"What will
survive of us
is love."
Hello! My name is Emma and I'm currently based in Palo Alto, CA.
I graduated from Stanford with a B.S. in Computer Science in 2024.
I'm a software developer by day and love designing beautiful and efficient processes through automation
and curated user experiences.
I believe that our greatest legacy is the kindness we spread to those around us. In my spare time,
you'll often find me performing at farmer's markets, on Castro St in Mountain View, or at memory care
homes and senior centers in the area.
I love building community wherever I am, because loving one another will keep us afloat!
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As a CS student at Stanford, I specialised in computational biology. I'm now passionate about designing beautiful user experiences and building happier and healthier generations, whether this be through preventative healthcare, platforms for connection, or tools for efficiency.
DriveWise -- AI New Driver Tests
DriveWise will streamline, simplify, and offer safer DMV testing! New drivers will use DriveWise to call a self-driving vehicle to their front door to begin their test. When the car arrives, users will pair the app with the self-driving vehicle and the app will use AI to generate a personalised test route based on the neighbourhood in which the user lives. DriveWise will use the internal and external camera footage collected from the vehicle and evaluate driver response, safe driving practices, and more to determine whether the new driver passes their test. In cases of emergency, the self-driving vehicle can override the new driver's actions, leading to a safer process for everyone involved!
TripSage -- AI Travel Guide
TripSage is a traveller's best friend! Serving as a personalised, digital guide to any destination, TripSage web scrapes for nearby landmarks of interest and learns the user’s preferences through ML, creating a custom explore page and travel experience. I worked in a team of five to develop a beta iOS application, shaping the product through its entire development cycle. We documented features, OKRs and KPIs, made modifications based off user feedback and analytics, and pitched our final product at a software fair.
Exploring NYC Vehicle Collisions with SQL
Using three BigQuery datasets, I used SQL to explore the relationships between 911 calls, vehicle collisions, and tree census data in New York City. I found many interesting trends -- where I had suspected that more severe collisions would occur in areas with dense tree coverage, I actually found the opposite. Low tree density was correlated with higher rates of accidents. Through this project, I developed fluency in SQL and a passion for finding unseen patterns in our world!
"If music be the food of love, play on."
I started busking on University Avenue during the pandemic when streets were closed for outdoor dining.
At such an uncertain time, it was wonderful to foster community connections through sidewalk sing-alongs
and 60s dance parties! Shortly afterwards, I started playing at farmer's markets in Palo Alto, then
expanded to bookshops, restaurants, and small shows (my first opening was for Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express!)
Nowadays, I still busk often on Castro Street in Mountain View and play shows at Feldman's Books,
other Bay Area venues, and private events. I also play at senior centers and memory care facilities,
and am always most touched by my experiences there. Music truly is a universal language, and I'm constantly
reminded of that when a crowd, raised all over the world in the 40s, comes together to sing You Are My Sunshine
with me.