Tristan Hill
Senior Lecturer at Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTristan Hill is a Senior Lecturer and robotics engineer with eight years of experience at the intersection of computer systems, mechatronics, and robotics, currently teaching and modernizing programming education for undergraduate engineers at Tennessee Technological University. He pairs classroom leadership with hands-on research in 3D perception for manufacturing as an independent contractor, translating advanced sensing and control concepts into practical systems. With a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Tech, Tristan brings both academic rigor and industry pragmatism to curriculum design and lab-based learning. He is a lifelong learner who continuously experiments with mechanisms and robotic perception tools, emphasizing real-world application and deployable prototypes. Based in Cookeville, TN, he bridges research group collaboration and student mentorship to prepare engineers for modern automation challenges.
8 years of coding experience
Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University
Github Skills (83)
unreal-engine-410
simulator10
firmware10
esp3210
ros10
autonomous-driving10
autonomous-vehicles10
ai10
deep-reinforcement-learning10
computer-vision10
airsim10
carla10
artificial-intelligence10
simulation10
imitation-learning10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
thillRobot/measurements
Jan 2022 - Feb 2025
Contributions:274 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 2 months
thillRobot/mcu
Mar 2021 - Oct 2024
Contributions:54 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 7 months
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