Résumé
Athena Cao
Computer Science & Economics · University of Rochester
Profile
Interested in robotics, embedded systems, and AI. Building projects that connect software with the physical world.
Education
University of Rochester
Computer Science & Economics · Expected May 2027
Selected projects
Offline AI voice assistant
Personal projectRaspberry Pi 5
A complete voice assistant that runs with no internet: speech-to-text, local LLM inference, and text-to-speech all on the device. It’s private by design, so nothing you say leaves the Pi.
Sensor-driven robot car
Personal projectHardware · embedded C
Built a robot car from a component kit and programmed it to react to its sensors. The fun part was getting the hardware and software to agree.
Burrow: campus tunnel navigation
Fall 2026Human–Computer Interaction (CSC 211), University of Rochester
A navigation app for Rochester’s underground tunnels, which Google Maps and the official campus map don’t cover. It uses QR codes at junctions, landmark-based directions, and shows bathrooms, amenities, and step-free routes.