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Cambridge, MA

Cambridge, MA

Columbia, South Carolina Area

University Of California At Berkeley

• Assessed accuracy of a continuous inverse reinforcement learning technique in recovering the reward function of noisy human drivers for applications related to autonomous vehicles
• Coded 2D driving simulations in Python and conducted user studies to collect driving data from real humans in various driving scenarios
• Demonstrated limitations of the features assumed for human's reward function and expanded the number of reproducible driving trajectories by implementing new features in the model

Columbia, SC

• Hosted three office hours per week, serving approximately 6-10 students per session
• Lectured class of fifty students as guest lecturer intermittently throughout the semester on topics such as approximation algorithms, the Master Theorem, and text processing algorithms
• Introduced new collaboration policies in order to encourage students to share their learning with each other while maintaining academic integrity

St. Louis

• Used machine learning techniques to implement approximation algorithms focused on optimizing submodular functions for large data sets with independent distributed agents
• Conducted experiments on big data from DBpedia ontologies in MATLAB in order to compare performance of novel algorithms to a set of benchmark algorithms
• Collaborated with two professors and two graduate students to design new algorithms

• Worked on a series of technical exercises focusing on data structures and algorithms under the guidance of a Google engineer mentor
• Completed Udacity's Developing Android Apps course and worked virtually with two other participants to create Feed.me, a recipe-querying mobile application
• Coded in Java using Android Studio and the Yummly API

Columbia, SC

• Programmed Nao humanoid robots using Choreographe software and C++ for use in music therapy and tutoring settings
• Maintained and updated lab website using HTML and Adobe Dreamweaver with a focus on accessibility
• Presented new website features to approximately fifteen lab members including multiple graduate students and professors
• Compiled and reviewed relevant literature for various research projects and presented findings to PhD candidates and supervising professor
• Received IRB certification and assisted with data collection and user surveys in various studies

Master Of Media Arts And Science

Thesis: Can my algorithm be my opinion?: An AI + Ethics Curriculum for Middle School Students

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mathematics And Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Women in Computing, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, ACM, NCWIT Aspirations in Computing, Google CS First, Theta Tau.

High School Diploma With Stem Distinction And Top Honors, Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math

Activities and Societies: Science Olympiad, FIRST Robotics Team 1293, National Beta Club, National Honors Society, Yearbook Staff, Varsity.