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Jenny Wu

I'm a Biomedical Engineering new grad at the University of Waterloo. Welcome :)

About

About Me

Jenny Wu

aspiring engineer & avid rock climber

In past lives, I've...

  • flipped my way to the podium throughout 5 years of competitive gymnastics
  • been a middle school Rubik's cube whiz
  • lived in Hawaii for four months

    • My current side quests...

  • filling up my bucket list while on exchange at TU Delft in the Netherlands
  • trailing the tail end of my bookshelf
  • tinkering with an RC car
    • My Resume

    Programming

    JavaScript85%
    Python90%
    TypeScript80%

    Interests

    • 3D Modelling
    • Gymnastics
    • Computer Vision
    • Rock Climbing
    • Spreadsheets

    Education

    University of Waterloo | Sept. 2021 - Apr. 2026

    Candidate for Bachelor of Applied Science in Biomedical Engineering (Co-op), Department of Systems Design Engineering

  • University of Waterloo President's Scholarship of Distinction Recipient
    • Experience

    What I Do

    Experience

    Software

    Portfolio

    Projects

    •

      VocalPoint, a portable assistive listening device designed to improve speech clarity in noisy, multi-speaker environments for hearing aid users, was my university capstone project.

      VocalPoint uses a microphone array and real-time signal processing to isolate and amplify a target speaker's voice while suppressing background noise. The system is built around an ESP32 microcontroller and a Raspberry Pi, utilizing Altium-designed custom PCBs for audio input and output. The device processes audio using digital signal processing (DSP) techniques, including beamforming and noise reduction algorithms, implemented in C++ and Python. Audio data is transmitted via I2S to the Raspberry Pi for processing, and the final output is sent to Bluetooth headphones for a seamless listening experience.

      I designed parts of the electrical schematic, and implemented the PCB layout in Altium for a Raspberry Pi CM5 carrier PCB, incportating USB-C Power Delivery, a 3V3 buck converter, XIAO ESP32 for communication with a mobile application, multi-microphone audio sources, and PCIe connectors for impedance controlled, high-speed peripheral communication to a Hailo-8 neural network accelerator.

        Date Sept. 2025 - Apr. 2026

    • Box DJ is a portable DJ mixing system built with a cardboard housing. This project was made during BoxBots, a 2-day cardboard robotics hackathon, in a team of 3.

      Box DJ uses an ESP32 microcontroller running FreeRTOS to read inputs from potentiometers, buttons, and rotary encoders. A Raspberry Pi 5 is used as the audio processing unit, applying real-time audio effects including mixing, volume control, equalization, and tempo modulation.

      The system outputs the processed audio to any Bluetooth device, including speakers and headphones. A custom web application integrates the Spotify API and allows users to select and queue songs.

        Date Nov 2025

    • 'i miss my cafe' is a study tool inspired by i miss my cafe and i miss my library. Content is structured in HTML and styled with CSS, JavaScript enables dynamic audio controls for ambient sounds and seamless interaction with task lists.

      All sound effects from Freesound and background from VectorStock.

        Date May 2024

    • SolidWorks assembly of an abacus. Beads are mated and constrained to the frame to slide up and down freely.

        Date April 2024

    • The Pomodoro Timer is a productivity tool created using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This web application helps users manage their time effectively by breaking work into 25-minute intervals, separated by short breaks.

      The user interface, designed with HTML and styled with CSS, features customizable timer controls and background themes. JavaScript manages the timer functionality, enabling dynamic countdowns, interval management, and interactive buttons.

        Date April 2024

    • This remote controlled car was built using an Arduino Uno as the microcontroller, coupled with an L298N motor driver and an HM-10 Bluetooth module, and powered with a 9V battery. It uses two DC motors to propel the car forward, and an MS18 servomotor for steering. The chassis and axle were designed in SolidWorks, and act as a frame to house all of the circuitry and mechanical components. The car is controlled using Bluetooth via the BLEJoyStick iOS application.

        Date March 2024

    • For my third year design class, my team was tasked to create a medium fidelity prototype of a rehabilitative hand device. This device is intended for people with hemiparesis, or limited mobility/paralysis on one side of the body. This device can be used by occupational therapists or users at home to help regain mobility in their fingers.

      The device consists of a motor attached to four rubber cords, which each attach to a finger (excluding the thumb). The mechanical portion was designed in SolidWorks and houses all of the circuitry. When the motor retracts, rubber cords slowly pull the fingers to a 'curled' position. Resistance and force in the cords are recorded and output on the Arduino IDE serial monitor.

        Date March - April 2024

    • In May 2023, I joined Electrium Mobility, one of my school's many student design teams. Electrium's goal is to create sustainable and affordable transportation in the form of personal electric vehicles, and my team was tasked with the mission of building an electric bicycle from scratch.

      Our team of 15 spent our summer writing firmware, assembling mechanical components, and designing circuitry for the system. Firmware was written in C++ script for the operational controls, integrated with a DRV8833 motor. The bike frame and circuit/battery housing was modelled in SolidWorks, and aluminum pipes were purchased to weld the frame together.

      By August, we were able to build a fully functional electric bicycle with the ability to reach speeds of up to 32 km/h.

        Date May - August 2023

    • During my internship at Attest Laboratories, one of my tasks was to build an 8-pin header to USB-C adapter, for compatibility between the MPLAB® PICkit™ 4 In-Circuit Debugger and a USB-C cable. I designed and built the adapter in KiCAD, and during the design process, I iterated on the adapter's layout to ensure optimal signal integrity, compatibility, and compactness.

        Date December 2023

    • In December 2021, I decided to participate in KuriusHacks' Christmas Hackathon with a team of 4. Over the course of four days, we created a two-player collaborative platformer game in Unity using C# scripts, built as a WebGL project.

      The game includes a standard main menu, volume settings, a platformer section, and a Tic-Tac-Toe minigame.

        Date December 2021

    • As my first project in my first computer-aided design class, TARDIS was my first step into the world of 3D modelling. Using Onshape, I created this replica of TARDIS to immerse myself into the fundamentals of CAD, while also tapping into my passion for science fiction.

      By recreating such a recognizable object, I aimed not only to develop my technical proficiency but also to cultivate my creativity in interpreting and translating real-world objects into digital form.

        Date October 2021

    • This project implements the board game Othello in C#. It is a two-player game where players take turns placing their discs on an 8x8 grid, aiming to 'capture' opponent discs by sandwiching them between their own discs.

      The game features player input for moves, interactive gameplay, and score tracking. It also includes functionality to check for valid moves, change turns, and determine the winner based on the number of discs captured. The program is designed to run without compilation into an executable file, using the .NET Core SDK for direct execution in a console environment.

        Date September 2021

    • This Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate validity checker program was created for Stars Technologies Services. It is a useful tool for monitoring SSL certificate health and ensuring secure website connections.

      The program reads URLs from a 'websites.txt' text file, then checks their SSL certificates. It categorizes URLs into three lists: expired, expiring soon, and non-existent. Otherwise, the expiry date of the certificate is printed.

      The results are generated in a 'results.txt' text file. The script uses the 'requests', 'socket', and 'ssl' module to perform the SSL certificate checks.

        Date August - September 2020
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