Education

University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

June 2027 (Expected)

West High School

June 2023

Experience

System Energy Efficiency Lab, La Jolla, CA
Undergraduate Researcher

Apr 2025 – Present

Working with multimodal LLMs to improve bird identification accuracy in noisy soundscapes
Advisors: Professor Tajana Rosing, Ye Tian

Wireless Systems and Innovations Lab, La Jolla, CA
Undergraduate Researcher

Apr 2025 – Present

Designed and implemented convex optimization algorithms in Python (CVXPY, NumPy) for UAV-assisted wireless networks, improving system throughput by 33% under varied user distributions
Built simulation framework and visualization pipeline to benchmark trajectory optimizations, running 10k+ simulations to validate results and inform ongoing lab publication

RoboCup SSL Team, La Jolla, CA
Embedded Systems Team Lead

Oct 2024 – July 2025

Optimized embedded drivetrain software by migrating from Python on Raspberry Pi to C++ on ESP32, achieving 88% power efficiency improvement
Engineered a high-throughput communication pipeline in C/C++ using UDP, Protobuf, UART, and CAN protocols, enabling reliable real-time control across distributed robot subsystems
Led a 4-person embedded systems subteam within 20-member robotics team, coordinating sprints and integrating drivetrain software with AI modules

Competitive Programming Team, La Jolla, CA
Team Member and Competitor

Sept 2023 – Present

Compete at yearly International Collegiate Programming Contest against competitors from around the U.S. to solve algorithmic and mathematical programming problems
Top 15 competitor at UCSD (two years qualified in a row)

bioMérieux, Salt Lake City, UT
Bioinformatics Intern

June 2024 – Sept 2024

Built DNA binding and PCR models using Python (NUPACK) to simulate genomic assay effectiveness, improving testing throughput and accuracy
Developed R scripts for statistical analysis and visualization, uncovering key data insights to guide experimental design
Collaborated with international research teams to design, execute, and analyze PCR experiments, presenting results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

CS ForEach, La Jolla, CA
Volunteer

Sept 2023 – Mar 2024

Taught engineering lessons at five different underserved K-12 schools in the San Diego area in topics such as Introduction to Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning
Developed online software demos which promoted hands-on student learning
Collaborated with a team to create educational computer science content for students

Apr 2025 – June 2025

Collaborated with a 10-person team to build a card-based journaling web application, allowing users to record and organize daily entries
Implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, automating linting and testing on every pull request to maintain code quality and streamline integration
Added JavaScript linting (ESLint), unit testing (Jest), and end-to-end testing (Puppeteer), improving reliability and catching regressions early in development
Worked in Agile sprints with code reviews, contributing to an iterative development process and ensuring maintainable, high-quality code

Apr 2025

Developed backend in Python integrating OpenAI vector embeddings with MongoDB to enable semantic search across e-commerce data
Implemented query parsing with negation handling (e.g., "not red shirt"), improving accuracy on complex queries beyond keyword search
Won Best E-Commerce Product and Best Use of MongoDB at DiamondHacks for delivering a functional prototype with measureable improvements in search relevance

Apr 2024

Worked with a team to create a web application which scrapes online articles and converts them to captioned videos for easier digestion of information
Developed article-to-speech pipeline and caption timing system
Awarded an Honorable Mention at the DiamondHacks hackathon

Sept 2022 – Feb 2023

Developed an application for a client which allowed them to model Dungeons & Dragons combat and create better campaigns for their players
Oversaw communication with the client to design an appropriate software solution for their problem and ahered to a project timeline for completion

Software: C, C++, Python, Java, Bash, JavaScript, R, Git, Kubernetes, Docker
Hardware: ESP32, Raspberry Pi, STM32