About Me

Hey! I'm Duncan. I live in Minneapolis, and intend to remain here for the foreseeable future. I began my first year at the University of Minnesota in September of 2022, and I plan to graduate in May 2026 with a B.S. in Computer Science.

At college, I am participating in both scholarly and extracurricular activities. During class, I study computer science, mathematics, and various other interesting topics. Outside of the classroom, I enjoy spending time with my friends, listening to music, and visiting the campus amateur radio building (W0YC).

I am an Undergraduate Research Fellow in the UMN Networking Research Group (linked below) under Prof. Zhi-Li Zhang.  In addition to contributing to Ph.D. students' research projects, I have published my own short paper.

I also work as the Communications Subteam Leader at the UMN Small Satellite Research Laboratory where I manage communications between Earth and our spacecraft.

I enjoy the study of languages, music, and computer network/security. I taught myself one college semester of Modern Standard Arabic before beginning formal study, and I ran a chapter of the technology education group Hack Club at my high school. Additionally, I helped restructure part of a group of progressive students who created change in the school district and community.

Technical: 

• Python, Java
• Bash, Git
• GitHub, VS Code, IntelliJ, PyCharm
• General IT skills (Windows, Ubuntu/Linux OSes, networking/hardware)
• Research, problem-solving
• OpenAirInterface

Language (levels are estimations):

• English - native speaker
• French - Intermediate - Completed French V in high school
• Arabic - Intermediate - I completed the third semester of Modern Standard Arabic (الفصحى) with some study of the Egyptian colloquial dialect (مَصرى)

Miscellaneous:

• General class amateur radio operator
• Data analysis, literature review
• Classical piano training, unfortunately COVID-19 led to the end of 9 years of formal lessons
• See my certifications and professional history on LinkedIn
• My resume and publications can be found on my UMN webpage