Experience
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Laboratory for Advanced Visualizations and Applications / Honolulu, HI
Sep 2025 -
Present
Contributing to SAGE3, a collaborative, real-time, web-based workspace for scientific research and interactive applications.
- Designed and implemented React and TypeScript applications integrated into the SAGE3 multi-app ecosystem.
- Developed scalable UI components with Chakra UI and custom React hooks for responsive state management and multi-user interaction.
- Built SVG visualization tools that improve scientific collaboration and communication.
Software Engineer Intern
W. M. Keck Observatory / Kamuela, HI
Jun 2025 -
Aug 2025
Supported the High-order Advanced Keck Adaptive Optics project, including work related to the upgrade from a 349-actuator to a 2874-actuator deformable mirror for the Keck II telescope.
- Designed and implemented a Python-based calibration script for measuring non-common path aberrations between the adaptive optics system and science camera using wavefront sensor data.
- Converted wavefront measurements into centroid offsets to optimize closed-loop adaptive optics performance.
- Conducted mock IOC tests and bench tests on Keck I and Keck II systems.
Web Application Developer
University of Hawaii at Manoa / Honolulu, HI
May 2023 -
Nov 2023
Developed and maintained components for the University of Hawaii groupings website.
- Built front-end and back-end features with HTML, JavaScript, React, AngularJS, and Java.
- Integrated external APIs to expand website functionality and improve the user experience.
- Performed testing, debugging, and UX improvements based on user feedback.
Projects
Sentiment Drift and Bot-Like Text Detection
Python, Machine Learning, RoBERTa, XGBoost
2026
An end-to-end machine learning pipeline that scraped Bluesky posts, filtered bot-like text, classified sentiment, and visualized public opinion trends over time.
github.com/BryanNak/SentimentAnalysis
UH Jewels
TypeScript, HTML, CSS, SQL
2024
A marketplace-style web application for browsing jewelry, managing a cart, and completing a mock order flow.
github.com/UH-Jewels/uh-jewels-application-template
Bank Database Application
C, Data Structures, Memory Management
2023
A simple banking application that allowed users to add, search, and delete records stored in a linked list.
github.com/jarrenseson/ICS-221-PROJECT-1