Chase Tom

Student

I am studying for a B.S. in Computer Science in the Department of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Hawaii. I expect to graduate in Spring, 2027.


Interests: Software Engineering, Artifical Intelligence, Video game Design, Project Building


Projects

Designing an Evacuation Map
Designing an Evacuation Map 2025

My team and I designed a safety evacuation map for Waimalu Elementary School.

Cad software Safety and Evacuation planning

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RateMyTools
RateMyTools 2025

Online platform to review educational tools and AI resources.

Software Engineering Databases Github Collaboration

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Building my PC
Building my PC 2025

During the summer of 2020, I researched and constructed my own PC.

Hardware Building System Assembly diy-pc

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Essays

SWE Journey

16 Dec 2025

Starting New At the beginning of this course, I viewed software engineering as both the front-end and back-end development, working with both design and structure. I only expected to learn how to build websites, connect and create databases, and write...

Software Engineering Configuration Management Agile Project Management Design Patterns

Bestfriend AI

16 Dec 2025

Introduction It seems to be that AI will act as a new foundation in education. The practice of AI is everywhere, in every market, job, etc. This phenomenon is further highlighted in Software Engineering. A software engineer’s job is to...

Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence

Full Effort

14 Dec 2025

Effort Estimates My effort estimates were primarily based on project milestones, task segmentation, and familiarity with the work. I began by breaking larger tasks, such as designing a page, into smaller, more manageable components. For example, I would first design...

Software Engineering RateMyTools

Painting a Framework

04 Dec 2025

Introduction Design patterns are like paintings. You imagine your software in your head, perfectly planned, neatly segmented, and composed of parts that just make sense. In your mind, it is the modern software Mona Lisa. But once the brush swipes...

Software Engineering RateMyTools

Final Project Idea - ManoaNow

04 Nov 2025

Overview The Problem Communication within universities like UH Mānoa is often lacking and messy. Students, faculty, and clubs rely on various platforms, such as email, Discord, Instagram, and word-of-mouth—to share announcements, organize events, and create activities. Constantly checking each platform...

Software Engineering Nextjs

UI Frameworks

09 Oct 2025

Introduction In the world of software engineering, building a complex, responsive, and user-friendly website from the ground up is a very, very difficult task. Then comes User Interface (UI) frameworks, which according to “The Power of UI Frameworks,” are pre-written...

Software Engineering UI Frameworks HTML/CSS

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