Howard Wang

Howard Wang

Mathematics & Engineering Student Undergraduate Researcher Distance Runner Photography Enthusiast

Background photography by Howard Wang

Cross-sections of modeled activated T-cell density across a three-dimensional lymph node mesh — Activated T-cell density across sagittal, coronal, and transverse mesh slices

CURRENT RESEARCH · 2024–PRESENT

Computational Immunology

Spatial Antigen-Driven T-Cell Dynamics

University of Delaware - Prof. Ryan Zurakowski

Developed a finite-volume model on a reconstructed 3D murine lymph-node mesh to study how spatial antigen exposure shapes activated and memory T-cell dynamics. The current implementation treats antigen as a transported state concentrated near high endothelial venules and calibrates the response against longitudinal LCMV data.

12fitted parameters

16LCMV time points

200bootstrap fits

BMES Poster

MATLAB Finite Volume 3D Meshes Uncertainty Quantification

WALTER, a white 3D-printed six-legged robot with servo motors and onboard electronics — WALTER's fabricated 12-DOF hardware platform

SENIOR DESIGN · COMPLETED 2026

Robotics, RL & Embedded Systems

WALTER: Bio-Inspired Hexapod Locomotion

Swarthmore Engineering - with Matthew Shiley; advisor Allan Moser

Co-designed and fabricated WALTER (Walking Alternating Tripod for Evolutionary Research), a 12-DOF hexapod with CAD-designed parts, custom Hexapod V2 PCBs, Teensy control, and inertial sensing. Built optimized alternating-tripod gait workflows, deterministic MuJoCo terrain replay, and PPO training and evaluation with archived checkpoints and videos.

12degrees of freedom

3PCB iterations

3terrain tests

GitHub Repository Final Report

MuJoCo PPO Teensy 4.1 CAD & PCB Embedded C++

Plots showing macaque gape measurements, jaw positions, and individual landmark trajectories — Jaw kinematics and gape analysis from tracked facial landmarks

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE · 2025–PRESENT

Computer Vision & Behavior

Multi-Camera Macaque Behavior Analysis

Ruten Inc. - Brain-Computer Interface Research

Built analysis and validation tools for reconstructing macaque jaw motion from synchronized high-speed camera views. Extended the tracking pipeline with 3D trajectory quality control, CT-referenced geometry, chewing-sidedness analysis, and gape/feeding evaluation so behavioral conclusions are tied to measurable tracking quality.

4camera views

4pipeline phases

±5 mmspatial validation

GitHub Repository Docs

SLEAP DeepLabCut Pose Tracking 3D Reconstruction Behavior Analysis

Neuroscience & ML

EEG Frequency Domain Analysis

Swarthmore College - Prof. Moser & Prof. Zinszer

Applied Fast Fourier Transform to EEG data from infants and adults during object recognition tasks. Used SVM classification to analyze patterns and studied coherence across electrodes to examine developmental differences in visual processing.

Code Poster

Python SVM Signal Processing EEG Analysis

Biomechanics

Thumb Kinematics Motion Capture

Swarthmore College - Prof. Towles

Helped develop an opto-mechanical system to measure 3D thumb-tip trajectories in cadaveric specimens. Assisted with calibrating the motion capture system and analyzing variation in tip displacement across thumb muscles.

NCUR Poster

Motion Capture 3D Analysis Biomechanics MATLAB

Engineering

EMI Analysis System

Tenco Engineering Inc.

Worked on a Python data processing pipeline to extract and visualize radiated EMI frequency profiles from test logs. Helped build comparison tools for identifying emission peaks and created diagnostic plots.

Python Data Visualization Signal Analysis Quality Assurance

About Me

Research & Projects

Spatial Antigen-Driven T-Cell Dynamics

WALTER: Bio-Inspired Hexapod Locomotion

Multi-Camera Macaque Behavior Analysis

EEG Frequency Domain Analysis

Thumb Kinematics Motion Capture

EMI Analysis System

Education & Skills

Swarthmore College

The Waterford School

Relevant Coursework

Mathematics

Engineering

Data Science & Analysis

Technical Skills

Programming

Technical Skills

Art & Media

Languages

Distance Running

Creative Work

Photography

Art Portfolio

Writings

Last Generation of Giants

What is Human good for?

Prediction of 2031 in 2026

Looking Far into the Future from 2026

Maximizing Your College Experience

Beyond Pain

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