hi, I'm

Brenna
Ren

CS & Math @ Yale '30
Saratoga, CA

Resume
currently
  • interning at… College Kickstart · Data Research
  • interested in… Robotics, Autonomous Systems, AI
  • learning · spring 2026… Differential Equations
  • baking… Black Sesame Butter Mochi
  • reading… Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

Projects

research · internships · personal projects

FRC Robot Code

FRC 1072: Harker Robotics · 2023 - 2026

20K LOC Java codebase (150+ personal commits) with tuned PID/motion-profiling control and a Kalman filter fusing odometry, gyro, and vision data for pose estimation and auto-alignment, cutting match cycle times ~20%.

Java Control Systems Pose Estimation Git
2026 REBUILT Code 2025 REEFSCAPE Code

AI Prediction of Polymer Thin Film Thickness

Garcia Research Scholar: Stony Brook University · 2024 - 2026

Developed an ML model quantifying polydispersity effects on polystyrene thin-film thickness across 300+ experimental samples. Published first-author in MRS Communications and presented at MRS Fall 2024.

Python ML Regression Polymer Science
Publication

RBDGuard

Independent Research · 2025 - 2026

Improved RBD diagnostic accuracy from 80% to 97% with an unsupervised deep learning model that detects the condition from ECG data. Presented at IEEE/ACIS SERA and published first-author in Springer SCIS (top 15 papers).

Python Tensorflow Keras Unsupervised ML
Code

Pascal-Subset Compiler & Interpreter

ATCS: Compilers & Interpreters · 2024

Full compiler and AST-walking interpreter in Java for a Pascal subset, with a hand-coded scanner, recursive descent parser, semantic analysis, and MIPS code generation.

Java MIPS Assembly
Code

Quantum Key Distribution Protocol Simulation

Independent Research · 2023 - 2024

QKD protocol simulator in Python/Qiskit on IBM's Quantum Platform, comparing error rates across protocols in ideal vs. noisy channels and confirming theoretical QBER predictions held.

Python Qiskit Quantum Cryptography
Code

About Me

Brenna Headshot

I'm an incoming student at Yale University planning to study Computer Science and Mathematics.

In high school, I led FIRST Robotics team FRC 1072 as Executive President and spearheaded the development of our robot's software. I'm interested in the intersection of AI and robotics, and I'm excited to explore opportunities in these fields!

In my free time, I love making things — whether it's folding modular origami, solving jigsaw puzzles, painting the local California landscape, or baking a new dessert. I find that creating with my hands is a great way to recharge and spark new ideas.

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