Anthony Ha-Anh Pham

Anthony Ha-Anh Pham

Graduate Student, Engineer, & Teacher!

Howdy! 👋

I am pursuing a Masters of Science in Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University! My passions are in creating innovative solutions that blend software and hardware to transform education!

Projects & Designs

Hands-on projects showcasing my passion for creating innovative solutions

Blood Glucose Monitor

August 2024 - May 2025

Lead software developer for senior year capstone project.

Designed and developed Android app with Bluetooth Low Energy, ESP32 firmware, and XGBoost ML model for glucose estimation. Developed firmware for ESP32 to interface with NANO VNA and the Android app.

Gesture

February 2025

One of four members of a team that developed a website for learning sign language using computer vision. Primarily responsible for the development of the sign detection model used in the backend.

Responsible for creating the computer vision model and its training dataset.

Bacon Hunter

March 2024 - April 2024

One of four project members for an autonomous target-seeking SCUTTLE robot for MXET 300 (Mechatronics I) class.

Responsible for designing and implementing a dynamic obstacle avoidance algorithm, autonomous navigation, and target detection using HSV filter.

TAO Bot

August 2023 - Present

Creator and lead maintainer of the Discord bot managing ENGR TA Organization server.

Serves 5,000+ faculty, TAs, and students with custom commands and automated management.

ASL Detection Model

February 2023 - April 2023

Lead developer for my group in AI4ALL Apply AI's Spring 2023 cohort, creating recurrent neural networks (RNNs) to detect five American Sign Language (ASL) words.

Includes six versions of a RNN, each with different hyperparameters. Data is found in the Kaggle ASL Challenge

Research Experience

Exploring the technology, education, and their intersection through hands-on research

Analysis of Degree Programs, Curriculua Evolution, and Inclusivity

Texas A&M University

August 2024 - Present

Engineering Education Machine Learning LLMs

Project Overview

I assist in collecting and analyzing data from several university degree programs to better understand credit hour breakdowns by major and instituion classification. I also research using LLMs for narrative analysis of the data.

Contributions

  • â–¸ Aggregated and analyzed data from several university degree programs
  • â–¸ Implemented a RAG along with a local LLM for narrative analysis
  • â–¸ Reviewed faculty interviews and analyzed their responses

Millimeter Wave Radar

Texas A&M University

January 2024 - May 2024

Python MATLAB Radar Signal Processing

Project Overview

I assisted in researching alternative ways of analyzing millimeter wave radar data, particularly the back-projection algorithm (BPA) and the Range Migration Algorithm (RMA).

Contributions

  • â–¸ Researched and analyzed BPA algorithm
  • â–¸ Attempted to implement RMA algorithm in Python to compare against an original MATLAB implementation

Children's Achievement Attitudes and Beliefs

BEAM

January 2022 - February 2023

Children Psychology Data Collection

Project Overview

I was tasked with collecting data from children through surveys and interviews for future analysis in this study. I also did literature review and analysis to learn more about related topics.

Contributions

  • â–¸ Organized and conducted interviews with children
  • â–¸ Participated in literature review and analysis

Teaching & Mentorship

Empowering students through innovative teaching methods and accessible online content

Freshman Engineering Peer Teacher

Texas A&M First Year Engineering

August 2022 - May 2025

Peer teacher for four different courses (ENGR 102, PHYS 216, CLEN 261, CLEN 181). I helped with students with their coursework and prepared them for their futures as engineers and as students. I provided office hours, created supplemental learning materials, and managed a Discord server for the courses.

Python Physics Teaching

SEAS Peer Mentor

Student Excellence and Academic Success @ Texas A&M

August 2024 - May 2025

Peer mentor for current first-year, first-generation engineering students. I provided guidance and support to help them succeed in their first year at Texas A&M acadmically, socially, and emotionally.

Engineering First-Year Students Mentorship

ESBP Peer Mentor

Engineering Summer Bridge Program @ Texas A&M

Summer 2023, Summer 2024

Peer mentor for incoming engineering students through the Engineering Summer Bridge Program. I assisted them with preparation for their Math Placement Exam and for their first year at Texas A&M with a focus on academic success and work-life balance.

Pre-Calculus Life on Campus Mentorship

VIP Peer Mentor

Virtual Introduction to Python @ Texas A&M

Summer 2023, Summer 2024

Peer mentor for incoming engineering students. I assisted them with getting a solid foundation in Python in preparation for one of their core first-year courses, ENGR 102.

Python Mentorship