jrtechs-NodeJSBlog/blogContent/posts/other/2019-in-review.md

Following the tradition I started last [year](https://jrtechs.net/other/2018-in-review), I'm making a quick "year in review" blog post.
At this point year in review posts are cliché, however, I want to continue the tradition because reflection helps me move forward with a focused vision on what is important. 
I'm going to chunk this into semesters because that is how my college brain thinks right now.

# Spring Semester

During the spring semester, I was on CO-OP at RIT doing research.

## Talks Given

- Intro to R
- [Graph Databases](https://ritlug.com/talks/2019/03/01/graph-databases/)
- Adversarial Networks in Cyber Security
- How Hackers use Genetic Algorithms to develop malware

## Favorite Blog Posts Written

- [College Cooking](https://jrtechs.net/other/college-cookbook)
- [Making a Genetic Algorithm](https://jrtechs.net/data-science/lets-build-a-genetic-algorithm)
- [Closer Look at Fitbit Data](https://jrtechs.net/data-science/a-closer-look-at-fitbit-data)
- [Multi Threaded File IO](https://jrtechs.net/programming/multi-threaded-file-io)


## RIT Datafest

Data fest is a hackathon for undergraduate students to tackle a problem by analyzing a complex dataset.
I helped my team develope a neural network that predicts fatigue and performance for women's rugby players.


## Brick Hack

At [brickhack](https://www.brickhack.io/) I created an interactive [website](https://github-graphs.com/) that allows you to make friends graphs using the GitHub API.


# Summer Semester

During the summer semester, I continued my research CO-OP out in Rome NY.

## Photography

During the summer I picked back up my long lost photography hobby.
I did this to escape programming for a bit and explore the area.

### Pixely Falls

### Trip to NJ/NYC


### Boldt Castle


### Little Falls


### RIT Observatory


## RIT Research Symposium


# Fall Semester

During the fall semester I was a busy bee:

- Took 5 classes
- SWEN 261 TA
- Part-time research work
- [RITlug](https://ritlug.com) President
- RIT AI Member
- [FOSS @ RIT MAGIC](https://fossrit.github.io/) member

## Talks

- [Welcome to RITlug](https://ritlug.com/talks/2019/08/30/welcome-to-ritlug/)
- [Into to R](http://rit-scg.com/workshop/2019/09/30/programming-in-R/)
- [Shells 101](https://ritlug.com/talks/2019/09/30/shells/)
- [Raspberry PI 101](https://ritlug.com/talks/2019/10/25/pi-fest/)
- Hacktoberfest
- [Everything SSH!](https://jrtechs.net/open-source/teaching-ssh-through-a-ctf)
- [Organized and ran Student Panel on Open Source software during The Future is Open Conference](https://fossrit.github.io/events/2019/10/26/the-future-is-open/)


## Highlighted Blog Posts

- [Developing an AI to Play Asteroids](https://jrtechs.net/data-science/developing-an-ai-to-play-asteroids-part-1) 
- [Responsible Optimization](https://jrtechs.net/other/responsible-optimization)
- [Teaching SSH Through a CTF](https://jrtechs.net/open-source/teaching-ssh-through-a-ctf)

## Favorite Day Trips

### Cobbs Hill Park

### Hamlin Beach

### Chimney Bluffs