Eric Nie

ECE @ Waterloo

Experience

Software Engineering Intern @ Bank of Canada
Sep 2025 – Dec 2025
Software Engineering Intern @ Monologix Inc.Jan 2025 – Apr 2025
Machine Learning Engineering Fellow @ AI CampJul 2023 – Aug 2023

Projects

Virtual Omnichord

STM32CReactTypeScriptWebSerialAWS

STM32 firmware handling GPIO and ADC inputs, streamed via UART to a React frontend with WebSerial-driven audio synthesis. Containerized and deployed on AWS EC2.

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Custom Macropad

Custom macropad 3D render from KiCad
KiCadQMK FirmwareCFusion 360RP2040

Custom 6-key mechanical keyboard PCB with 2x3 switch matrix. SK6812MINI-E RGB LEDs daisy chained beneath keypads, and EC11 rotary encoder, and SSD1306 OLED over I2C. 3D-printed case, and QMK firmware.

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Exoplanet Classifier

PythonFastAPIDockerscikit-learnAWS

Ensemble ML pipeline processing NASA Kepler data with 82.3% accuracy. Containerized and deployed on AWS EC2.

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Air Quality Monitor

Air quality monitor prototype with wiring and AQI display
STM32Embedded CI2CUARTSensor DriversSignal ProcessingReal Time SystemsFusion 360

Modular embedded firmware for air quality monitoring: custom BME680 driver implementing Bosch compensation algorithms, WMA signal conditioning, checksummed UART protocol for multi-device networks, and SSD1306 OLED graphics rendering.

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