Reuben Thiessen

Emerging Technology Lead at Stanford's Accelerator for Learning. Full-stack developer and former CTO. I build tools that make learning more engaging—from AI-powered platforms to immersive 3D experiences. Passionate about turning complex ideas into intuitive experiences that scale.

Projects

Build-a-Bot

Chatbot building interface for learning about AI. Build AI to learn about AI.

Stanford JavaScript

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OpenEngineData

Open-source platform for aviation engine monitor data analysis. Ruby gem, TypeScript parser, Rails web app, and Electron desktop app.

Ruby TypeScript Rails 8 Electron

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AI Comic Studio

AI-powered comic creation platform for educational research. Generate comic panels using generative AI.

Stanford JavaScript

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I Did Five

A private journal that asks for five lines a day and nothing else. Started on the web, rebuilt native for iPhone with SwiftUI, SwiftData, and CloudKit. Local-first, optional iCloud sync, no account.

Swift SwiftUI SwiftData CloudKit iOS

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AviatorWatch

Turn your Apple Watch into an Aviator Watch. Sixteen complications that keep you feeling connected to flying when you glance at your wrist.

Swift SwiftUI WidgetKit watchOS

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From Audio to Structured Data

A Ruby pipeline that turns interview MP3s into a coded CSV using WhisperX, speaker diarization, and a local LLM.

Ruby WhisperX LM Studio

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Efface

Native macOS face anonymization app. Runs CenterFace on the Apple Neural Engine for hardware-accelerated blur, pixelate, and mask in photos and videos. Now on the Mac App Store.

Swift Core ML SwiftUI

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WebLLM Prompt Lab

Side-by-side AI playground where students run real language models entirely in their own browser via WebGPU. RAG over user-supplied docs, engine sharing, offline after first load. Built for an after-school program.

WebGPU WebLLM RAG Vanilla JS

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RN Chatbot Camera

One React Native codebase targeting iOS, Android, and a PWA. Lessons from burning EAS build credits, plus strategies for testing on real devices via Firebase Device Streaming and BrowserStack.

React Native Expo iOS Android PWA

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VFT Camera

Zero-dependency 360° photosphere capture web app. Built with WebGL2, Three.js, and modern browser APIs for virtual field trips.

Stanford JavaScript Three.js

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Classical Guitar Flash Cards

iOS app to master classical guitar fretboard positions through interactive flash cards with authentic guitar sounds.

Swift iOS

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