Ritchie Kumar

Intro

Hey! I’m Ritchie, a commuter, movie-enthusiast, and recent computer engineering graduate from SFU! I love startups, distributed systems, and infrastructure, but more than anything else I love to program, and that’s what this website is for! Check out my awesome work!

Here, you can find out about me and my work. Feel free to switch to the other sections of the website to learn about my skills and projects that I have worked on.

Work

Most of my work can be found on my GitHub page located in the 'Contact' section of the homepage. My projects range from personal to academic in the programming languages of Python, Java, C++, and Haskell.

Projects

• Chess Engine Chess engine in React
• U-Pass Renewer Automatic U-Pass BC renewer
• AmbiLamp AmbiLamp (design project)
• Tic Tac Toe Tic-Tac-Toe (React)

Near Pass Incident Tracking System (NPITS)

A cyclist safety system that detects and records close-pass incidents using a sensor hub + GoPro, then syncs highlights to a companion app for post-ride review and mapping

• Hub: Raspberry Pi-based detector with ultrasonic distance sensing + rear-facing radar
• Camera: GoPro ride footage with HiLight tags for quick jump-to-incident moments
• App: Start/stop rides, sync incidents, view on a map, and export data for advocacy/GIS

Source Code

• NPITS Hub Hub / sensor firmware
• NPITS App Companion app & data pipeline

Demo Video

Full system demo showing GoPro capture on bike around the SFU Burnaby campus, incident detection, app ride control, incident review, and data export/mapping.

Enclosure of NPITS hub

App displaying near pass incidents

Hub concept render

System overview / main workflow

Module breakdown (hub, camera, app, data pipeline)

Hardware components and enclosure

Companion app screens (ride control + incident review)

Export + mapping / analysis flow

GoPro HiLight tagging workflow

Results / findings

Next steps

Project overview

I am also an avid learner of JavaScript web development frameworks and technologies such as Node, React, Vue, and Express. Stay tuned for projects using those technologies!

About

Hello, I'm Ritchie Kumar, a recent (Sep 2025) computer engineering graduate at Simon Fraser University based in Vancouver, BC! I am interested in finding efficient solutions to complex problems, whether that be websites, applications, or programming in general. My goal is to work with bleeding-edge products to create unique and simple solutions to complex problems.

Outside of school, my interests include: biking, board games, video games, investing, and cooking!

Contact

• GitHub
• LinkedIn
• Email

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