Erin Patterson

Student

I am a recent graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a degree in biology and a minor in computer science driven about applying technology to address environmental challenges and advance sustainable conservation efforts.


Interests: Conservation Biology, Machine Learning, UI/UX Design, Application Design


Projects

Crop Knowledge Master 2024

The Crop Knowledge Master website is a resource for students, teachers, researchers, and the general public that provides in depth information on pests and diseases that can affect crops.

User Interface and User Experience Design Web Application Design Conservation Biology Entymology Agriculture

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Coqui Frog Sensor 2024

A Coqui Frog sound sensor that detects the presence of the invasive species.

C++ Machine Learning Electrical Engineering Conservation Biology

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Bee Phone 2024

A bee hive sensor that tracks a hive's population and internal conditions.

Machine Learning Electrical Engineering Conservation Biology Team Work and Communication

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Academia Arena 2024

A trading card game web application created by me and my ICS 314 peers. Users can trade cards of ICS professors to find out more about the mentors who will be teaching them in university.

User Interface and User Experience Design Web Application Design React Meteor Bootstrap

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Essays

An Unexpected Journey

10 May 2024

Changing Paths An old pastime of mine was to stare obsessively at my degree plan and chew the insides of my mouth bloody. I would look at each semester’s classes, credits, requirements, and more over and over again until the...

Software Engineering Reflection Ethics Open Source Development Coding Standards

The Balancing Act

07 May 2024

I. Introduction The sudden expansion of the use of AI into education is something that I believe reflects the rapidly changing landscape of higher education and its relationship with technology. As a graduating senior, seeing this change happen in real...

AI Reflection

Puzzle Pieces

25 Apr 2024

Opening the Box Before I ever start a puzzle, before I even look at it, I have a habit of shaking the box. I like to hear all the little pieces inside rattling around, ready to be put together. The...

Learning Javascript Meteor Design Patterns

To Sink or Swim (or Race?)

20 Feb 2024

Sinking Until now, the best way I could describe how I felt in my journey learning computer science was that I was floating. Not in a relaxing, calm kind of way. I felt like I was floating, head barely above...

Learning HTML Bootstrap UI Design

Smart Strategies

22 Jan 2024

My Experience As a student who is merely minoring in computer science with a stronger background in the natural sciences, about 90% of my time is spent asking questions about programming, algorithms, and mathematics I can make no sense of....

Questions Learning