Publications
SpecGuard: Specification Aware Recovery for Robotic Autonomous Vehicles from Physical Attacks
Published in:
ACM CCS 2024
Pritam Dash, Ethan Chan, Karthik Pattabiraman
[CCS'24] ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS)
Published in:
ACM CCS 2024
ProteinProblem: A Digitized At-Home Urinalysis Device to Aid Patients Suffering from Kidney Disease
Published in:
CSFJ 2020
Ethan Chan
[CSFJ'20] Canadian Science Fair Journal
Published in:
CSFJ 2020
Experience
AI/ML Research Intern
2023-2024Dependable Systems Lab
@UBC
- Trained and published reinforcement learning models with PyTorch to be resilient to input manipulations.
- Built OpenAI Gym environments to train autonomous robotic vehicles to recover in Microsoft AirSim.
- Developed autopilot firmware in C++ for autonomous drones with NuttX RTOS that incorporates ONNX to integrate reinforcement learning policies along side EKF/PID control algorithms.
- Created a Docker-based training pipeline orchestrated with Kubernetes to train with GPU support.
Digital Design Co-op
2024Microchip
- Developed a tool to automate AXI register generation, reducing integration time for multiple teams.
- Designed trace buffers and performance monitors for DDR memory controllers in SystemVerilog.
- Engaged in Agile software development with Scrum meetings and Jira for sprint management.
Software Development Intern
2019-2022Green Safe Water Lab
@UVic
- Developed a package with 8,000+ downloads to simulate biofilm growth on reverse osmosis systems.
- Created a web scraping pipeline with Selenium to build a comprehensive enzyme kinetics database.
- Built an embedded fluoride sensor with a PCB designed in KiCad and an ESP32 to drive laser diodes.
Awards
Trek Excellence Scholarship
2024-08$1,500 for top 5% academic standing in the Faculty of Applied Science.
Donald J. Evans Scholarship in Engineering
2024-04$7,000 for an engineering student recommended by the Faculty of Applied Science.
EXPO 86 Scholarship
2023-10$2,900 made on recommendation by the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science.
Trek Excellence Scholarship
2023-08$1,500 for top 5% academic standing in the Faculty of Applied Science.
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
2023-04$6,000 award providing an opportunity for undergraduate students to contribute to engineering research.
Schulich Leader Scholarship
2022-06$100,000 full-ride scholarship for exceptional entrepreneurship, academic excellence, leadership, creativity, and charisma.
Youth Can Innovate Award
2021-05$8,000 award for exceptionally innovative technology, engineering, and mathematics projects advancing the well-being of society.
CWSF Senior Gold Medallist
2021-05Canada Wide Science Fair Gold Medallist recognizing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics excellence.
Canadian Society for Clinical Chemists Award
2021-05$1,000 cash prize for a senior project with promise to improve patient care.
S.M. Blair Family Foundation Award
2021-05$1,000 cash prize for a senior project that merits application for a patent.
1st Place Weston Youth Innovation Award
2020-06$15,000 award for 1st place winner recognizing young Canadian innovators.
1st Place National Winner Sanofi Biogenius
2019-05$5,000 for 1st place national winner in the Sanofi Biogenius Competition, selected to represent Canada internationally.
Ted Rogers Innovation Award
2019-05The Ted Rogers Innovation Award recognizes students who express entrepreneurial spirit and demonstrate commercial potential for their project.
Engineering Innovation Award
2019-05$750 awarded for an innovative engineering project sponsored by the Engineering Institute of Canada.
CWSF Intermediate Silver Medallist
2019-05Canada Wide Science Fair Silver Medallist recognizing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics excellence.
1st Place British Columbia Winner Sanofi Biogenius
2019-04$2,500 for 1st place provincial winner in the Sanofi Biogenius Competition, selected to compete nationally.
CTF Minesweeper
crypto
rev
pwn
web
stego
misc