About Me
My name is Howard Nguyen-Huu and I'm a fourth year Engineering Student at the University of Waterloo.
My interests include Machine Learning 
, Robotics 
, Neuroscience 
, and Software Engineering/Computer Science 
.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
- migrating from mkdocs to hugo for static site generation
- decoupling
.mdposts to different repo, integrating with my obsidian vault
Curriculum Vitae
Research Experience
| Jun 2023 - Present | Undergraduate Research Assistant UWaterloo VIP Lab |
|---|---|
| Project 1: 3D Avatar Reconstruction from images/videos. | |
| Project 2: Robotic Grasp Generation for bin-picking. | |
| Project 3: Soft-body simulated data generation. | |
| May 2022 - Dec 2022 | Robotics Software Research Assistant UWaterloo MSAM Lab |
| Joint with Promation Engineering. See Professional Experience. | |
| Apr 2022 - Dec 2022 | Perception Research Engineer Watonomous |
| 3D Object and Road Sign Detection for Autonomous Driving. | |
| Apr 2021 - Dec 2021 | Machine Learning Research Assistant UWaterloo Arami Lab |
| Deep learning with EMG signals for robotic controls |
Professional Experience
| May 2023 - Aug 2023 | Machine Learning Engineering Intern Altis Labs |
|---|---|
| Feature Extraction and Machine Learning for 3D Medical Images. | |
| Jan 2023 - Apr 2023 | Robotics Software Intern Kindred AI |
| Robotic visualization tools and real-time control for ROS2. | |
| May 2022 - Dec 2022 | Robotics Software Research Assistant Promation Engineering |
| 3D Computer Vision for Defect Detection in Robotic Manufacturing. | |
| Sep 2021 - Dec 2021 | Machine Learning Intern Geminare |
| Anomaly detection for Linux machines using NLP and clustering. | |
| Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 | Software Development Intern Blackberry |
| DevOps and Data engineering for cybersecurity insights. | |
| May 2020 - Aug 2020 | Software Engineering Intern PointClickCare |
| Test driven development of React frontend and Spring backend. |
Publications
Kaji, F., Nguyen-Huu, H., Budhwani, A., Narayanan, J. A., Zimny, M., & Toyserkani, E. (2022). A deep-learning-based in-situ surface anomaly detection methodology for laser directed energy deposition via powder feeding. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 81, 624–637. doi:10.1016/j.jmapro.2022.06.046
Kaji, F., Nguyen-Huu, H., Narayanan, J. A., Zimny, M., & Toyserkani, E. (2023). Intermittent Adaptive Trajectory Planning for Geometric Defect Correction in Robotic Laser Directed Energy Deposition based Additive Manufacturing. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing. doi:10.1007/s10845-023-02194-1
Education
| Sep 2019 - Apr 2024 | B.A.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering University of Waterloo |
|---|---|
| Computer Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Options | |
| 3.90 cumulative GPA, 90% average | |
| Sep 2017 - Aug 2019 | International Baccalaureate Diploma Glenforest S.S. |
| 98% average |