engineering, Engineering, Senior

Activities and Societies: UM::Autonomy (engineering project team creating an autonomous boat), HKN (EECS honor society), Tau Beta Pi.

Education record

Activities and Societies: FIRST robotics, National Honor Society, Soccer