Research computing
Building practical software that helps researchers move from ambitious questions to useful, repeatable work.
Rob Zelt
Software engineer
Maker
Hobby beekeeper
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
35.9132° N / 79.0558° W
About
01 — Profile
I build software for research, experiment with applied AI, and stay curious about how useful things get made.
I'm a research computing software engineer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My work sits where technology, research, and real-world problem solving meet.
Away from the screen, I'm a maker and hobby beekeeper—two pursuits that reward patience, observation, and learning by doing. This is my small corner of the web for work, ideas, and whatever I am figuring out next.
- Based
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Field
- Research software
- Exploring
- AI systems & agents
- Off hours
- Making & beekeeping
Selected focus
02 — Current
Applied AI
Exploring where models, agents, and sound software engineering can create durable value beyond the demo.
Making & learning
A lifelong habit of taking things apart, building new things, and sharing what the process reveals.
Field notes
03 — Recent
Notes on local models, agent loops, task design, and staying human on the loop.
Visual field notes
04 — Archive
A place reserved for projects, process, and photographs.
Elsewhere
05 — Links