Hi, I'm

Robert Tian.

01

Education

University of California, Berkeley

B.S. Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, College of Engineering (COE)

B.A. Data Science, College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS)

Aug 2023 — Dec 2027
02

Experience

  1. Software Engineer Intern, Data Engineering

    Ripple

    May 2026 - Present

    Agentic AI evaulator methods and pipeline development.

  2. Data Engineer Intern

    Tesla, Inc.

    Jan. - May 2026

    Data pipelines and optimization models at Tesla Gigafactory Nevada (GFNV).

  3. Software & Data Engineer

    Formula Electric at Berkeley (FEB)

    Sep 2024 — Present

    Vehicle dynamics modeling and optimization for FSAE EV race car design. Gauss-Legendre collocation and nonlinear programming (NLP) minimum laptime problem.

  4. Software Engineer Intern

    Rehabilitation In Augmented Reality (REIA)

    May 2024 — Present

    Meta Quest 3 and Unity development for mixed reality solutions for stroke physical rehabilitation. Voxelization of large point clouds for efficient 3D scene representation.

03

Teaching

Teaching Assistant

UC Berkeley M.E.T. Innovation Academy

May — Aug 2025

Joint business and engineering summer accelerator program for high-school students.

Advisor — CS 61B

Computer Science Mentors (CSM)

Apr 2025 — Present

Coordinate logistics, pedagogy, and content for CSM's CS 61B (Data Structures), after previously serving as a Course Coordinator, Senior Content Mentor, Content Mentor.

Lead Course Instructor · Head of Education

Extended Reality at Berkeley (XR@B)

Jan 2025 — Present

Lead a team of undergraduate instructors teaching XR@B's "Extended Reality Development" DeCal — an in-depth introduction to AR/VR development using Unity and Meta Quest 2/3.

Tutoring Committee

Eta Kappa Nu — Mu Chapter (IEEE-HKN)

Oct 2024 — Present

Host tutoring hours, run exam review sessions, and write crib sheets for lower- and upper-division EECS/CS courses through UC Berkeley's HKN chapter.

04

Interests

Apart from school, work, and clubs, I enjoy spending my time outdoors and in motion:

  • Lifting
  • Mountain biking
  • Motorcycles
  • Rock climbing
  • BBQ'ing