Lance Wilhelm
Ph.D. Student at Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLance Wilhelm is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Virginia Tech focused on HCI, computational social science, and computational linguistics, and a seasoned leader with nine years of operational and research management experience. He brings a rare blend of hands-on technical curiosity—web apps, system design, Vue/Nuxt, and AI/ML experimentation—and large-scale organizational leadership from roles managing multi-million-dollar labs, budgets, and distributed teams. As a member of the SAIL Lab, he couples rigorous research with practical mentorship and scientific management skills honed across the Air Force Research Laboratory and recruiting operations. Lance has repeatedly translated complex technical capabilities into usable programs and training environments, from maker hubs and prototyping facilities to ultra-low-background radiological labs. Comfortable shifting between code, labs, and command-level strategy, he’s driven by a passion for AI-driven innovation and building teams that deliver tangible impact. Outside work he balances research with endurance pursuits—mountain biking and running—which he credits for sustained focus and creative problem solving.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Analytics, Master of Science - MS, Analytics at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at United States Air Force Academy
Github Skills (46)
nrf5284010
responsive10
raspberry10
pong10
clock10
github-pages10
jekyll10
jekyll-theme10
firefox-browser10
ping10
keyboard9
firmware9
micropython9
open-hardware9
huggingface9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
lancewilhelm/qmk_firmware
Jan 2022 - Feb 2022
Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
Contributions:29 commits, 2 PRs, 11 pushes in 29 days
rp2040nrf52840firmwareavratmel
SAIL-Virginia-Tech-CS/sail-virginia-tech-cs.github.io
Sep 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:1 review, 3 PRs, 96 pushes in 1 year 6 months
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