Evan Franco

About Me

Hey! I'm Evan, a computer science student at UConn. I love creating new apps, going to the gym, and spending time with friends and family. I also like one piece!

Experience

Harvard University & University of Connecticut

March 2025 - Present

Research Assistant

March 2025 - Present

Creating research tools for the Crowd Counting Consortium at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. This is a joint project where I create tools using Python to support the counting of protests across the United States. Tracking protests like No Kings and various other protests across the country. I have contributed to the project by creating tools that allow for the tracking of protests across the country with over 3000+ unique data points and have been credited in the database.

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Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

May 2025 - Present

Web Developer Intern

May 2025 - Present

Modified and extended theme logic using PHP, HTML, and WordPress templating themes and templates. Implementation of custom post types and structured content using WordPress REST API. Integrated client-side form validation and secure data submission using custom JavaScript and WordPress.

Voya Financial

June 2025 - August 2025

IT + Project Management Intern

June 2025 - August 2025

Assisted in migration of 2000+ employees from OneAmerica to Voya involving API, product, and revenue projects. Utilized IBM Engineering Management to map objectives in projects that generated over $33 million in revenue. Calculated cost to project value and saved $5,000 in production by cutting unneeded services using Plainview. Utilized Agile and waterfall methodologies to map out a project's Procurement, SDIP, and ARA/AFD.

Husky Developers Club

May 2024 - Present

President - Lead Developer

May 2024 - Present

Leading UConn's top software development club, organizing events and workshops and leading over 30+ developers.

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Member - Software Developer

Jan 2024 - May 2024

Worked on projests with the club. Worked with Engineers from various

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University of Connecticut Residential Life

August 2024 - Present

Senoir Residential Assitant

May 2025 - Present

Work with HD and RA's to ensure saftey and productivity of community

Residential Assistant

August 2024 - May 2025

Helped First Year Students transition to college life and helped them adjust to the college environment.

Projects

NYPD Crime Prediction Model | Team Project

Built Machine Learning model with 88% accuracy to classify 50,000+ NYC crime records across all 5 boroughs. Created folium-based visualization with real-time heatmaps for 15+ crime types, cutting analysis time by 40%.

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Guess that Pokemon

A web-based game that challenges users to identify Pokemon from their picture, built using React and the PokeAPI.

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Pacman Reinforcement Learning

Recreated Pacman in Unity Game engine using C# scripts. Implemented Ghost AI with graph algorithms and modified Unity's ML model for reinforcement learning.

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Real-Time Object Classification System

A machine learning system that detects and classifies objects from live camera feed, providing real-time feedback with bounding boxes and confidence scores.

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UConn Laundry App

A mobile application helping UConn students track laundry machine availability in real-time. Built with React Native and Firebase.

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War and Peace Memorial WebApp

An interactive web application commemorating historical events, featuring an immersive timeline and detailed historical information.

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IMDB Review Sorter

A machine learning tool that analyzes and categorizes IMDB reviews, helping users quickly find relevant feedback about movies.

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