Staff
Say HELLO to your Fall 2024 Academic Development Committee!
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Executives
Bing Concepcion
Central Limit Theorem
🍨 Hi everyone, I’m Bing! I was born and raised in the SF Bay Area, and I love Safeway, watching movies, and talking with ChatGPT. Can’t wait to get this show on the road! 🏎️
Lynn Chien
Feature Engineering
Hiii I’m Lynn, a third year studying Data Science & Cognitive Science from Vegas 🎲🃏💸 This is my third semester in Acadev and I’m super excited to be a director! I love eating, sleeping, playing League of Legends ARAM, art, poker, and watching videos of kittens eating raw meat. So excited to meet everyone this semester!!!
Ryan Stevenson
Feature Engineering
Hey! I’m Ryan, a third year majoring in IEOR and minoring in data science. This is my fourth semester participating in the DeCal, third teaching the DeCal, and first as director. My hobbies include being active (soccer/volleyball/climbing) and maximizing shareholder value. Looking forward to the semester, and feel free to reach out about anything!
Siddharth Ramshankar
Causal Inference
Helloo, I’m Siddharth! I’m a senior majoring in Computer Science and Data Science from Fremont. This is my fifth semester in DSS :D but I took the DeCal in Fall 2021. I like playing basketball, taking selfies with llamas, and being DSS’s resident Professor Adhikari fan! Looking forward to meeting everyone and seeing another semester of great projects!!
James Geronimo
Natural Language Processing
Hello everyone! I’m James, a third-year, Bay Area 🌉 native studying CS and data science. I was formerly a mentor and Director of AcaDev, and am super excited to see how the DeCal continues to grow! Aside from academics, you can find me hooping 🏀 at the RSF or jamming out to K-pop/instrumental jazz 🎶. Looking forward to seeing the all the great projects you create!
Teaching Assistants
Jonathan Ferrari
Computer Vision
hi! i’m a senior majoring in DS, CogSci, Psych, and CS. when im not teaching or in class, you can usually find me at a cafe around campus, playing zelda/smash bros with friends, or out at a nearby hiking trail! a fun fact about me is that i’ve been to 47 states and 2/3 of the national parks!
Mitchell Lee
SQL
Hi! I’m Mitchell, a third-year student majoring in Data Science and Economics. I’m originally from Taiwan and enjoy swimming, pickleball, badminton, photography, and playing the cello. This is my third semester in the Data Science Society as an Academic Development mentor. I’m looking forward to getting to know everyone!
Steven Zeng
Data Visualization
Howdy y’all! My name’s Steven and I’m a third year studying DS and ES. I’m from Texas and I love going on hikes, photography, and going to the gym. Excited to meet y’all!
Alan Wang
Data Visualization
ALO! I’m Alan, a senior studying EECS. I spawned at Irvine, CA and this will be my second sem as a part of Acadev. Apparently I’m weird for mixing my neapolitan ice cream but I still stand by it. I enjoy playing tennis, pickleball, badminton, smash, climbing, hiking, and consuming copious amounts of animanga. Also, I’ll pay anyone $20 if they can beat my zetamac score or $5 if you can beat me in word hunt.
Henry Hong
Support Vector Machines
Hey guys! I’m Henry! I’m a second year Data Science + Cognitive Science Major from Pleasanton. Super excited to meet you guys! This is my second semester in Academic Development and I am a fellow DeCal alumni. My hobbies include playing the saxophone, piano, hiking, dragon boat, and exploring campus (especially strawberry creek!).
Jake Xiang
Machine Learning
Hello! I’m Jake, a second year Data Science Major from the Bay Area (San Mateo). This is my second semester in Academic Development and I look forward to meeting everyone this fall semester. I enjoy hooping, watching and betting on sports (basketball, soccer, football), playing poker, watching TV, and chilling with friends!
Jocelyn Ding
Machine Learning
Hi!! I’m Jocelyn, a third year Computer Science major who grew up in Shanghai and San Diego. I love traveling, music, going to cafes, golf, and just going on spontaneous adventures with my friends. This is my second semester with the decal and I’m so excited to meet you all!
Katie Zhang
Pandas
Hi! My name is Katie and I am currently a sophomore studying Data Science, and also from the Chicago suburbs. This will be my second semester in Academic Development and I’m really excited to teach! Some of my favorite things include dance, matcha, SZA, and trying out new restaurants. Excited to see and meet you all this fall :)
Tutors
Alisha Luc
Machine Learning
Hey! I’m Alisha and I’m a first year Data Science Major. I’m from the San Jose, Bay area and this is my first semester in the DSS acadev committee. I love my dog, binging Netflix, crocheting, drinking matcha, and eating buldak ramen noodles. I’m super excited to meet everyone!
Collin Duong
Machine Learning
Hi everyone! I’m Collin, a second year from the San Gabriel Valley region of SoCal, studying data science and applied math. This is my first semester in academic development. I love hiking, listening to music, and visiting lookout points with friends. I’m super stoked to get to know everyone and help people along their data science journeys!
Manav Bhargava
Machine Learning
Hi I’m Manav! I’m a sophomore studying Cognitive Science and I’m really excited to be a part of the academic development committee this semester! Some of my interests include listening to music (i love sonder, giveon, uzi, and i’m a BIG tory lanez fan), playing/watching sports (baseball, basketball, football, and even fantasy football), yapping, eating a lot of food, and trying to learn how to play my ukelele (emphasis on trying). I can’t wait to meet everyone this fall!
Yara Hassan
Pandas
Heyyy, I’m Yara!! I’m a second year studying Data Science and Environmental Economics, originally from Egypt, but I grew up in the Bay Area. 🌉🌉This is my first semester in Academic Development, but I previously took this Decal!! 📚I enjoy cooking, yapping n napping, shopping, and exploring new places. I am so excited to meet you all and for a great semester!! 🫶🤭