Kieran Hawkins

I'm a recent Computer Science graduate from CSUSM.
I'm passionate about AI and Machine Learning.

Summary

Recent Computer Science graduate from CSUSM (May 2025) with expertise in AI/ML. Created a custom deep learning framework similar to PyTorch from scratch in C++, and recreated and trained transformers like OpenAI's Whisper and Google's BERT. Experience using cuBLAS and CUDA for efficient GPU-accelerated matrix operations. Collaborated with six different teams on course projects including a desktop app, a mobile app, deploying Llama on various cloud platforms, and a facial expression classifier, to name a few. Currently working on a full-stack AI fitness tracker web app.

Skills

Programming Languages: Python, C++, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL.

Machine Learning & AI: Deep Learning, Transformers, Sequence-to-Sequence, Audio Transcription, Computer Vision.

Frameworks & Libraries: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face Transformers/Datasets, React.

High-Performance Computing & Parallelism: GPU-accelerated model training (A100, H100), CUDA, cuBLAS, DDP.

Cloud Computing: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Lambda Labs.

Software Engineering: Git, Data Structures & Algorithms, Multiprocessing, OS Fundamentals, Relational Databases, Networking.

Education

California State University San Marcos (CSUSM)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Graduated: 5/17/2025

Relevant Coursework: Intro to Deep Learning, Intro to AI, Intro to Machine Learning, Intro to Data Science, Cloud Computing, Software Engineering, Data Structures and Algorithms, Programming Languages, C++/Object-Oriented Programming, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, Database Systems, Intro to SQL, Intro to Networking.

Extracurricular: AI Club, Robotics Club, LeetCode Club.

Projects