Résumé / Austin, Texas

Moneer Hijaz

Computer Science junior building robotics, systems software, and infrastructure.

Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Relevant coursework: Software Engineering, Operating Systems, Computer Organization and Architecture, Data Structures, Algorithms and Complexity, Discrete Math, Matrices and Matrix Calculations, Probability and Statistics

Aug 2024 — May 2028

Technical experience

Software Lead · Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition 2027

Austin, Texas

Lead software work for an autonomous ground vehicle, using ROS 2 for perception, localization, planning, and control.
Work with OpenCV, cameras, 2D LiDAR, and IMU data to support navigation, lane following, and obstacle avoidance.

Aug 2026 — Present

Lead Programmer · IEEE RAS Robotathon 2025

1st Place · Most Creative Code

Integrated and calibrated sensors while collaborating across software, mechanical, and electrical teams.
Built an autonomous navigation pipeline around IR, line-array, and color sensors, motor drivers, Bluetooth, and bang-bang control.

Aug — Dec 2025

Lead Programmer · ECLAIR Makeathon 2025

1st Place

Engineered the only robot to complete the full course within the 48-hour competition window.
Integrated multiple IR sensors and PID control for precise, high-speed course navigation.

March 2025

Selected projects

Multi-threaded Operating System

C++ · Assembly · Systems programming

Implemented cooperative and preemptive context switching, synchronization primitives, and smart pointers with strong, weak, and unique ownership semantics.

Jan — Feb 2026

CPU Emulator

C · Systems programming

Implemented a five-stage pipelined CPU emulator with instruction and data caches, LRU replacement, and data forwarding, reaching four times the execution speed of simple sequential execution.

Nov — Dec 2025

Self-Hosted Containerized Server

Docker · Linux · Nginx · Networking · YAML

Built a Debian server hosting more than 20 containerized applications with Docker Compose, Nginx reverse proxying, and Cloudflare-managed DNS and encrypted traffic routing.

May 2025 — Present

Skills

Languages

C · C++ · Python · Java

Robotics & embedded

ROS 2 · Arduino · Sensor integration · PID control · Autonomous navigation

Systems & tools

Linux · Docker · Git · GDB · Networking · Nginx · Cloudflare · SSH

Contact

(469) 465-1537 [email protected][email protected]github.com/moneerhijaz linkedin.com/in/moneerhijaz