Awards and Recognitions
Recognitions, scholarships, and competition results.
Academic
Kenneth L. Friedman Scholarship
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Merit scholarship awarded by UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.
Muriel K. & Robert B. Allan Scholarship
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Merit scholarship awarded by UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.
Accepted to Present Research Paper at ISMIR 2024
ISMIR
Accepted to present my research paper on "Sing Style Transfer: Navigating Cross-Genre Singing Style Transfer with VAE-GAN Architecture" at ISMIR conference.
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Awarded to top 1% scorers among US High Schoolers. Scored 224. National Cutoff 208. California Cutoff 221.
Winner (Top 5) — Harvard Undergraduate Research Journal (THURJ) Competition
Harvard THURJ
Winner in Harvard's THURJ High School Research Competition, Spring 2024.
Speaker — Association of Popular Music Education (APME) Annual International Conference
APME
Invited to speak at the conference attended by industry educators, researchers, and musicians from around the globe. My research proposal was on "AI Music Grader."
AP Scholar with Distinction Award
College Board
Joe Watson Leadership Award
COSMOS UC San Diego
Awarded for Team Leadership in the Music & Technology Cluster in COSMOS UC San Diego.
Le Grand Concours National De Français — Silver (L4)
American Association of Teachers of French
Winner of Silver in Concours National De Français L4 for proficiency in French.
NCWIT Regional Affiliate Honorable Mention
National Center for Women & Information Technology
Awarded by NCWIT for Aspirations in Computing (AiC) for contributions in Computer Science.
Le Grand Concours National De Français — Silver (L3)
American Association of Teachers of French
Winner of Silver in Concours National De Français L3 for proficiency in French.
National Winner Honorable Mention — Project CS Girls
Project CS Girls
Awarded for my work on detecting deepfakes.
National Finalist — Hamilton Education Program (EduHam)
Hamilton Education Program
Awarded complimentary trip to New York to meet with the Hamilton Broadway Cast as a winning entry in the nationwide EduHam competition.
Zeidman Award — Special Award, Synopsys Science Fair
Synopsys Science & Technology Championship
Fighting AI with AI.
Le Grand Concours National De Français — Gold (L2)
American Association of Teachers of French
Winner of Gold in Concours National De Français L2 for proficiency in French.
National Winner Honorable Mention — Project CS Girls
Project CS Girls
Awarded for a prototype app built during COVID-19 that allowed cities to provide emergency communication and support services to residents.
National Semi-Finalist — Project CS Girls
Project CS Girls
Awarded for societal impact in the field of security. Built a simple-to-use password manager for kids.
Non-Academic
ICHSA Varsity Vocals — Quarterfinals
ICHSA
Qualified in Varsity Vocals — ICHSA Quarterfinals, February 2024.
Future Problem Solving International — 1st Place, Presentation of Action Plan
Future Problem Solving International
State Winner for Presentation of Action Plan, 2023.
Future Problem Solving International — 2nd Place, Community Problem Solving (CmPS)
Future Problem Solving International
2nd place in State (CA) in FPS Community Problem Solving (CmPS) 2022 and International Conference Finalist for CmPS, June 2022.
Future Problem Solving International — 5th Place, Individual GIPS
Future Problem Solving International
5th place in FPS Individual GIPS in State, 2022.
Future Problem Solving International — 2nd Place, Presentation of Action Plan (Team)
Future Problem Solving International
2nd place in Presentation of Action Plan at FPS States (team), 2022.
FIRST Robotics Competition — Top 10 at Regionals
FIRST Robotics
Future Problem Solving International — Scenario Writing Team Award
Future Problem Solving International
Winner in Scenario Writing, Team Award, 2021.
Future Problem Solving International — Qualified for Internationals, Individual GIPS
Future Problem Solving International
Qualified for Internationals in Individual GIPS round, Top 3 in State, 2019.