I am a Graduate Computer Science student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduating May 2026, primarily interested in software design and development. With a foundation in Data Structures and Algorithms, as well as proficiency in programming languages such as Python and C++, I am dedicated to learning new technologies and expanding my area of knowledge to create and contribute to innovative software solutions.
- Working on my Master's of Science in Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
- RPI Rugby: Player and one of the women's captains, previous club president, webmaster, women's equipment chair. RPI Women's Rugby Club competes in the Division 2 Tri-State Women's Collegiate Rugby Conference.
- RPI Leadership Educators Advising Peers (LEAP): Using experiential learning and peer education to develop and facilitate workshops that focus on communication, problem solving, conflict management, and team building.
- MathWorks
- Software Engineer Intern: As a Quality Engineering intern working with the Product Security team, used Python and Pytest to develop tests for calculating checksums for SBOM generation as part of the 3rd party scanning and verification workflow, identifying and reporting bugs in the process. Additionally, used MATLAB to develop automated tests for the MathWorks internal development security bug notification system, gaining experience with the CI/CD pipeline in GitLab.
- May 2024 - August 2024
- Software Engineer Intern: As a Quality Engineering intern working with the Product Security team, used Python and Pytest to develop tests for calculating checksums for SBOM generation as part of the 3rd party scanning and verification workflow, identifying and reporting bugs in the process. Additionally, used MATLAB to develop automated tests for the MathWorks internal development security bug notification system, gaining experience with the CI/CD pipeline in GitLab.
- RPI High Performance Combinatorics and Graph Analytics Laboratory
- Research Assistant: Assisted in research using distributed training of foundation models to minimize communication costs of distributed training. Gained experience with the AiMOS supercomputer.
- January 2024 - May 2024
- Research Assistant: Assisted in research using distributed training of foundation models to minimize communication costs of distributed training. Gained experience with the AiMOS supercomputer.
- RPI Computer Science Department:
- Computer Science 1 Mentor: Marked CSCI 1100 students assignments in a lab of about 30 students and assisted over 600 students with homeworks, labs, and lecture
exercises in python during office hours.
- August 2022 - December 2022
- August 2023 - December 2023
- Principles of Software Mentor: Assisted around 400 CSCI 2600 students with assignments teaching them important concepts in software design including reasoning, inheritance and polymorphism, and design patterns using primarily Java and Dafny during office hours
- January 2024 - May 2024
- January 2025 - May 2025
- Computer Science 1 Mentor: Marked CSCI 1100 students assignments in a lab of about 30 students and assisted over 600 students with homeworks, labs, and lecture
exercises in python during office hours.
- RPI Archer Center for Student Leadership Development
- LEAP Summer Intern: Facilitated and led training’s, and wrote outlines to educate various groups on teamwork, communication, and leadership. These groups included MCLA’s Freshman class, RPI Bridge Program, RPI PREFACE Program, RPI RA Training, and more.
- May 2023 - August 2023
- LEAP Summer Intern: Facilitated and led training’s, and wrote outlines to educate various groups on teamwork, communication, and leadership. These groups included MCLA’s Freshman class, RPI Bridge Program, RPI PREFACE Program, RPI RA Training, and more.
- RPI Student Living and Learning
- Resident Assistant: Enforced university and residence hall rules and regulations, supervised, responded to complaints, and provided resources to residents.
- May 2023 - August 2023
- Resident Assistant: Enforced university and residence hall rules and regulations, supervised, responded to complaints, and provided resources to residents.
- Email: hooveraidan2021@gmail.com
- Linkedin: @Aidan Hoover