Samantha Limon

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, 2026.


Interests: UX/UI Design, Web Development, 3D Graphics, Artificial Intelligence


Projects

Musicians of Manoa 2024-12-20

Musicians of Manoa is a web application that connects UH Manoa students with shared musical interests and compatible abilities, enabling them to create profiles, discover jam sessions, and collaborate musically.

Web Development Next.JS PostgreSQL React Prisma

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Exploring the Impact of Digital Design on Augmented Cognition 2024-12-13

A project to investigate how variations in instructional website design influence retention and cognitive processing using Webgazer.js eye tracking software

Digital Design Augmented Cognition Research

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Daily Activity Report Form 2024-08-06

A GUI prototype for the next generation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) Science Operations Specialist (SOS) Group Daily Activity Report Form.

UX/UI Design Java GUI

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ChatGPT's Effect on Computer Science Education 2023-08-16

My parter and I developed a research project that aims to find ways students can best optimize their learning using generative artificial intelligence (AI), specifically ChatGPT.

Artificial Intelligence Student Learning Research

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Essays

Project Management: Tracking Your Efforts

20 Dec 2024

Tracking Method: Effort Estimates Throughout the development of our “Musicians of Manoa” ICS 314 final project, each team member tracked their progress by logging the estimated time versus the actual time (for both coding and non-coding efforts). When estimating my...

Project Management IDPM Software Estimation

Software Engineering: A Synopsis

18 Dec 2024

Introduction The world of software engineering is widespread, encompassing a diverse range of topics, from open source software development to design patterns. From my time in ICS 314: Software Engineering, I explored many of these concepts and how they contribute...

Software Engineering Functional Programming User Interface Frameworks Agile Project Management

Reject Tradition, Embrace Moderninity: AI in Education

15 Dec 2024

I. Introduction With the rapid popularity of artificial intelligence (AI), using AI within educational contexts has become a growing medium to help students learn in addition to conventional learning methods. Although some people think AI diminishes the quality of learning,...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education Software Engineering

Building Software, One Blueprint at a Time

04 Dec 2024

Why Reinvent the Wheel? Imagine you’re an architect on your first day at work, excited to finally put your years of training to use. But then, your boss gives you a daunting challenge: design and construct a skyscraper without using...

Design Patterns React Software Engineering

Let’s get to (Frame) Work!

09 Oct 2024

Cass and Bostrap’s Pizza Fiasco Imagine being tasked with making pizza for a family dinner. Person A, let’s call her Cass, decides to make the pizza completely from scratch. Cass determinately hand-makes the dough, kneads it to perfection, crushes garden-grown...

Bootstrap 5 HTML & CSS UI Frameworks

A Love-Hate Relationship with Red Squiggly Lines

23 Sep 2024

There’s a lot of scary things in the world—snakes, spiders, heights… oh, and missing semicolons. In the world of software engineering, developers follow a set of guidelines and coding practices known as “coding standards.” To some, these standards are either...

Coding Standards ESLint JavaScript

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