How to improve agent learning in mazes with sparse rewards

What fairness should mean when AI helps decide which startups get funded

Predicting whether a health insurer will approve or deny patient care

Reinforcement learning to find the best policy for responding to a pandemic

Awarded Best Project in Stanford's graduate-level RL class with 400+ students

A neural network that predicts whether a startup is acquired or closed from its funding history, location, and milestones

I created lifestyle and college content that reached 2.6M views and 35k subscribers in under six months. I received paid sponsorships and speaking engagements from Bumble, CollegeAdvisor (now U.S. News), Skillshare, the world's largest all-female makeathon, study abroad agencies in Malaysia, and more. Beyond learning how to grow an audience, I also gained a rep on handling pushback from becoming known beyond my trusted circle of friends - from hostile comment sections to anonymous Reddit threads that got taken down for harassment. After all, no one kicks a dead dog, and what doesn't kill you makes you stronger (see more beliefs).

I wrote, designed, and published an introductory economics book upon learning how images in traditional economics textbooks implicitly interest more boys than girls (e.g., via a blue race car on the front cover).

Featured in The Daily Barometer, Education From an Equal podcast, Books for Peace, and Faces of Feminism

I launched a global video pal program connecting students from 20+ countries for cultural and language exchange. It reached 11,000 students worldwide, run through local chapter leaders who hosted in-person events and an online platform that matched students across countries.

Named Future First Citizen

A realtime multiplayer simulation of coronavirus

Won best domain at Cal Hacks, the world's largest collegiate hackathon

An app for all your finance-related needs when you're out with friends

Helps restaurants dynamically price their menu items

Helps you plan, track, and share the places you go