William Burr


Computing Student - Imperial College London

About


I am a first-year student at Imperial College London studying for a MEng in Computing. My interests lie in cyber security, machine learning and software development. I aim to pursue a career in computer science, both during my time at Imperial and after.

I grew up in Manchester, and studied at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys. My hobbies include weight-lifting, playing rugby and binging TV series whilst programming.

Skills


Programming

  • Java
  • Python
  • Haskell
  • iOS App Development - Swift, Objective-C
  • Android App Development - Java
  • Back-end Web Development - JavaScript

Essentials

  • Independent Work
  • Team Working
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving

Corner Wearables


During Summer 2016, Summer 2017 and part-time in 2018, I have worked with Corner, a boxing technology start-up. This has involved working on a number of projects:

Android App Development


Using existing Android code base in Java to continue development of the Corner app. Building from designs and managing HTTP requests.

Android logo taken from https://www.blog.google/products/android/

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Exercise Counting with Accelerometers and Python


Using my iPhone as a make-shift Corner device, I recorded accelerometer data whilst doing exercises including press-ups, sit-ups and skipping. Using the collected data, I used Python to construct algorithms for rep detection.

Python logo taken from https://www.python.org/

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iOS App Development


Worked from designs to construct visual and interactive elements of the Corner iOS app, using existing code base. Managed HTTP requests from the app to the Corner API.

Apple Logo taken from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_Logo.svg

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Corner API Development


Using existing PostgreSQL, Express and Node back-end to Corner API development. Added elements tested using Postman and linked to the app.

PostgreSQL logo taken from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Postgresql_elephant.svg

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iOS Bluetooth Device Hub


Developed Bluetooth Hub for Corner devices during live fights.

Bluetooth logo taken from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appventions.bluetoothtogglepro

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