Oscar Tio

Computer Engineering Student

Computer Engineering student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa graduating May 2026.


Interests: Robotics, Data Analysis, Story Writing


Projects

FPGA 2024-11-19

Implemented and deployed a SystemVerilog-based ALU on a physical FPGA using the Digilent Basys3 board.

FPGA Design SystemVerilog Vivado

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MIPS Assembly Programming with QtSPIM 2024-10-22

Developed and tested MIPS assembly programs in QtSPIM, including string processing, recursion, and memory-mapped I/O.

Computer Architecture MIPS Assembly QtSPIM Low-Level Programing

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Digital ALU 2023-12-07

Designed a digital ALU that was deployed in Falstad Circuit Simulator.

Digital Logic Design SystemVerilog

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Essays

Manoa Overflow

30 Mar 2026

By Oscar Tio, Sebastian Wheelehan, Nathan Wong Overview Problem: Students often struggle with very specific assignment issues, especially in technical courses. Existing platforms such as Discord or general forums can often be unstructured, difficult to search, and not focused on...

Software Engineering Nextjs

Manoa Pulse

30 Mar 2026

By Oscar Tio, Sebastian Wheelehan, Nathan Wong Overview Problem: Students often struggle to find available spaces on campus for studying, eating, or meeting. Popular locations such as libraries, dining areas, and study lounges can become overcrowded, leading to wasted time...

Software Engineering Nextjs

Manoa Lost & Found

30 Mar 2026

By Oscar Tio, Sebastian Wheelehan, Nathan Wong Overview Problem: Students frequently lose personal items on campus such as water bottles, keys, ID cards, and electronics. While there are existing lost and found services, they are often centralized, slow, or difficult...

Software Engineering Nextjs

UI Frameworks and Bootstrap!

25 Feb 2026

The Learning Curve of UI Frameworks UI frameworks like Bootstrap 5 are not exactly easy to learn. At first, it can feel like learning a whole new thing on top of HTML and CSS. You just want to build a...

Software Engineering UI Frameworks HTML Bootstrap

Meeting the Standards

11 Feb 2026

When I first started coding, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that my code was a mess. I cared almost exclusively about whether the program worked, not whether anyone, including my future self, could easily read, understand, or maintain...

Software Engineering Learning Coding Practices

The Smart, Smarter, and Smartest Questions

28 Jan 2026

Asking questions is a important part of engineering. Asking SMART questions is even more important! The quality of answers received can often defend on how well questions are formed. Smart questions can demonstrate how well a person knows their own...

Smart Questions Learning

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