Sam Praneis

Chicago, Illinois | sampraneis@gmail.com | github.com/samp5 | linkedin/sam-praneis

Education

University of Illinois at Chicago
B.S. Computer Science,
B.A. Chemistry
Honors College

• GPA: 4.0
• Relevant Coursework: Systems Programming, Computer Design, Software Design, Computer Algorithms, Data Structures and Algorithms, Machine-Organization

Skills

Technical Skills: Rust, Java, SQL, Golang, C, C++, Python, F#, Git, Bash Scripting, Linux

Interests: Systems Engineering, Operating-Systems, Open-source software

Experience

Undergraduate Research Assistant - Machine-Learning - github
February 2024 – September 2025
University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Computer Science

• Designed and implemented a spiking neural network in C++
• Utilized PyBind11 to provide interoperation with Python, enabling easy integration with existing machine learning workflows
• Implemented custom serialization for efficient inter-process communication based on shared memory
• Developed remote procedure calls to support distributed system utilization

Projects

Connect-Four - github

• Collaboratively developed an online connect four application with JavaFX for CS 342: Software Design
• Awarded the number one project in the class, exempting our team from the final exam.
• Implemented various "above-and-beyond" features including friends, leader board, AI, profile customization, etc.

KeepTUI - github

• Created a terminal application in Rust for tracking to-do lists, inspired by GoogleKeep, supporting note tags and search
• Engineered a highly customizable terminal user interface enabling user-defined themes, layout, and key-binds
• Implemented a custom modal editor to emulate Vim-like key binds for efficient editing

Borscht Simulation - github

• Collaborated with UIC faculty to develop a multithreaded restaurant simulation assignment in C
• Implemented a testing framework for running and validating student solutions

Open Source Contributions:

Hyper: Rust Crate providing a low-level HTTP implementation

Extra-Curricular

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) - github

• Collaboratively developed a shell in Rust
• Implemented a parser and lexer for supporting shell scripts

Awards

• American Chemical Society (ACS) Award in Physical Chemistry 2023
  
• General Chemistry Award for Outstanding Performance 2022
  
• Seccondino Family Scholarship, University of Illinois at Chicago 2021 – Present
  
• Dean’s List at the University of Illinois at Chicago 2021 – Present
  
• Honors College Scholarship, University of Illinois at Chicago 2021 – Present