N. Chenevey

About Me

I’m a Mechatronic Engineer passionate about automation, perception, and practical engineering. I enjoy open source projects, cost effective designs, and interacting with hardware on the lowest levels.

Education:

M.S. Electrical Engineering - Cal Poly SLO, 2024
B.Sc. Mechatronic Engineering - CSU Chico, 2020

Publications

Detection of Source Images in AI-Generated Content via Perceptual Hashing

Conference Paper — IEEE MIPR, 2025

Presents a method for identifying original content behind AI-generated images using perceptual hashing.

Detecting Duplicate Videos Via Perceptual Hashing

Accepted for Publication — IEEE Asilomar, 2025

Introduces an approach for identifying duplicate videos using perceptual hashing.

Experience

Aerospace Engineer - Heliospace

Feb 2025 - July 2025

Designed and built testing systems for launch hardware
Created simulations in MATLAB, Python, MuJoCo, Simframe, and Blender
Analyzed magnetorquers and performed micrometeroid impact analysis on optical systems (e.g., JWST)

Mechatronic Engineer - Onanon

Feb 2023 - Sep 2023

Medical device design and manufacturing
Developed C++/Python automated soldering systems
Led technicians, implemented GR&R, designed and fabricated custom fixtures

ML Support Engineer - Labelbox

Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

Machine learning and data engineering support
Automated dataset pipelines with Python/C++
Built ML demos using AWS, Azure, and GCP

Project Engineer - Paragon Mechanical

Apr 2021 - Jan 2022

Project estimation and IT
Designed HVAC/electrical plans
Improved estimation processes through custom VBA/C++ tools.

Projects

Double Pendulum Curriculum Learning

Code on Github. Double Pendulum created with MIT Drake. Controlled using a PyTorch evolving neural network. Gravity and Air resistance incrementally modified for rapid training.