Will Varner
Research Assistant at University of Georgia College of Engineering
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolWill Varner is a third-year Computer Science Presidential Scholar at the University of Georgia and an incoming Software Engineering Intern on Roblox’s Infrastructure team, focused on distributed systems and applied research engineering. He combines Masters-level systems coursework with hands-on research at UGA’s Mobility Systems Control Lab, where he led ROS1→ROS2 migrations, built a carla_ros2_bridge under CARLA consideration, and improved simulation pipelines for autonomous platforms. Will has delivered measurable performance gains—boosting system speeds by 25%, cutting preprocessing time by 80%, and improving 3D localization by 35%—and has experience deploying real-time ML pipelines with YOLOv8. Beyond engineering, he helped found and scale a regional technology policy fellowship, raising six-figure grants and building its tech stack, showing an uncommon blend of technical depth and civic leadership.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Junior, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Junior at University of Georgia - Franklin College of Arts and SciencesHigh School Diploma, Senior, Summa Cum Laude Graduate, High School Diploma, Senior, Summa Cum Laude Graduate at Woodward Academy
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (13)
minecraft8
launcher7
css6
website-design6
react-native6
python6
cmd6
tracks5
cpp3
nextjs3
mysql2
machine-learning2
opencv1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
willv678/WADaily-Mobile
Sep 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:21 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
willv678/TechDetect
Jun 2022 - Jun 2023
Open-CV Powered Python Facial Detection Attendance Software
Contributions:2 releases, 2 PRs, 15 pushes in 11 months
pythonopen-cvmysqlfacial-detectionmachine-learning
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