Noah Trupin

email: ntrupin「at」purdue「dot」edu

I am a rising third-year computer science (honors) student at Purdue University with concentrations in machine intelligence and programming languages and a minor in mathematics. I am a part of the Cognitive Robot Autonomy and Learning Lab, advised by Zixing Wang and Ahmed Qureshi. I also serve as a teaching assistant for CS240: Programming in C.

I will join Capital One as a software engineer intern for Summer 2025.

I am interested, broadly, in how machines learn and interact with the world around them. This manifests through robotics, human-computer interaction, and general machine learning. My current research encompasses grounded robot perception, planning, and tool use.

Previously, I designed parallel routines for solving large sparse systems in seismology with the Yang Group, developed experimental trading environments at Straato, built interactive physics simulation software for Sentinel, deployed sensors and modeled water quality data for endangered rivers with Stroud, and worked on optical music recognition and playback in Mathematica.

I have received recognition from Purdue CS and L3Harris for my work.


Updates

Research

  • Dynamic Robot Tool Use with Vision Language Models
    Noah Trupin*, Zixing Wang*, Ahmed Qureshi
    arxiv

  • Parallel Conjugate Gradient Routines for Large Sparse Systems
    Noah Trupin, Xiaotao Yang
    Oral, Undergraduate Research Defense, March 2024

* denotes equal contribution.

Experience

  • Capital One McLean, VA
    Software Engineer Intern Summer 2025

  • Cognitive Robot Autonomy and Learning Lab Purdue University
    Undergraduate Research Assistant August 2024 – Current
    advised by Zixing Wang and Ahmed Qureshi

  • Yang Group Purdue University
    Undergraduate Research Assistant October 2023 – March 2024
    advised by Xiaotao Yang

  • Straato Ithaca, NY
    Founding Engineer April 2023 – November 2023

  • Stroud Water Research Center Lawrenceville, NJ
    Research Assistant December 2021 – May 2022
    advised by Stephen Laubach

Education

  • Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana
    BS Computer Science (Honors) Aug 2023 - May 2026 (expected)

    Concentrations in Machine Intelligence and Programming Lanugages
    Minor in Mathematics
    John Martinson Honors College

    Computer Science Coursework
    • Fall 2025 (scheduled)
    • CS578 Statistical Machine Learning
    • CS573 Data Mining
    • CS381 Analysis of Algorithms
    • CS352 Compilers: Principles and Practice
    • CS397 Honors Seminar
    • Spring 2025
    • CS448 Intro to Relational Database Systems
    • CS252 Systems Programming
    • CS311 Competitive Programming II
    • CS361 Great Issues in Computer Science
    • Fall 2024
    • CS471 Intro to Artificial Intelligence
    • CS250 Computer Architecture
    • CS211 Competitive Programming I
    • Summer 2024
    • CS251 Data Structures and Algorithms
    • Spring 2024
    • CS240 Programming in C
    • CS182 Foundations of Computer Science (Discrete Math)
    • CS197 Freshman Honors Seminar
    • Fall 2023
    • CS180 Problem Solving and Object-Oriented Programming
    • CS193 Tools
    Other Relevant Coursework
    • Spring 2025
    • MA453 Elements of Algebra I
    • STAT511 Statistical Methods
    • Fall 2024
    • MA416 Probability
    • PHYS272 Electricity and Magnetism
    • Spring 2024
    • MA351 Elementary Linear Algebra
    • PHYS172 Modern Mechanics
    • TDM102 The Data Mine Seminar II
    • Fall 2023
    • MA261 Multivariate Calculus
    • TDM101 The Data Mine Seminar I

Teaching

All entries indicate teaching assistantships.

  • Purdue University
  • CS240: Programming in C Spring 2025

Awards

  • L3Harris Scholarship April 2025
    awarded by L3Harris Technologies

  • CS Endowment Scholarship April 2024
    awarded by Chris Clifton, Purdue CS

Misc.

I’m a tea enthusiast. I'm quite font of Harney and Sons' Indigo Punch, Palais des thés Thé vert de Noël (out of season), matcha, citron tea with honey, and various other teas.

The light-blue color used on this site matches Cinnamoroll's eye color.

You can contact me at ntrupin「at」purdue「dot」edu