About Me

Bio

I just finished a Robotics MSE at the University of Pennsylvania and am excited about software for electro-mechanical systems, especially robotic motion. I have a diverse and broad background spanning the breadth of both mechanical engineering and software development. I have academic experience in Mechatronic Design, RTOS and Embedded Software, Controls, Kinematics, Machine Learning, and Computer Vision in addition to software and mechanical fundamentals, as well as professional experience on large corporate development, small-team industrial robotic hardware and software, and user-focused design.

I started dabbling in tech in late middle/early high school and tried both hardware and software in high school; I joined the FIRST Robotics teams' mechanical sub-team but also ran the team's website and developed an iOS app. I went to college declared Mechanical Engineering (MEAM), but joined a residential program of mostly CS majors and blindly followed them into the CS Intro sequence (which I ended up TAing for 6 semesters). The following summer, I took a design internship at Autodesk and was surprised to find myself aching to write scripts for the software rather than use it. When I returned to Penn, I decided that I loved the MEAM community and project-based courses enough to stay in the major and would do a CS minor with extra CS classes on the side. I studied abroad summer after sophomore year, and decided to try my hands at pure software the summer after junior year, taking an SDE internship at Amazon. I quickly discovered that I find pure software exciting but not as fulfilling as developing for physical systems, so I became an aspiring roboticist. I was a Robotics Intern at X (formerly Google X) this past summer, and loved it.

Those who know me would say that I am a "people person" - I am happiest when I'm with my friends. I was on the board of my sorority, Alpha Omega Epsilon, for the majority of my college career, including serving as social chair, recruitment chair, and membership education director. In my free time, I enjoy following the Golden State Warriors, traveling, hiking and adventuring outdoors, running, and playing with my dog. I spent 5 weeks backpacking in New Zealand after my graduation in December. (Photos here if you're interested!)

Resume

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Technical Coursework

Robotics

  • Introduction to Mechatronic Systems (MEAM 410, Fall 2016)
  • Introduction to Robotics (MEAM 520, Fall 2016)
  • Product Design (IPD 515, Spring 2017)
  • Feedback Control (MEAM 513, Fall 2017)
  • Interactive Computer Graphics (CIS 560, Fall 2017)
  • Applied Machine Learning (CIS 519, Spring 2018)
  • Machine Perception (CIS 580, Spring 2018)
  • Control & Optimization with Applications in Robotics (MEAM 517, Fall 2018)
  • Performance, Stability & Control of UAVs (MEAM 543, Fall 2018)
  • Autonomous Racing (ESE 680, Fall 2018)

Mechanical Engineering

  • Introduction to Mechanical Design (MEAM 101, Fall 2014)
  • Statics & Strengths of Materials (MEAM 210, Fall 2015)
  • Thermodynamics (MEAM 203, Spring 2016)
  • Dynamics (MEAM 211, Spring 2016)
  • Fluid Mechanics (MEAM 302, Fall 2016)
  • Vibration Mechanics (MEAM 321, Spring 2017)
  • Heat & Mass Transfer (MEAM 333, Spring 2017)
  • Mechanics of Solids (MEAM 354, Fall 2017)

Computer Science

  • Introduction to Computer Programming (CIS 110, Fall 2014)
  • Programming Languages & Techniques I (CIS 120, Spring 2015)
  • Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (CIS 160, Spring 2015)
  • Programming Languages & Techniques II: Data Structures (CIS 121, Fall 2016)
  • Computer Systems (CIS 240, Spring 2017)
  • Software Design and Engineering (CIS 350, Spring 2016)

Contact

Email (most responsive): [email protected]

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/beckyabramowitz