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Estelle Kim

Estelle Kim

CS / CG @ UPenn

Hi! I'm a sophomore in the University of Pennsylvania's Digital Media Design (Computer Graphics) Program. I'm passionate about building tech that improve lives and shift perspectives, with a deep curiosity for how people interact with technology.

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a bit about me...

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Coursework

> CIS 5610 Advanced Computer Graphics
  1. C++
  2. GLSL

Spring 2025: Geometric transformations and algorithms, GPU pipeline, shading, raytracing, Monte Carlo path tracing, photonmapping)

> CIS 2400 Computer Systems
  1. C
  2. Assembly

Fall 2024: Transistors and simple computer hardware structures, low-level programming

> CIS 2620 Automata, Computability, and Complexity

    Spring 2024: Finite automata and regular languages, context-free grammars, Turing machines and undecidability, tractability, NP-completeness

    > CIS 1210 Data Structures and Algorithms
    1. Java

    Spring 2024: Practical uses, advanced variants, runtime, and proofs for stacks, queues, maps, trees, and graphs

    Projects

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    Mini Minecraft

    Mini Minecraft

    • C++
    • GLSL
    • OpenGL
    Into the Blue

    Into the Blue

    • TypeScript
    • NextJS
    • React
    Better-Spelling-Bee

    Better-Spelling-Bee

    • TypeScript
    • Python
    • Next.js
    • Django
    • React
    • PostgreSQL
    • Figma
    Holiday Gift Box

    Holiday Gift Box

    • TypeScript
    • Next.js
    • React
    • Firebase
    • Vercel
    Aristotle LLM

    Aristotle LLM

    • Python
    • PyTorch
    • NumPy
    • SentencePiece

    Experience | Resume

    2025~

    Interactive Museum Experience Project @ Penn Spark

    • Developer on an immersive, gamified web app for a 9-month exhibition in collaboration with the Penn Museum.
    2025~

    Web Developer @ UPenn Autonomous Systems Lab

    • Migrate an HTML website used across 20+ countries to React framework, focused on improving UX and maintainability.
    2025~

    Web Developer @ Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Autism Research Center

    • On student team developing an online research hub bridging an ML backend/extensive database with information-forward web interface.
    2024

    Mobile App Project @ Penn Spark

    • Co-lead a team of designers + developers to build social exploration app that helps Penn students spontaneously discover events and communities on campus.
    2024

    Summer Internship @ FlexIt

    • Worked at late-stage tech startup alongside founders, team members, and MBA interns.
    • Focused on communicating and seeking feedback to deliver quality work, including drafting the Q4 stakeholder report and implementing new ideas like a language filter on the search page and trainer business cards.
    2023~

    Wharton Investment & Trading Group

    • Learned valuation and accounting fundamentals through semester-long accelerator program in Penn’s premier finance club.
    • Explored finance by taking thorough notes on books, external pitch competitions + internal activities, and upperclassman mentorship.
    2023-2024

    Daily Pennsylvanian Foundation

    • Contributed to shaping the new Foundation branch of Penn’s independent newspaper with the exec director.
    • Connected with alumni, designed an 8-page capital campaign handbook, and engaged with key figures in Philly’s media ecosystem.
    2022-2023

    California Legislation

    • Acted as a bridge between students’ education policy proposals and actionable systemic solutions.
    • Worked with stakeholders, legislators, and lawyers to design sustainable legislation
    • Passed AB1867 (sustainable plumbing) & AB748 (mental health) in 2022 and drafted/passed SB857 (dept. of education student committee) in 2023.
    • Lobbied for/against dozens of education bills based on student-driven stances.

    Design

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    Adobe Creative Suite

    Futures Campaign 8-Pager

    Futures Campaign 8-Pager

    Publication Design

    Cardboard Installations

    Cardboard Installations

    Sculpture

    DP Foundation

    DP Foundation

    Graphic Assets

    made with by Estelle Kim
    1. kestelle@sas.upenn.edu