Elijah Cantu

Elijah Cantu headshot Elijah Cantu is a senior at the University of Michigan College of Engineering, on a full-ride scholarship, majoring in Computer Science and minoring in User Experience Design at the School of Information. Elijah's purpose is to help humanity reduce screen time.

Purpose Experience Projects Education

Elijah develops tutorials and software to help people and their children reduce screen time.

restrictdevices.com

Provides tutorials on how to block any content on any device for yourself or your family.

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unplugumich.org

Currently creating a student organization at UMich with some bestfriends to help students build healthier digital habits.

Google Search Web Filter

Redirects your Google searches to the Web filter, which contains text-based links to websites.

Try It Chrome Firefox
Grayscaler

Applies a grayscale filter to your included sites, tabs, or all sites, except those you excluded.

Chrome
University of Michigan
January 2022 - Present
Ann Arbor, Michigan



Research Assistant
Robotics Department - Robot Studio
November 2024 - Present
• Research Assistant for Professor Patrícia Alves-Oliveira's lab Robot Studio.



Web Developer
Robotics Department
November 2024 - Present
• Developing robotdesign.studio for Robot Studio.



Computer Science Tutor
School of Information
January 2023 - Present
• Tutoring students in introductory to graduate-level courses.
Computer Science Tutor
College of Engineering
January 2022 - Present
• Contributed over 1,500 answers, follow-ups, and notes on Piazza course forums.
• Tutoring students in introductory to upper-level courses.
FIRST Robotics Competition
September 2017 - June 2021
Detroit, Michigan
Team Captain
Team 5577 - Kinematic Wolves
September 2020 - June 2021
Lead Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Department
September 2020 - June 2021
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Department
September 2017 - June 2021
Adient Plymouth CTU
August 2018 - July 2019
Plymouth, Michigan
Product Engineer
Honda Department
August 2019 - March 2020
Business Analyst
RECARO Department
August 2018 - July 2019
Gesher Human Services
August 2018 - July 2019
Detroit, Michigan
Direct Support Professional
Community Engagement
October 2017 - June 2018
Computer Science, B.S.E.
January 2021 - May 2025
User Experience Design, Minor
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Sustainability Studies
February 2025 - March 2025
Shanghai, China
CEA CAPA Prague
May 2023 - July 2023
Prague, Czech Republic
Detroit Cristo Rey High School
High School Diploma
August 2017 - June 2021
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School
September 2014 - June 2017
Detroit, Michigan

Elijah's hosted projects are listed below. For a complete list of his 50+ projects, visit his LinkedIn. To request access to the source code of his non-hosted projects, contact him at caelijah@umich.edu.

Custom Canvas

Figma prototype of a browser extension that customizes the user interface of Canvas.

lonely m

Figma protoype of a mobile application for students who want to explore the UMich campus.

iTunes Music Search Engine

Web application using Vue.js and Bootstrap to search and display iTunes music data, including filtering, sorting, and detailed information for artists and tracks.

Asteroids Video Game

Browser-based Asteroids game using HTML, CSS, and jQuery, featuring gameplay with asteroid avoidance, shield collection, difficulty settings, score tracking, and customizable volume controls.