Introducing Aidan Asal

My name is Aidan Asal from Austin, TX. I am a junior Computer Science Major.

A big passion of mine is my major. My family is all in the tech industry, so I was exposed to tech-related things earlier than most. A larger reason I pursued Computer Science was because of the opportunity to create something new. Tech is always changing and I constantly have to learn new things. It is my dream to make something that is beautiful and that impacts the lives of many for the better. I see technology as the best route to that dream.

That brings me to this class. I want to create something with software, but I would also like the skills to make beautiful things with my hands. I've felt very creatively challenged for a while and I hope this class gives me a way to create.

I had a "technology and the classical world" class last semester. My task was to research an ancient technology over the semester. I chose Roman Racing Chariots and something I would have really like to have done was a wooden model. I hope to be able to do that in this class.