Computer Science · CSU Chico

Aaron Robinson Almazan

CS student and jazz musician. I build music software and work on audio ML for edge hardware.

Projects

Grade Your Melody in Free Staff mode: a treble staff with a two-measure melody, accidental and note-length buttons, play and stop controls, and a tempo of 100 BPM.

Grade Your Melody

Most Innovative · Chico State Hackathon 2025

Music education app that grades a student's melody against music-theory rules. Started as a Django web app at a hackathon, then rebuilt as a C++/Qt desktop app with a course team.

C++ / Qt / QML / Python / Django / Docker

Learn My FX drum track on a 16-step grid, with Reverb, Delay and Distort buttons. Learn My FX distortion panel with Dry/Wet and Drive sliders.

Learn My FX

Step sequencer for iOS and Android with piano, drums and bass, plus reverb, delay and distortion you tweak while it plays. Projects save to the cloud with Google Sign-In.

Flutter / Dart / Firebase

Experience

About

I studied jazz before computer science, and most of what I build still involves sound. I'm in CSU Chico's blended B.S./M.S. program in Computer Science.

Education

  • B.S./M.S. Computer Science, CSU Chico May 2028
  • Math minor · Cybersecurity concentration · GPA 3.65
  • B.M. Jazz Studies, Cal State LA 2023

Awards

  • Best Use of Data, NorCal Datafest 2026
  • Most Innovative, Chico State Hackathon 2025
  • Dean's List Spr 2026

Leadership

  • Treasurer, Upsilon Pi Epsilon
  • Outreach Officer, ACM
  • Secretary, CATNET

Skills

  • Python, C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Dart, SQL
  • TensorFlow, PyTorch, NumPy, scikit-learn
  • Linux, Docker, Git, Qt, Flutter, Firebase

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