Tamela Brinson

Computer Science Student

Computer Science student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa with hands-on experience in software development, AI applications, web development, and cybersecurity research. Skilled in Java, Python, and C/C++, with strengths in problem-solving, teamwork, and project management.


Interests: Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, Game Development, UX Design


Projects

Video Game Development: CompSci-SpeedRun 2025

Game Development for a minigame based video game with different levels based on the year you are currently in university.

Algorithms technical -Video Game Design

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Sproutspace 2025

An intuitive mobile application leveraging AI-powered multispectral imaging to help home gardeners diagnose plant health issues and receive actionable recommendations.

Github Visual Studios AI

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Crypto 2022

Cryptography is the practice and study of securing information and communication through techniques that prevent unauthorized access, tampering, or interception..

Crytography Decoding Encoding GitHub

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Essays

Building Software That Lasts: Lessons Beyond the Code

08 May 2026

Discovering the Bigger Picture When I first started ICS 314, I thought software engineering was mostly about learning how to build web applications. I expected to work with React, Next.js, Bootstrap, forms, pages, and maybe some databases. I did learn...

Reflection Software Engineering Essays

Reflecting on My Use of AI in ICS 314

08 May 2026

Reflecting on My Use of AI in ICS 314 I. Introduction AI has become a normal part of education, especially in classes that involve software engineering. In the past, students had to search through documentation, Stack Overflow posts, class notes,...

AI Software Engineering Essays

Guessing, Tracking, and Learning: My Experience with Effort Estimation

01 May 2026

Guessing, Tracking, and Learning: My Experience with Effort Estimation When I first saw that we had to estimate how long tasks would take for our Bow lletins project, I honestly did not take it too seriously. Most of the time...

Software Engineering Effort Estimation Reflection

Design Patterns

24 Apr 2026

Design Patterns: The Blueprint Behind Bow-lletins Imagine trying to build something like my final project, Bow-lletins, without any structure. At first, it feels manageable. You can throw together pages, connect a database, and get things working. But once features start...

Programming Software Design Next.js Reflection

Final Project Proposal

31 Mar 2026

Overview Bow-lletins is a digital bulletin board platform designed for UH Mānoa students and affiliates. It helps students, organizations, clubs, and campus groups discover and share important opportunities such as jobs, internships, study groups, events, and deadlines in one centralized,...

Software Engineering Nextjs

From BlueJ to Bootstrap: Learning Why UI Frameworks Matter

26 Feb 2026

When I first started working with user interfaces, I was not building websites. I was inside BlueJ, writing Java code and experimenting with graphical components for the first time. At that point, I was not thinking about UI frameworks or...

Software Engineering UI Design Learning

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