Matthew Ru
introduction

Matthew Ru

CS & Applied Mathematics · UCLA · Class of 2028

I am a second year UCLA student 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. I am 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!

interests
Machine LearningSoftware EngineeringData Science
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timeline
experience·Jun 2026 - Sept 2026

Amazon

Incoming Software Development Engineer Intern

Incoming SDE (IOS) intern for summer 2026. Last Mile Delivery Product and Tech team.

Austin, TX
education·2024 — present

UCLA

B.S. Computer Science & Applied Mathematics

Data Science Union, UPE CS Honors Society, Dean's List, GPA 3.8/4.0.

Los Angeles, CA
achievement·Feb 2025

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.

HackathonAccessibility
achievement·Mar 2025

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.

HackathonAI/ML
research·Feb 2025 — present

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.

ResearchML
achievement·2024

National Merit Scholar

National Recognition

Selected as a National Merit Scholar, recognizing academic achievement among the top 0.5% of high school students nationwide.

Academic
education·2020 — 2024

Naperville North High School

High School Diploma

Graduated with a 4.7 weighted GPA.

Naperville, IL
projects
2025Hack Merced 2025

PaperPilot

AI research assistant for academic literature

Transforms dense academic papers into structured, navigable knowledge graphs. Powered by Gemini for semantic extraction and relationship mapping across citations.

Next.jsGoogle GeminiMongoDBRAG
PaperPilot
1st Place
Hack Merced 2025
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GitHub

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LinkedIn

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Cooking

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Music

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Contact

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Matthew Ru · 2026