Hannah Norman

About Me

I am a Computer Science Masters student at Stanford University, where I’m pursuing an MSCS with a specialization in Visual Computing, which sits at the intersection of AI/ML, graphics, and systems. My interests lie specifically in Computer Graphics and Geometric Computing, and in developing tools to empower creativity.

Updates

[Nov 2024] Won Stanford CS Dept’s Course Assistant T-Shirt Competition! See my design here.
[Oct 2024] Continuing graphics and simulation work at Sileom as an independent contractor.
[Sept 2024] Began Autumn quarter job as Course Assistant for CS148: Introduction to Computer Graphics and Imaging, the highest enrolled class in Stanford’s CS Dept (551 students).
[June 2024] Started my summer internship as a Computer Graphics Engineer at Sileom, an early-stage startup developing state-of-the-art meshless finite element analysis simulation techniques.
[June 2024] Finished Year 1 of my MSCS! Check out what I worked on below.
[Apr 2024] Won Stanford CS Dept’s Annual Unofficial T-Shirt and Hoodie Competition for the 2023-24 academic year! See my designs here.
[Sept 2023] Began MSCS Program at Stanford University with plans to graduate in June 2025.
[May 2023] Graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics.

Projects

CS348K

DyDef: A Visualization Tool for Dynamic Deformations on Shell Objects

I enhanced a software library and its accompanying application, HalfPipe, to improve the visualization and simulation of dynamic deformations on shell structures.

June 2024

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CS231N

GIMME: 3D Gaussian Inverse Rendering for Mobile Mesh Extraction

We utilized 3D Gaussian Splatting to enable real-time photorealistic mesh extraction from mobile-captured data, addressing the computational limits of Neural Radiance Fields.

June 2024

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CS131

Multispectral Satellite Image Segmentation for Agricultural Land Classification: Mapping Pineapple Plantations in Costa Rica

We leveraged Sentinel-2 satellite imagery and a Random Forest model to identify pineapple plantations in Costa Rica, filling gaps in agricultural land-use data from 2020 to 2023.

Mar 2024

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CS248A

Real-Time Pixelated Toon Shaders

We implemented shaders with Phong illumination, normal mapping, environment lighting, and shadow mapping, plus a pixelation filter and stylized toon shading.

Mar 2024

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CS148

Ray-Traced Scene Recreation in Blender

I recreated a scene from the videogame Stray in Blender, modeling almost every piece of geometry from scratch and designing all textures on my own, too.

Dec 2023

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CS248B

Pac-Man Pinball Simulation with Collision Detection

I designed and simulated a Pac-Man themed pinball game in Open Processing, using 2D shape primitives and SDFs to handle collisions with static and moving obstacles.

Oct 2023

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Relevant Coursework

Graphics / Systems

(CS148) Introduction to Computer Graphics and Imaging
(CS149) Parallel Computing
(CS248A) Computer Graphics: Rendering, Geometry, and Image Manipulation
(CS248B) Fundamentals of Computer Graphics: Animation and Simulation
(CS348K) Visual Computing Systems
(CS468) Topics in Geometric Computing: 3D and 4D Foundation Models

AI / Machine Learning

(CS131) Computer Vision: Foundations and Applications
(CS205L) Continuous Mathematical Methods with an Emphasis on Machine Learning
(CS221) Artificial Intelligence: Principles and Techniques
(CS224N) Natural Language Processing with Deep Learning
(CS231N) Deep Learning for Computer Vision
(CS528) Machine Learning Systems Seminar
(ENGR319) Robotics and Autonomous Systems Seminar