Aiden Woodruff is an R&D engineer on Kitware’s software and data solutions team. In his role, Aiden contributes to research and development projects across CMake.

Before joining Kitware, Aiden worked as a graduate researcher and undergraduate researcher at the Scientific Computation Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where he developed shock detection and processing methods, as well as adaptive and shock geometry based meshing techniques. He also held research roles with the RPI School of Science, where he collected and identified macroinvertebrate samples in the Poesten Kill, NY, and researched thermal optimal temperatures for fish species in Lake George, NY. Prior to his research experience, Aiden worked as a captain at Capital Cruises and as an intern in the City of Austin Communications and Technology Management department.

Aiden earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science with a minor in music from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He later earned a master’s degree in computer science from the same institution in May 2026.