Umer Salman is a computer scientist and robotics engineer. He has expertise in many domains, including autonomous aerial robotics, cybersecurity, and full-stack web development. He holds a B.S. in ECE from UT Austin and is employed at Southwest Research Institute.
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College Software Hardware Completed
Aceso

Harnessing Technology to Support Children's Mental Health. Senior design project combining engineering and mental health awareness.

College Software Hardware Completed
10-Keyless RGB Keyboard (EE445L Final Project)

UT Austin ECE EE445L Spring 2020 final project. Designed and built a custom keyboard with Gateron Brown switches, individually addressable RGB backlighting, USB interface, and onboard macro recording so key combos can type stored phrases on any computer. Created with Jason Stephen, Tianshu Huang, Umer Salman, and Victor Guo.

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Flight-Analog UV Suppression Testing (SwRI IR&D)

Contributed to research and test execution for ultraviolet suppression alternatives for spaceflight hardware and electrostatic analyzers, then used results to start vendor outreach for a potential client-facing service.

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Solar Eclipse Initiative (15-R6395, 2024)

Supported the 2024 Solar Eclipse Initiative through science outreach and event engagement activities, with project outcomes documented by SwRI.

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Solar Eclipse Initiative (15-R6395, 2025)

Continued Solar Eclipse Initiative work in 2025 with updated outreach execution and project visibility through SwRI IR&D coverage.

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Prototype Cloud-Based Space Science Ops Center (15-R6277)

Helped prototype cloud-native architecture for a space science operations center, focusing on scalable services and operational flexibility.

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New Horizons Termination Shock Preparatory Science (19-R6587)

Contributed to preparatory science and tooling updates supporting New Horizons heliophysics termination shock objectives.

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JART

Co-created a meme organizer app with a collaborator after having the idea and checking whether anyone was already building something similar. The project was eventually discontinued.

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Extemp Engine

Helped Hayk Saakian test and provide feedback for an offline RSS/article downloader for high school extemporaneous speaking prep. Had independently come up with the same idea before finding his work. The goal was to replace tubs of printouts with a searchable offline computer workflow during no-internet prep time. The project was eventually discontinued.

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📱 Phone Number
+1 (936) 463-8626
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