About
I'm Jasper Japp, an Engineering (Honours) graduate from the Australian National University majoring in Electronics & Communication Systems with a minor in Mechatronic Systems. I've spent the last few years working on aerodynamics, composite structures, embedded systems, and machine learning for sensing. What I enjoy most is turning complex, messy problems into clean designs that actually work in practice.
What I've been working on
- ANU Solar Racing — Aerodynamics & Structures: Shaped a low-drag catamaran body, automated CFD runs with Python, and manufactured a carbon-fibre car. Optimised the structural layout to integrate electrical and mechanical systems seamlessly.
- ANU Solar Racing — Mechanical Design: Designed four-bar linkage systems for driver egress and solar array tilting, balancing stiffness, packaging, and regulatory requirements.
- Early bushfire detection: Built machine learning pipelines (GRU/GMM-VAE and STFT-CNN variants) to detect fires from IoT sensor data, with a focus on reducing false positives.
New to Solar Racing? Read What is Solar Racing? for a quick overview.
Outside of Engineering
I enjoy making a really good cup of coffee, skiing when I can, and playing team sports. I'm always experimenting with new ways to bring projects to life and picking up new skills along the way, like building this website.