2020 - 2024
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
- Computer Science Student Hero (2022-2023)
- Computer Science Outstanding Peer Mentor (Winter 2022)
- Tech Talk: Finding your Passion Project by Dilan Nair (February 2023)
Hey there, I'm Dilan.
CRACO
Create React App Configuration Override, an easy and comprehensible configuration layer for Create React App.
FEATURED PROJECT
Paper
An online tool sponsored by the university and used by thousands of Northwestern students to plan and schedule their courses.
FEATURED PROJECT
A Comprehensive React Tutorial for Beginners
Trying to use the React UI library but not sure where to start? Check out this fun guide that covers all of the basics while building a simple Wordle clone!
NEW BLOG POST • 26 MIN READ
FEATURED PROJECT
SwitchPresence
A cross-platform desktop application that allows you to display Nintendo Switch games as your current activity on Discord.
FEATURED PROJECT
A bit about me.
Hey, I'm Dilan, a full-stack software engineer and fourth-year undergraduate student at Northwestern University studying computer science. I've been coding for over 11 years, working on projects ranging anywhere from desktop and mobile applications to developer tools to websites and web APIs to video games and game mods, many of which you'll find here on my site.
EDUCATION
2022 - Present
WildHacks
Director
WildHacks is Northwestern's largest hackathon. I was the Director of Website Development for WildHacks 2023, leading the development of the WildHacks website and dashboard. For WildHacks 2024, I am directing the entire event.
ORGANIZATIONS
2022 - Present
Mayfest Productions
Director of Tech
Mayfest Productions is the organization behind Dillo Day, the nation's largest student-run music festival. I was a member of the tech team for 2022-2023 and am directing the team for 2023-2024.
2020 - 2022
Northwestern Drumline
Snare Player
The Northwestern University Drumline is the official drumline of the Northwestern University Marching Band. I played snare for 3 years on the line.
2021 - 2022
The Software and Game Development Group
Founder and President
SGDG was the premier student organization for software and game development at Northwestern University. I founded the organization to connect developers of all kinds together, but eventually stepped down to focus on other commitments.
WORK
2021 - Present
Northwestern University
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
- COMP_SCI 211: Fundamentals of Computer Programming II (Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022)
- COMP_SCI 343: Operating Systems (Fall 2022)
- COMP_SCI 213: Intro to Computer Systems (Winter 2023)
- COMP_SCI 310: Scalable Software Architectures (Spring 2023)
2022 - 2022
Northwestern Mutual
Software Engineer Intern
Over the summer of 2022, I worked at Northwestern Mutual as a Software Engineer Intern.
2015 - 2020
Voidstone Software
Founder and Software Developer
As a child learning to code, I created Voidstone Software, an online store dedicated to the development of private, custom game modifications on request.