from Julia import bio
tl;dr
- I'm a rising senior at Stanford majoring in Mathematical and Computational Science (B.S.) and Computer Science, AI track (M.S.).
- I like teaching computers to see (computer vision), discover stuff (unsupervised learning), and make stuff (generative models).
- I'm the Cartoons Editor at The Stanford Daily, which means I get to guide people who draw cool things and tell meaningful stories.
- I speak Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, computer, and am learning Portuguese (and portugeese).
- I named the research lab I'm in and created our logo—one of my proudest moments as a language + design-loving human.
- I don't leave our first conversation without pronouncing your name correctly.
- The rest of my life includes joyfully doing research, illustrating puns, mentoring and working with other women in tech, demystifying AI, writing satire, singing, taking photos, and clearly, making lists.
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education
- 2020-2021 • Stanford University • Computer Science, M.S.
- 2017-2021 • Stanford University • Mathematical and Computational Science, B.S.
- 2013-2017 • Cary Academy Upper School • Degree Resembling Lifelong Interest in Learning
current involvements
- Doing research in medical computer vision (surgical image segmentation)
- Rewriting the Code Student Council and Fellow (creating a community for women in tech)
- Pondering about the intersection of virtual reality and medicine
- Illustrating puns and running The Daily's Cartoons section
- Teaching students computer science + a bunch of other subjects via Splash!, Girls Teaching Girls to Code, and other volunteering efforts because accessible education is cool
some things I have done
- 2020: Google Computer Science Research Mentorship Program (CSRMP) mentored by Orly Liba
- 2019: Research Intern + Women-in-Tech Scholar @Adobe Research, Graphics Intelligence Lab - automatic geometric warping for face cartoonization mentored by Yannick Hold-Geoffroy and Cynthia Lu; patent-pending
- 2018: Research Intern @SAS Institute, Cognitive Analytics Division - deep biomedical image analysis for liver tumor segmentation in CT scans mentored by Jared Peterson and Fijoy Vadakkumpadan
- 2018: Research Assistant @Stanford SustainLab - poverty index prediction from street-level imagery
- 2018: StreetCode Academy Volunteer Instructor - teaching CS to underprivileged students in East Palo Alto
- 2018: Mathematics Tutor @Stanford University - linear algebra, multivariable calculus, differential equations
- 2017: Stanford Applied Statistics Society - discussions around data science and machine learning
- 2017: Technical Intern @JMP Software - created R add-in builder mentored by Daniel Valente
- 2016: American Computer Science League - team captain + individual champion
- 2016: TEDx Speaker @TEDx Cary Academy - invited to speak on skin cancer detection software and science as a creative process
- 2016: Technical Intern @JMP Software - developed skin cancer detection software mentored by Diana Levey and John Ponte
some things I have received
- 2020: Stanford Phi Beta Kappa Honor Roll
- 2020: Cadence Women-in-Tech Scholarship
- 2019: Adobe Research Women-in-Tech Scholar
- 2019: Palantir Women-in-Tech Scholar
- 2019: Microsoft Tuition Scholar
- 2017: Advancing Women in Technology Scholar
- 2017: Robertson Scholar @Duke University - awarded full ride
- 2017: Cary Academy Founder's Award + Commencement Speaker
- 2016: National Center for Women & Information Technology Aspirations Award Winner
- 2016: National Bluetooth Breakthrough Award - device to prevent drug-facilitated sexual assault