About Me:
I'm a student passionate about learning about Native American linguistic & knowledge systems, AI, and ML.
Interested in language preservation, AI/ML, indigenous empowerment, and open to anything tech/science-y related - feel free to reach out!
Education
(In-Progress) B.S.E. in AI @ Penn
Non-Degree Seeking @ CU
Labs
Kashaya Language Lab, UPenn Linguistics Department / Programmer & Research Compiler
Tech
Microsoft / Incoming SWE + PM Intern
NIJE / Founder & CEO
Pinterest / Engage Scholar Fellow
Jane Street / Unboxed Program Fellow
ROBLOX / Independent Game Developer & UI Designer
Extracurricular
President @ UPenn AISES
Executive Board @ ColorStack UPenn
Ambassador @ Penn USABE
Analyst @ Global Research & Consulting Group, Wharton Chapter
Recent Projects
NIJE Learning
Monarch Clubs (Discontinued)
Gain Weight Simulator (Discontinued)
Honors/Awards
2nd Place, AISES-Chevron 2024 National Hackathon
3rd Place, AISES-Chevron 2023 National Hackathon
Native Leadership Award, University of Southern California
A. James Clark Scholar, University of Pennsylvania
Skills
Proficient: Java, Lua, OCaml, Git, IntelliJ, Roblox Studio
Familiar: C++, SQL, HTML, CSS, JS, Figma, VSCode, Replit
Contact Me
a1dan [at] upenn [dot] edu
