Matthew Ru
CS & Applied Mathematics · UCLA · Class of 2028
I'm a third-year at UCLA studying computer science and applied mathematics. Outside of classes, I'm involved in a club called the Data Science Union, and a research lab led by Dr. Savjani under UCLA Health. Most recently, I was a Software Development Engineer intern at Amazon. I'm mainly interested in machine learning and software engineering, and enjoy applying that experience to build things related to my hobbies outside of academics. I love to cook, play sports, and stay active!
Where I’ve been.
Amazon
Software Development Engineer Intern
SDE (IOS) intern for summer 2026 on the Last Mile Delivery Product and Tech team.
UCLA
B.S. Computer Science & Applied Mathematics
Data Science Union, UPE CS Honors Society, Dean's List, GPA 3.8/4.0.
SF Hacks
Winner — Best Project with .tech Domain
Developed Eqlectech, a package designed to better enable accessibility features in websites. Built to be easily integrated into webpages.
Hack Merced
1st Place — Best Business Project and Best Gemini Project
Built PaperPilot, an AI-powered research assistant that structures academic literature into navigable knowledge graphs. Won first place out of 40+ teams.
UCLA Health Research Lab
Undergraduate Researcher — Dr. Savjani
Conducting research under Dr. Savjani at UCLA Health. Applying machine learning to medical imaging and clinical data pipelines.
National Merit Scholar
National Recognition
Selected as a National Merit Scholar, recognizing academic achievement among the top 0.5% of high school students nationwide.
Naperville North High School
High School Diploma
Graduated with a 4.7 weighted GPA.
Things I’ve built.
Outside of code.