About me

I'm Jasper Japp, an Engineering (Honours) graduate from the Australian National University where I majored in Electronic & Communication Systems with a minor in Mechatronic Systems. I've spent the last few years working and learning about aerodynamics, composite structures, embedded systems, and applied machine learning. What I enjoy most is finding a problem, learning what I can, and working towards a great solution. This is made even better when I get to do it with others. I think you'll find glimpses of that here, but it's by no means an exhaustive portfolio (but I'll do my best to update it once in a while).

Have a look around, but here's a real brief snapshot in a few sentences.

• Solar car aerodynamics and 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.
• Mechanical design for solar racing: 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.

Lots of what I'm most proud of came from my time with ANU Solar Racing (most of the projects are things I did on my 2nd iteration with the team). New to Solar Racing? Read What is Solar Racing? for a quick overview and some more gorgeous shots of this very special car.

I feel as though I have an almost endless stream of hobbies. I love pulling a great shot of espresso. Skiing is one of my favourite things when I can get to the mountains. Been experimenting with some film photography. And I've started swimming to stay fit. I also always have a few projects on the go to keep me busy whether it's this website or something to help me learn.