Silvia Arjona Garcia

Student

I am studying for a B.S. in Astrophysics in the College of Natural Sciences and a B.A. in Computer Science in the Department of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Hawaii. I expect to graduate in Spring, 2027.


Interests: Computational Astrophysics, N-body Simulations, Quantum Mechanics, Numerical Relativity


Projects

Little Boats Summer 2024

I went around California taking photos of sailboats in a large body of water.

Photography Boats Collage

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SyncdStudy Spring 2025

SyncdStudy is a web application that helps university students create, join, and manage course-specific study sessions.

Computer Science Web App Software Development

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Watch Store Fall 2024

A console application about Watches that I created for a project in ICS 211.

Java Computer Science Arrays

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Tic-Tac-Toe Fall 2024

A game of Tic-Tac-Toe I created for a project in ICS 211.

Java Computer Science Game

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Essays

Effort Estimation and Tracking in our SyncdStudy Project

16 May 2025

How did you make your effort estimates? For each GitHub issue assigned to me, I made an effort estimate based on how familiar I was with the feature, how much research or new tooling might be involved, and how similar...

IDPM Reflection Software Engineering

Beyond the Browser: Software Engineering Lessons

15 May 2025

While ICS 314 focused on building web applications, I’ve come to realize that it was never just about designing interfaces or managing routes. At its core, the class was about learning the principles and practices of software engineering: skills that...

IDPM Ethics Reflection Software Engineering

AI and I: A Semester of Software Engineering

12 May 2025

I. Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming education and is being used in various ways, as both a way to teach and a way to learn. Especially in fields like Software Engineering, where coding and development are crucial, AI has...

AI Reflection ChatGPT Software Engineering

The Hidden Frameworks Behind Effective Software Design

25 Apr 2025

The Architecture Behind Good Design When you walk through a well-designed building — a skyscraper, a university campus, or a public library — you notice its design and beauty. What you don’t immediately see are the architectural aspects that make...

Design Patterns Computer Science

2025 Tech Minds Meet Up: My Experience

15 Feb 2025

On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, I attended the Tech Minds Meetup at the Walter Dods Jr. RISE Center with two of my friends. This event brought together over 40 software engineers, company founders, product managers, and tech professionals from both...

Conference Networking Computer Science

Space Time and Runtime: My Goals for Software Engineering

29 Jan 2025

How It Began I originally was only an Astrophysics major, but halfway through my freshman year, I declared Computer Science as a second major. I did this after starting my first ASTR class, which was intro to research. In this...

Software Development Goals