Thomas Han

About

I am a first-year student at Curtin University studying Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) and Computer Science. I like building systems where math, software, and hardware meet, especially in quantitative trading, robotics, and optimization.

Education

2025 – 2028

Curtin University

B.Eng (Mechatronics, Hons) & B.Sc (Computer Science)

WAM 87.25 HD  ·  Curtin Excellence Scholar
Fundamentals of Programming 99%  ·  Electrical Systems 96%  ·  Advanced Linear Algebra 93%
Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms · Probability & Statistics · Digital Systems

2019 – 2024

Perth Modern School

WACE · Certificate of Distinction

ATAR 98.65  ·  Engineers Australia Certificate of Excellence

Experience

May 2026

Optiver

Future Focus — Tech Stream · Sydney

2026 –

QFin Society — UWA

Trading Team Member

2025 –

Curtin Quant Society

Vice President

2025 –

ComSSA

Secretary & Tech Coordinator · 2,000+ members

Projects

Probabilistic EV Model for Sports Markets

Python · Statistics · Simulation

Built a model-driven workflow to estimate expected value under uncertain outcomes and compare price dislocations in live markets.

Pipe Navigation Robot

C++ · A* · Embedded Systems

Designed and prototyped a robot for constrained pipe navigation with grid-based path planning and onboard control logic.

Profet Supply Chain Risk Platform

Graph Modeling · Analytics · Product

Co-developed a supply chain risk prototype using directed graph modeling to map dependencies and surface upstream risk propagation.

Recognition

2nd Optiver Trade-a-thon 2025
ComSSA Hackathon — Most Pyrrhic $600 · 2025
2nd VisagioX Hackathon + Pre-Accelerator $1,500 · 2026
1st Amazing Tech Race $400 · 2025
2nd Curtin Robotics Hackathon 2025
Curtin Excellence Scholarship 2025-2027