Hi, I'm Tyler Nguyen
Computer Engineering at Boston University
Computer Engineering at Boston University
Hi, I'm Tyler, a Senior from San Jose California pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering with a Machine Learning Concentration at Boston University.
I'm fascinated by the way software and deep learning models shape our everyday lives—powering everything from personalized recommendations to cutting-edge medical advancements. I love exploring how technology can solve real-world problems and push the boundaries of what’s possible and I’m always eager to learn, experiment, and create.
During my free time, I love making laser engraved gifts, watching Liverpool games, and running. I also really enjoy taking photos and learning Adobe Creative Cloud softwares. Outside of work, I spend my time filming BU's hockey team.
Built an AI-powered recipe app that helps users find safe, personalized meals using text filters and pantry image analysis.
Developed a mobile-first React Native (Expo) frontend and Express backend, then integrated a multimodal pipeline using GPT-4o for ingredient extraction and SnowLeopardAI for retrieval and ranking based on allergies and nutrition goals.
Outputs include ranked recommendations with safety labels, substitutions, and meal insights.
Tools: React Native, Expo, Express, GPT-4o, SnowLeopardAI
ITBench allows users to invoke replicable real-world scenarios in a sandbox environment to benchmark AI agents. My role was to add new fault mechanisms, specifically in the service mesh Istio.
Tools: Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, Ansible, YAML
As part of my senior design project, I helped develop the frontend of a smart reservation system for BU classrooms that kept track of room occupancy so students could study more efficiently.
Languages/Tools: React Native, Expo Go, Android Studios, Javascript
SafeContractors was built for the Civic Hacks 2025 economic track. Our goal was to provide a reliable database for people in the Boston Area to background check contractors. The database scraped with SQL was stored in MariaDB, and a FAST API was created to fetch the past contracting projects, amount paid, status, and an brief summary detailing whether the contractor is worth hiring.
Received award for Best Overall Hack and Best Scam Protection
As a program ambassador for Boston University's Technology Innovation Scholar Program started by former BU Engineering Dean Ken Lutchen, I am apart of the Technical Team for Boston University Hacks High School (BUHHS).
Prior to the hackathon, I developed a judging system to automate scoring. In past years, parsing through judge scores took over 30 minutes, which significantly hindered the flow of the hackathon and something I hope to improve for future years.
Additionally, through this experience, I assisted in organizing workshops and the keynote speaker for the event. This year we were honored to have Steve Dertien PTC's current EVP speak at our event.
The morse code translator was created as an interactive decoder through an FPGA board, aimed for users to practice their fluidity in the morse code language. The project was built using Verilog to interpret user inputs as dots and dashes, which were then displayed through a visual graphic array adapted from an open source ASCII-ROM.
With a team of 3, created a vest wearable equipped with LEDs connected to Arduino circuit with accelerometer and MOSFET to trigger LEDs. Designed for senior citizens to alert caregivers of crisis.
Award 2nd Best Wearable amongst 8 teams
Antidote was made for the 2023 Lutron Lighting Competition hosted by Boston University Singh Imagineering Lab. We engineered a window that emulated different times of day for those who suffered from seasonal depression. To create this, we used an Arduino Uno and coded a C program to change the colors of specific LEDs.
Awarded competition's Most Innovative Entry
