University of Hawaii at Manoa, Manoa, HI

Master of Science, Computer Science

• Analysis of Algorithms
• Machine Learning
• Adv. Data Management
• Large-Scale AI
• NLP and LLMs
• Adv. Computer Networks
• Adv. AI
• Parallel Algorithms

2024 - 2026

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Manoa, HI

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

• Software Engineering
• Data Structures
• Algorithms
• Operating Systems
• AI Programming
• Data Networks

2022 - 2025

Satellite Software Engineer, Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory

www.hsfl.hawaii.edu/

• Develop, test, and enhance existing embedded C/C++ and Python flight software for Artemis CubeSats for student-led missions

Apr 2025 - Present

Summer Software Engineer Intern, Academia Sinica Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics

Internship through the Akamai Workforce Initiative

• Project Title: Enhancing Real-Time Monitoring of Radio Telescope Power Metrics with Grafana
• Built custom Grafana dashboards integrating InfluxDB and Prometheus to monitor antenna signal health and power usage for an off-grid radio telescope, with real-time Slack alerting and scalability for 64 antennas

Jun 2025 - Jul 2025

Computer Support & Resource Specialist, UH Manoa - College of Social Sciences

• Supervised Mac and PC computer labs, provided technological assistance for students and instructors, acting as a bridge between the IT department and the students and instructors in the classroom
• Troubleshoot various technologies, improving resolution times and strengthened interpersonal skills

Feb 2023 - Mar 2025

Lab Assistant, UH Manoa - College of Natural Sciences

Internship as part of ICS 390 Computer Ethics for Lab Assistants

• Assisted students in the lab portion of ICS 111: Intro to Computer Science
• Developed and delivered a 1-week lesson plan to enhance student understanding and engagement, reinforcing foundational computer science concepts using Java
• Held office hours and strengthened communication and teaching skills by presenting complex topics in diverse, accessible ways

Aug 2023 - Dec 2023

Game & App Design Intern, Pilina Education Alliance

www.pilinaeducation.org/

High school work-based learning program

• Learned foundations for video game and app development
• Developed a platformer game and presented it to peers and industry professionals
• Collaborated with peers to develop storyboards and game mechanics

Feb 2022 - May 2022

Summa Cum Laude, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Graduated with my BS degree with a GPA of 3.9 or higher.

2025

Dean's List, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Awarded to students who earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher based on 12 credits or more taken for a grade during a semester.

2022-2025

Manoa Academic Merit Scholarship, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Scholarship awarded annually for being a Hawaii resident with a high school cumulative GPA of 3.6 or higher.

2022-Present

First place - Detector Building, Leeward Regional Science Olympiad

Built a salinity probe using prototype materials. See portfolio site for more details.

2022

First place, James Campbell High School Hackathon

Built a mobile application for team scouting at VEX Robotics competitions. See portfolio site for more details.

2020

A Software-Defined SNACK Protocol for Reliable High-Throughput Data Transfer on MTU-Constrained Low-Cost UHF Radios

Samantha Mallari, Dennis Sarsozo Jr.

Proceedings of the Small Satellite Conference, Poster Session

Aug 2026

CubeSats for Climate Change Monitoring (C3M): Demonstrating Interferometric IR Payloads Scalable to Constellations

Noah Thompson, Jharrell Sim, Samantha Mallari, Dennis Sarsozo Jr., Junjie Huang, Jaycee Hasegawa, Mari Murillo, Miguel Nunes

Proceedings of the Small Satellite Conference, Poster Session

Aug 2026