Saahas Parasa

ECE and BME at Carnegie Mellon University

Projects (Click to Open)

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IsItWorthIt

See if your laptop is worth the money! Built with Flask and Tailwind CSS.

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ChessWise

A chess mentorship app with 1,000+ users, in partnership with the Hampton Roads Chess Association. Featured on WAVY-TV 10 News and 2nd place in the 2024 Congressional App Challenge.

1st Place MIT App Inventor Challenge Award

EduNav

Helps high school students navigate school hallways effectively. 1st place in the 2024 MIT App Inventor Challenge.

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EduPlan

Developed for the Princess Anne High School Counseling Department to plan student schedules through predicted GPA analysis and automated class selection.

Experiences (Click to Expand)

RedRobot Hardware Hackathon @ Carnegie Mellon University

RedRobot Team

Organization: Carnegie Mellon University

Term: November 2025

Programmed a competition robot for autonomous and tele-op control via Java on a Raspberry Pi Pico. Ranked 2nd out of 32 teams in the qualifier rounds, with a competition score of 445 points (69.12% above average of 263.125 points).

NASA Langley Research Center

NASA Langley Research Center

Organization: Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars

Term: October 2023 - June 2024

I led radiation shielding for an Artemis mission at NASA Langley and was a team member of a televised panel presentation.

University of Lynchburg Research

SRGS

Organization: Summer Residential Governor's School - Math, Sciences, & Technology (5% acceptance rate)

Term: July 2023

Learned 2D/3D animation, Photoshop, After Effects, and Toon Boom under Dr. William Noel.

Robotics Team

2024 STEM Trifecta Competition

Organization: 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition Chesapeake District

Term: October 2024 - Present

Secured a $6000 NASA RAP grant to build a robot for the 2024 FIRST Robotics Competition. Designed and constructed a robot elevator from scrap metal, coded the robot to drive autonomously, and served as the primary driver.

Leadership (Click to Expand)

IB Student Ambassador

NAS Oceana Air Show

Organization: Princess Anne High School

Term: October 2024 - Present

Advocated International Baccalaureate program to 1,700+ students, led events, and represented at the 2024 NAS Oceana Air Show. Launched a $80,000 fundraising campaign.

Leadership Workshop Staff

2024 ODSLW

Organization: Old Donation School

Term: September 2022 - Present

Staff for 2022-2024 middle school leadership workshops. Organized events, volunteered, led, and coordinated council.