Henry M. Gunn High School, Class of 2023

Unweighted GPA: 4.0;  Weighted GPA: 4.5;  SAT: 1560

Notable STEM courses: AP Physics C Mechanics (5), AP Physics C E&M (5), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Chemistry (5), AP Computer Science A (5), CS Capstone, Functional & Object Oriented Programming, Chemistry Honors, Biology Honors, Analysis Honors

Other notable AP courses: AP English Literature & Composition (5), AP Psychology (5), AP Microeconomics (5), AP Macroeconomics (5), AP US History (4), AP Environmental Science (4)

Foothill Community College (dual enrollment during high school)

GPA: 4.0

STEM Courses: Multivariable Differential Calculus (A+), Multivariable Integral Calculus (A+), Linear Algebra (A+)

Visiting Scholar (Research Intern), The Robotics Institute, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA

Conducting an artificial intelligence research project in Prof. Fernando De La Torre’s lab in the Robotics Institute. Led all aspects of experiments with 30 subjects using AR glasses to create a machine-learning multimodal model predicting dyadic conversational engagement. Annotated engagement labels and coded program to transcribe diarized segments of the audio and used ChatGPT API to predict engagement. Conducted a thorough literature review in AI, AR, and neuroscience, and will submit a paper to the IEEE ICME conference in December 2023.

Research Intern, McGovern Institute of Brain Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA 

Conducted a research project in Prof. John Gabrieli’s lab to identify emotional, cognitive, and neural factors that predict the future development of ADHD. Certified to assist in fMRI scans, and conducted behavioral data analysis to detect fluctuations in attention. Took 15 online courses on data analysis in R and used a computing cluster to run neuroimaging analyses. 

Lead App Engineer, YokyWorks Foundation, Seattle, WA 

Led design, coding, and testing of an app that works for both intervention of reading challenges in K-2nd grade and remediation of dyslexia for older children. The app is used by all students at the foundation as well as deployed in several schools including a socioeconomically challenged school in Massachusetts. Worked with specialists to create business requirements and trained teachers to use the app. Assigned tasks to and managed other app engineers. Spent over 400 volunteer hours while in high school, and additional 400 volunteer hours since graduation. Published and presented a poster on the impact of the app in one community center at the 2023 International Dyslexia Association Conference in October.

Math & Reading Tutor, YokyWorks Foundation, Seattle, WA 

Tutored 1:1 with children (7 to 13 years old) with dyslexia, ADHD, and autism who fell behind in school during the pandemic. Created individualized math and reading curriculums for each child. Math subjects included basic arithmetic, fractions, and algebra. Spent 120 volunteer hours.