My Education
After College (2012 - Present)
Bradfield School of Computer Science
- Software Systems: Behind the Abstractions (Summer 2023)
- Program execution, data encoding, assembly (x86-64), process virtual machines, interpreters and compilers, memory management, operating systems and system calls, file systems, VMs and containers, relational databases and indexes, networking, and distributed systems
Online courses, including:
- Algorithms: Design and Analysis (Stanford)
- Programming Languages (UWash)
- Machine Learning (Stanford)
- Artificial Intelligence (UC Berkeley)
- Databases (Stanford)
- Functional Programming in Scala (EPFL)
- Python and Pandas for Data Engineering (Duke)
- Algorithmic Toolbox (UC San Diego)
- Object-Oriented Data Structures in C++ (Urbana-Champaign)
- Machine Learning (UWash)
- Computing for Data Analysis (Johns Hopkins)
- Linear and Integer Programming (Colorado)
- Finance for Non-Finance Professionals (Rice)
- Project Management (Google)
Statistics at UC Berkeley (2010 - 2012)
PhD Coursework (Degree Incomplete)
GPA: 3.95 / 4.00 (transcript)
Mathematics/Statistics coursework:
- Applied Statistics with Bin Yu
- Theoretical Statistics with Haiyan Huang and Michael Jordan
- Applied Probability with Allan Sly
- Statistical Learning Theory with Michael Jordan and Martin Wainwright
Computer Science coursework:
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs with Paul Hilfinger
- Networks, Crowds, and Markets with Richard Karp and Christos Papadimitriou
Statistics at Boston Univ. (2005 - 2009)
M.A. in Mathematics, Specialty in Statistics
B.A. in Mathematics, Specialty in Statistics
Combined GPA: 3.97 / 4.00 (transcript)
Major GPA: 4.00 / 4.00
Technical coursework:
- Probability, Mathematical Statistics, Stochastic Processes, Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Time Series Analysis, Linear Models, Generalized Linear Models, Nonparametric Statistics, Categorical Data Analysis, Mathematical Modeling for the Life Sciences, Computational Biology, Discrete Mathematics, Multivariate Calculus, Differential Equations, Real Analysis, Linear Algebra Honors
Awards and Honors:
- Trustee Scholarship (four years of full merit-based scholarship)
- Harold C. Case Scholar (in recognition of “outstanding character and achievement”)
- College Prize for Excellence in Statistics
- Summa Cum Laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
- College of Arts and Sciences, Honors Program
- Mentor Freshman Resource Adviser of the Year
- Winner, Spring 2009 Tango Class End-of-Semester Competition 💃🏼🕺🏻
Extracurricular Activities:
- Freshman Resource Advisor (2006 - 2009)
- Peer Tutor at the Educational Resource Center (2007 - 2009)
Pine Crest School (1991 - 2005 )
Awards and Honors:
- Graduated Cum Laude
- National Merit Scholar
- National AP Scholar
- Founder’s Council Award, Instrumental Music
- Writing Award, National Council of Teachers in English
- Voted “Most Talented” for Senior Superlatives