Members of FIRST Tech Challenge team 22312 in BrainSTEM hoodies standing around their robot on a pit table at the Pennsylvania state championship, talking with a judge holding a clipboard.

Hello everyone, I'm Kevin Chen

About Me

Hello! I'm a freshman computer science undergrad at Purdue University, and I'm passionate in integrating hardware, physics, 3D graphics, or pretty much anything with code.

In my free time, I like to play ping pong and basketball, and I also like hiking.

I'm open to any STEM related opportunities, so please reach out!

Kevin Chen sitting on a granite outcrop in Acadia National Park, a forested valley below him and the bay and its islands on the horizon behind.

Explore My Work

FIRST Robotics

From 2024-2026, I programmed custom robots in both FTC and FRC as the lead software developer in the BrainSTEM organization. By adopting industry standard robotics algorithms, BrainSTEM is ranked #1 in PA for autonomous navigation while winning 6 software-specific awards.

Auto Aiming Mini Tank

Vision Pick and Place Robot

Research

For summer 2024, I was a student researcher at UPMC Hillman Academy and returned summer 2025 to work with Dr. Shaohua Pi (my mentor), and Justin Chen (my lab partner) in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Ophthalmology.

AutoOMR

Explore More

To keep a concise portfolio, I didn’t show a lot of the more random, smaller projects I’ve done. If you’re interested, a full list can be viewed in my Github, and you can find a lot more demos at my itch.io dashboard.

Raycaster
Perlin Noise Terrain Generator
Swerve Drive
3D Rendered Rubik’s Cube
Procedurally Animated Spider
Custom Graphing Calculator
Physics Collision Engine
Raycaster
Perlin Noise Terrain Generator
Swerve Drive
3D Rendered Rubik’s Cube
Procedurally Animated Spider
Custom Graphing Calculator
Physics Collision Engine