Computer Engineering at NJIT

Building robots. Connecting hardware and software.

I'm Dasha, a Computer Engineering student at NJIT exploring robotics and embedded systems. I build projects to understand how electronics, code, and physical mechanisms work together, with a long-term goal of becoming a robotics researcher.

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  • Robotics & embedded systems
  • Hardware-software integration
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Dasha

About Me

Who I am and what drives me.

I'm drawn to engineering problems that cross boundaries: a motor responding to code, a sensor becoming useful data, or a physical system behaving differently from what I expected. My recent work brings together embedded programming, electronics, feedback control, and mechanical design.

I value understanding each part of a system, testing it carefully, and learning from what goes wrong. I build one subsystem at a time, document what I learn, and work toward projects that connect theory with the physical world. Outside engineering, I enjoy running.

My earlier experience teaching coding and robotics at CodeWiz of Edison helped me practice explaining technical ideas and supporting others as they learn.

Projects

Robotics, embedded devices, and software.

Robotics & Embedded Control · V1

Teleoperated Exploration Rover

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An ESP32-based mobile robot with N20 encoder motors, a DRV8833 motor driver, and a custom 3D-printed chassis. I brought together the mechanical design, electronics, and firmware to build and test a working teleoperated rover.

The first version uses encoder feedback for closed-loop wheel-speed control. The project has been a hands-on way to learn motor control, debug hardware and software together, and connect control theory with physical behavior. Sensing and autonomy are future directions.

  • ESP32
  • C++ / Arduino
  • Encoder feedback
  • Motor control
  • CAD & 3D printing

Embedded Systems & Physical Computing · V2

ESP32 Smart Desk

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A desk device that tracks study sessions and measures temperature and humidity, with a button, status LED, and OLED display. I integrated the components through firmware that manages input, timing, sensing, and display updates.

V2 connects the device to a local Flask server over Wi-Fi, stores telemetry and session events in SQLite, and presents them in a browser dashboard. The physical device continues working when the network or server is unavailable, making reliability and recovery part of the design.

  • ESP32
  • Sensor integration
  • Wi-Fi / HTTP
  • Python / Flask
  • SQLite

Web Development

Reflectify

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An AI-assisted web application that turns structured lesson notes and teacher input into student reflections. This project developed my experience with full-stack workflows, data modeling, and integrating AI into a practical interface.

  • Full-stack
  • Data modeling
  • UX Design
  • Prompt engineering

Educational Web App

DevBloom Studio

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DevBloom Studio is a full-stack app for learning front-end development through hands-on projects. It combines structured lessons with an in-browser code editor, live previews, saved progress, and classroom tools. Building it gave me experience connecting an interactive interface with application logic and a database.

  • Next.js 16
  • React 19
  • TypeScript
  • Monaco Editor
  • Supabase
  • Drizzle ORM
  • Postgres

Contact

Let's connect and share ideas.

I'd love to connect with people working on robotics, embedded systems, and research. I'm interested in opportunities to contribute, keep learning, and build useful things together.

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