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Sara Adkins Computer Science and Music Technology Education 2014-2018 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Music Technology Minor in Sound Design. GPA: 3.55/4.0 Work Experience 2016 Media Systems Engineering Intern Discovery Communications Developed software to automate QA scans of incoming media. Assisted in hardware and software design of VR and UHD editing suites. Developed a PowerShell script to automate software installs across edit suites in the facility. 2015-2016 Research Assistant Human Computer Interaction Institute Developed Android apps used to investigate human response to virtual tex- ture environments. Designed Android haptic keyboard feature for visually impaired users. Presented research at Meeting of the Minds Symposium. Projects 2016 Intelligent Computer Accompaniment to Improvisation Personal Project Max MSP patch that uses L-systems and pitch detection to procedurally generate two harmony lines to an improvised solo performance. 2016 Algorithmic Composition for Robotic Orchestra Robotics Club Project Robotic instruments controlled by a Java AI that uses music theory idioms and Markov Chains to algorithmically generate melodious music in 3 parts. 2015 Resume Parser and Classifier YHacks Hackathon Project Python application that parses PDF resumes and uses Machine Learning to sort candidates into job categories and rank them. 2015 Kinect Theremin Personal Project Max MSP and C# application developed for the Microsoft Kinect that allows the user to create expressive music using their own body as an instrument. Leadership 2014-now Project Leader CMU Robotics Club Lead a team project that explores the creative possibilities of robotic instru- ments. Design, build, and program robots that put on autonomous music performances. Manage funding, run meetings and organize performances. 2015-now Vice President of Finance Project Ignite Secure grant funding and manage the budget for a Carnegie Mellon start-up organization that provides mentorship and funding for high school students to realize interdisciplinary projects. Project Ignite oversees 10 high school student projects in Pittsburgh each year. Contact [email protected] (443) 824-1238 5032 Forbes Avenue SMC 1569 Pittsburgh, PA 15289 Web & Git saradkins.xyz github.com/Satrat Programming C, C++, Python, Java, MySQL, PowerShell, HTML5, CSS, jQuery Software Android Studio, Matlab, AutoCAD, Max MSP, Pro Tools Awards Deans List S16,F16. CMU Holleran Scholar. Wilkins Scholarship Recipient. Relevant Coursework Artificial Intelligence. Machine Learning. Parallel Computer Architecture. Computer Systems. Data Structures and Algorithms. Computer Music Systems. Theoretical Computer Science.
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Sara AdkinsComputer Science andMusic Technology
Education2014-2018 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Music TechnologyMinor in Sound Design. GPA: 3.55/4.0
Work Experience2016 Media Systems Engineering Intern Discovery Communications
Developed software to automate QA scans of incoming media. Assisted inhardware and software design of VR and UHD editing suites. Developed aPowerShell script to automate software installs across edit suites in the facility.
2015-2016 Research Assistant Human Computer Interaction InstituteDeveloped Android apps used to investigate human response to virtual tex-ture environments. Designed Android haptic keyboard feature for visuallyimpaired users. Presented research at Meeting of the Minds Symposium.
Projects2016 Intelligent Computer Accompaniment to Improvisation Personal Project
Max MSP patch that uses L-systems and pitch detection to procedurallygenerate two harmony lines to an improvised solo performance.
2016 Algorithmic Composition for Robotic Orchestra Robotics Club ProjectRobotic instruments controlled by a Java AI that uses music theory idiomsand Markov Chains to algorithmically generate melodious music in 3 parts.
2015 Resume Parser and Classifier YHacks Hackathon ProjectPython application that parses PDF resumes and uses Machine Learning tosort candidates into job categories and rank them.
2015 Kinect Theremin Personal ProjectMax MSP and C# application developed for the Microsoft Kinect that allowsthe user to create expressive music using their own body as an instrument.
Leadership2014-now Project Leader CMU Robotics Club
Lead a team project that explores the creative possibilities of robotic instru-ments. Design, build, and program robots that put on autonomous musicperformances. Manage funding, run meetings and organize performances.
2015-now Vice President of Finance Project IgniteSecure grant funding and manage the budget for a Carnegie Mellon start-uporganization that provides mentorship and funding for high school studentsto realize interdisciplinary projects. Project Ignite oversees 10 high schoolstudent projects in Pittsburgh each year.
(443) 824-1238
5032 Forbes AvenueSMC 1569
Pittsburgh, PA 15289
Web & Gitsaradkins.xyz
github.com/Satrat
ProgrammingC, C++, Python, Java,MySQL, PowerShell,HTML5, CSS, jQuery
SoftwareAndroid Studio,
Matlab, AutoCAD,Max MSP, Pro Tools
AwardsDeans List S16,F16.
CMU Holleran Scholar.Wilkins Scholarship
Recipient.
RelevantCoursework
Artificial Intelligence.Machine Learning.Parallel Computer
Architecture.Computer Systems.Data Structures and
Algorithms.Computer Music
Systems.Theoretical Computer
Science.
