Global Challenge: Data Science/AI/Robotics
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Bio:
Born and raised in Tunkhannock, a small town in the Pennsylvanian stretch of the Appalachian mountains, I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with a secondary major in Computer Science. Throughout my time at Tandon, I hope to expand my knowledge base, refine my problem-solving skills, and learn from the perspectives of those around me. I have a strong interest in research because of the autonomy it offers and its inherent creativity; so, I hope to enroll in an Applied Mathematics PhD program after I graduate.
To this end, I spent the summer of 2023 participating in the Cloud Computing Security and Privacy NSF REU at Boise State University alongside eight other undergraduates from various institutions. While at BSU, I worked with another student researcher to prepare software for and conduct a user study on Augmented Reality. In the summer of 2024, I participated in the Industrial Mathematics and Statistics NSF REU at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in a group of six students divided between two industry-sponsored projects. Two other students and I developed system reliability software in a project sponsored by Collins Aerospace; my research specifically focused on using the transitive closure of a graph to efficiently model system interdependence. My collaborators and I are currently writing two papers which will be submitted for publication in 2025.
I also find mentorship and teaching fulfilling, so I work as a recruiter for GLASS and a teaching assistant for the Object-Oriented Programming course.
