Emily Zou
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Professional working proficiency
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Credentials
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Certification of MIT Futuremakers: AI & Machine Learning with Python
MIT Media LabAug, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Certification of Data Science Course
Girls Who CodeJul, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Certification of Data Science & Machine Learning
Brown University Pre-College ProgramsJul, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Transcenta
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China
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Data Science Intern
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Aug 2023 - Present
• Assist BDS team with the development of R Shiny and search tool • Attend project meetings and discussions to gather user requirements of search tool • Assist BDS team with the development of R Shiny and search tool • Attend project meetings and discussions to gather user requirements of search tool
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International Youth Research Initiative
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Board Member
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Aug 2023 - Present
• Review manuscripts submitted to IYRI Journal of CS/Science • Reformat tables and charts and compile manuscripts to final publications • Work within a group of subject experts to advise on journal strategy • Review manuscripts submitted to IYRI Journal of CS/Science • Reformat tables and charts and compile manuscripts to final publications • Work within a group of subject experts to advise on journal strategy
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Program Director & Instructor
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Aug 2023 - Present
• Engage local middle schoolers with high-level introductions to Python, ML, AI, and AI Ethics • Host live programming sessions via Google Collab and develop ML models with Kaggle datasets • Enrich AI literacy by demoing feature engineering skills • Engage local middle schoolers with high-level introductions to Python, ML, AI, and AI Ethics • Host live programming sessions via Google Collab and develop ML models with Kaggle datasets • Enrich AI literacy by demoing feature engineering skills
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Girls For Business
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United States
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Analytics Writer
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Jan 2023 - Present
• Write and publish business analytics articles on GFB’s Newsletter • Coordinate outreach interview projects with business professionals in the field • Post business tips on GFB’s Instagram to empower young aspiring businesswomen • Write and publish business analytics articles on GFB’s Newsletter • Coordinate outreach interview projects with business professionals in the field • Post business tips on GFB’s Instagram to empower young aspiring businesswomen
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The Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder & President of AYLUS Main Line
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Aug 2022 - Present
• Recruit student volunteers spanning multiple neighborhoods • Plan and organize monthly volunteer activities to empower local non-profits and communities • Host fundraising drives, community events, and youth camps • Recruit student volunteers spanning multiple neighborhoods • Plan and organize monthly volunteer activities to empower local non-profits and communities • Host fundraising drives, community events, and youth camps
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Art and Layout Editor
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Aug 2022 - Present
• Lead art critiques and discussions, including assignments and prompts for workshop days • Compile art and literature submissions into spreads and design magazine layout for semi-annual publishing • Work in conjunction with business managers to design merchandise and aid in brand marketing • Lead art critiques and discussions, including assignments and prompts for workshop days • Compile art and literature submissions into spreads and design magazine layout for semi-annual publishing • Work in conjunction with business managers to design merchandise and aid in brand marketing
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Founder & Co-President
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Nov 2022 - Present
• Organize data science club fair and recruit 60+ members • Lecture on machine learning and deep learning methods, implementation, and development of models via Kaggle • Invite industry professionals to speak on field of interest • Organize data science club fair and recruit 60+ members • Lecture on machine learning and deep learning methods, implementation, and development of models via Kaggle • Invite industry professionals to speak on field of interest
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Founder & Vice President
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Oct 2022 - Present
• Lecture on graphic design concepts and techniques • Demonstrate principles of graphic design through the adobe bundle of illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop • Communicate with school clubs and local business for potential logo design opportunities • Lecture on graphic design concepts and techniques • Demonstrate principles of graphic design through the adobe bundle of illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop • Communicate with school clubs and local business for potential logo design opportunities
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Girls Who Code
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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500 - 600 Employee
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GWC Summer Program
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Jul 2023 - Present
• Exposed to tech jobs, meet leaders in tech careers, and build leadership in our supportive sisterhood • Cultivated proficiency in Python skills for data science and cybersecurity through hands-on coding projects • Learned to create showcase websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript • Exposed to tech jobs, meet leaders in tech careers, and build leadership in our supportive sisterhood • Cultivated proficiency in Python skills for data science and cybersecurity through hands-on coding projects • Learned to create showcase websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
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SureStart
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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MIT FutureMakers x SureStart: AI & Machine Learning
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Jul 2023 - Aug 2023
• Explored and applied machine learning, affective computing, artificial intelligence techniques in a 6-week summer program • Developed a Promptimizer that can help many non-native speakers to tune their prompts when using generative AI • Implemented Prompt Optimization algorithm by training Meta’s LLamaV2 model with Team JENNA • Explored and applied machine learning, affective computing, artificial intelligence techniques in a 6-week summer program • Developed a Promptimizer that can help many non-native speakers to tune their prompts when using generative AI • Implemented Prompt Optimization algorithm by training Meta’s LLamaV2 model with Team JENNA
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Foundation for Teaching Economics
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy (EGE) at Columbia University
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Jul 2023 - Jul 2023
• Learned to write a business plan and grasp the economic principles essential for successful entrepreneurship • Innovated real-time product design through creative business ideas and technology integration • Learned to write a business plan and grasp the economic principles essential for successful entrepreneurship • Innovated real-time product design through creative business ideas and technology integration
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SUNDAY LOVE PROJECT
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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Student App Developer
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May 2023 - Jun 2023
• Developed a mobile App that stores an interactive database of food pantry customers • Features include a search bar, access to the camera, an ID scanner, user’s edit page, an statistics page, and interactive calendar, etc. • Programmed in C# and .NET MAUI and collaborated with a small group of developers via GitHub • Developed a mobile App that stores an interactive database of food pantry customers • Features include a search bar, access to the camera, an ID scanner, user’s edit page, an statistics page, and interactive calendar, etc. • Programmed in C# and .NET MAUI and collaborated with a small group of developers via GitHub
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HackStoga
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Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
• Participated in Conestoga’s annual codefest competition against 44 teams • Worked on a team project to build a platforming game and programmed the environment in Python • Participated in Conestoga’s annual codefest competition against 44 teams • Worked on a team project to build a platforming game and programmed the environment in Python
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Brown University Pre-College Programs
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Data Science & Machine Learning
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Jun 2022 - Jul 2022
• Participated in college-level machine learning seminars that outlined inferential and descriptive statistics, regression, classification and clustering methods, and the three paradigms of machine learning • Delivered viable solutions to businesses by determining the factors in predicting the employee attrition rate • Participated in college-level machine learning seminars that outlined inferential and descriptive statistics, regression, classification and clustering methods, and the three paradigms of machine learning • Delivered viable solutions to businesses by determining the factors in predicting the employee attrition rate
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Education
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Conestoga Senior High School
High School Diploma