User:Leohu6
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About Me
I am a freshman majoring in either BME or ECE, but I am also interested in Computer Science. I attended Jericho High School in Jericho, New York and gained a strong passion in science and math.
Interests
In the realm of academia, I am very interested in the engineering disciplines and computer sciences. In high school, I gained a bit of experience in scientific research and I plan to continue that here at Duke. Outside of school, I am part of the Club Volleyball team and also enjoy basketball. I also love music and prefer hip-hop but I would probably listen to anything.
Name Pronunciation
My family and I pronounce "Leo Hu" as "Lee-OH WHO." However it is perfectly fine for others to say my mono-syllabic last name similar to "Hugh."
Grand Challenges for Engineering Article
This article was an interesting discussion of microcircuits and possibly manipulating the brains of Drosophila melanogaster: Reverse Engineering the Brain, Sally Adee, IEEE Spectrum, updated June 2008, accessed 13 September 2014 (Grand Challenge)
MATLAB Demos
Among the many MATLAB demos, my favorite one was the Sliding Puzzle. This demo created an interface consisting of 15 boxes numbered 1 through 15 arranged in a 4x4 matrix. The user's goal is to sequentially line up all 15 boxes and leave the last square empty. While I was eventually able to solve the puzzle, this demo made me wonder what MATLAB is able to do with commands like SWITCH and other programs that involve an interface. The other demos, including the Game of Life app, the Traveling Salesman app, and the 3-D drawing app, were also interesting to me due to their interactive nature, but the Sliding Puzzle was my favorite because of how easily I caught on (and that I solved it).
