David Thomas

David Thomas

Software Engineer
UC Irvine · B.S. of Computer Science

Music Producer in the Tech World.

Now
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Software Engineer Intern · SeeSaw Labs
Jun 2026 — Present
Built a synthetic-persona AI prototype on a production LangGraph/FastAPI stack, with per-persona retrieval and anti-hallucination guardrails, plus a 3-stage research pipeline that sources and verifies real quotes.
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Capstone - SoundEthics.org · AI@UCI
Nov 2025 — Present
Distinguishing human- from AI-generated audio. BlueSynth was the first deliverable; the detection work is my current phase, which I am formalizing into faculty-advised research.
Selected work
BlueSynth
Synthesizer plugin · C++ / JUCE
Jul 2025 — Present
A full-stack DAW synthesizer built from the signal path up: dual-oscillator subtractive and FM synthesis, per-voice filtering and envelopes, 32-voice polyphony, and a built-in oscilloscope for real-time signal visualization, engineered so it adds no latency of its own. Ships as Audio Unit, VST3, and standalone.
C++ / JUCEReal-time DSP Subtractive + FM32-voice polyphony AU / VST3 / standalone
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Music Production
2020 — Present
A debut album written, performed, and produced independently. Worked with an artist signed to 88rising. Reached 1.8M+ streams in total.
Forever Overthinking ultraviolet With Me
Spotify
MusicWeb
Full-stack music discovery
Jul 2025 — Sep 2025
A music-discovery platform I designed and led, mapping listening data to recommend new artists. Integrates the Spotify and LastFM APIs over a PostgreSQL backend of 10K+ tracks. NextJS, TypeScript, Tailwind.
NextJSTypeScriptPostgreSQL
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Previously
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Python Learning Assistant · UC Irvine (ICS)
Apr 2025 — Dec 2025
Mentored 50+ students each week in introductory CS (ICS 32H / 32), sharpening both fundamentals and how I explain hard ideas.
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Software Engineer Intern · Yuri Method STEM Lab
Jun 2025 — Sep 2025
Built a full-stack attendance and member system (JavaScript, Wix Velo, NoSQL) serving 400+ students, cutting manual work by 5+ hours a week.
Get in touch

Applying to PhD programs in audio and music technology for Fall 2027. Feel free to message me anywhere about audio, DSP, or where computer science meets sound.

thomasdw@uci.edu