Josh Bedwell

Hi, I'm Josh! 🐝

In 2023 I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science & Software Engineering. In May 2025 I will graduate with my Master's degree in Molecular Science and Software Engineering at UC Berkeley. I have an academic background in chemical engineering, computer science, and software engineering.

My published research includes combustion simulation software, as well as human-computer interaction studies. I did the simulation paper with the BYU Chemical Engineering Department, and the HCI papers with the BYU Social Technology and Privacy Lab. I also worked on other projects in the STaPL including prototypes for neurodiverse inclusive social platform features.

At BYU I worked on a capstone project with a company creating a new, web-based app for processing payroll files. I designed a node-based pipeline system which was capable of handling the different needs of different clients. Integrating this app and deploying it was very rewarding.

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Education

University of California at Berkeley
Expected May 2025
M.S. in Molecular Science and Software Engineering
Berkeley, CA
Brigham Young University
Apr 2023
B.S. in Computer Science, emphasis in Software Engineering
Provo, UT

Experience

Research Assistant, Brigham Young University - Provo, UT
Jan 2021 - May 2023
  • Co-author of papers in chemical engineering and human-computer interaction labs
  • Refactored, modularized, and tested a new combustion simulation library, enabling publication
  • Performed data analysis, including natural language processing, for publications focused on cross cultural interactions and user privacy behavior
  • Led prototyping and development of neurodiverse friendly social platform features
  • Designed and deployed a lab website, displaying team members and projects for an extensive lab
Academic Tutor, Utah Valley University - Orem, UT
Jan 2022 - May 2022
  • Provided individual academic support for undergraduate computer science courses
Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University - Provo, UT
Jan 2019 - Apr 2021
  • Provided lab and tutorial sessions for chemical engineering scientific programming course
  • Provided individual academic support in computer science courses including Intro to Programming, Algorithms and Data Structures, and Discrete Structures

Publications

Garret, Smith, Bedwell, Joshua, et al. 'I know I'm being observed:" Video Interventions to Education Users about Targeted Advertising on Facebook'. Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Assosciation for computing Machinery, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642885. CHI '24.
Mondal, Mainack, Bedwell, Joshua, et al. 'A Tale of Two Cultures: Comparing Interpersonal Information Disclosure Norms on Twitter'. Proc. ACM Hum. -Comput. Interact., vol. 7, no. CSCW2, Association for Computing Machinery, Oct. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1145/3610045.
Stephens, Victoria B., Bedwell, Joshua, et al. 'SootLib: A Soot Model Library for Combustion Simulation'. SoftwareX, vol. 22, Elsevier, May 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2023.101375..

Projects

Capstone Project - Partners Personnel
  • Architected new web-based ETL application to succeed aging MS Access program
  • Integrated authentication with existing Azure AD solution
  • Designed node-based pipeline architecture, enabling unit testing, serialization, and meeting per-client needs
  • Integrated administrative documentation including dynamically generated content
  • Deployed via Django with simple and robust client front end

Skills

Languages: Python (Django), C, C++, Java, Swift (SwiftUI), Rust, Javascript
Services: AWS (DynamoDB, API Gateway, Lambda), GitHub Actions CI/CD
Technical Methodologies: Agile Development (Scrum), Scientific Computing, Data Analysis