Kaylee Kataoka

Student/ Small Business Owner

Aloha! I am a current senior at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Iʻm expected to graduate with a BS in Computer Engineering in 2026. I also run a small business called Hakulei by Kay and coach volleyball for Kamehameha School and Spike and Serve Volleyball Club.


Interests: Cyber Security, AI Technology, Game Development


Projects

ECE396 - Handwritten Digit Recognition Spring 2025

Learning the fundamentals of linear algebra while using machine leraning approaches to recognize handwritten digits.

Image Recognition Python Machine Learning Neural Networks

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ECE367: LAN Simulator Spring 2025

Learned to lead, code, debug, and collaborate through a complex LAN simulator project that tested both my technical and teamwork skills.

Networking Python Team Project

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ECE296 - Automatic Strategy Inference for Games Fall 2023

Automatic Stategy Ingerence for Games helps to develop algorithms that will automatically learn to play board games.

Game Strategy Machine Learning Large Datasets Neural Networks

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Essays

Styled by Sanity: UI Framework

06 Jul 2025

The Ease of Building with UI Frameworks UI frameworks make developers’ lives easier by streamlining the web development process. They offer a variety of pre-built, customizable components—such as buttons, forms, navigation menus, and modals—that save time and reduce the need...

Engineering UI Framework Web Design

Code Like a Pro: The Power of Standards

27 Jun 2025

What Are Coding Standards and What Is Their Purpose? According to the mobile testing platform BrowserStack, coding standards are “a set of rules, guidelines, and best practices that dictate how code should be written, formatted, and organized.” These standards are...

Engineering Standards Code

Smart Ask, Fast Fix

13 Jun 2025

Why Clarity in Your Questions Gets You Better Answers A smart question is one that is clear, specific, and respectful. It shows the asker has made an effort to solve the problem, includes enough detail and context, and is well...

Engineering Questions

Breaking Bugs, Building Futures: Why I Chose Software Engineering

11 Jun 2025

From Curiosity to Code As a high school senior, one of the most common—and overwhelming—questions I faced was, “What are you going to study in college?” At the time, I was unsure and felt the pressure of making such an...

Engineering

Typed & True: The Power of Typescript

09 Jun 2025

Opinons on Typescript TypeScript has been a surprisingly powerful tool in my development journey. Although I didn’t have much experience with it before, learning how to use it has been both challenging and rewarding. One of the biggest benefits I...

TypeScript