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Charlie Chen

charliechen@college.harvard.edu

About Me

Hi! I'm a junior at Harvard studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.


I recently conducted research at the Harvard Ability Lab, where I combined cutting-edge machine learning models and accessible hardware to create assistive devices.


I'm passionate about developing technologies that not only push the boundaries of innovation but also make a meaningful difference in people's lives.


When I'm not in the lab or working on personal projects, I enjoy going on runs, hiking, and cooking.

Education

Harvard University

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Minor in Computer Science

GPA: 3.96/4.0

Expected May 2027

Relevant Coursework

  • Computing Hardware
  • Circuits, Devices, and Transduction
  • Systems and Control
  • Physics Electromagnetism
  • Systems Programming
  • Intro to Machine Learning (MIT)
  • Intro to Distributed Computing
  • Data Structures and Algorithms
    • Experience

    Undergraduate Researcher

    Harvard Ability Lab

    2025

  • Analyzed vision-language-action model performance on egocentric robotic arms in human-robot interaction tasks
  • Engineered human-mounted rig for supernumerary robotic arm by designing custom CAD chest plate & harness
  • Teleoperated arm to build high-fidelity 10K+ frame dataset for VLA fine-tuning & quantified movement using OpenCap
  • Designed protocol with varying interaction complexity, human movement, etc. on ADL tasks to benchmark performance

    • Skills

    Software & Programming

    SystemVerilog
    Vivado
    Arduino
    MATLAB
    LTSpice
    Python
    C
    Git
    Linux
    OpenCV
    PyTorch
    React/TypeScript

    Hardware

    FPGA Programming
    Analog & Digital Circuit Design
    Embedded Systems
    Oscilloscope
    Multimeter
    Function Generator
    Soldering
    Hardware Verification

    Featured Projects

    32-bit Arithemtic Logic Unit (ALU)

    32-bit Arithemtic Logic Unit (ALU)

    Created a 32-bit ALU in Vivado supporting arithmetic, logical, and shift operations.

    SystemVerilog
    FPGA
    +1 more

    Reverb Karaoke Machine

    Reverb Karaoke Machine

    A karaoke machine that adds compression and reverb to the audio of the singer.

    Audio Processing
    Filters
    +4 more

    Mask Detector

    Mask Detector

    A covid-era machine that sprays you with water if you aren't wearing a mask.

    Computer Vision
    Arduino

    VLA Robot Arm

    VLA Robot Arm

    Developed a vision-language-action model powered robotic arm system.

    Embedded Systems
    Robotics
    +2 more

    Ray Tracer

    Ray Tracer

    Ray tracer in C++

    C++

    Client-Server Chat App

    Client-Server Chat App

    A distributed client-server chat app with socket-based custom wire protocol, JSON, and gRPC implementations.

    Distributed Systems

    Personal Website

    Personal Website

    A clean, modern personal website built with Next.js and shadcn/ui.

    Web Development
    Next.js
    +1 more