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Serena748/README.md

Hi there! I'm Serena Kim 👋

I'm a Computer Science & Linguistics student at UCLA, minoring in Data Science Engineering and Film in the Honors Program.

Coming to the United States at 14, I grew up watching YouTube videos to practice my English. So, I genuinely believe in the power of technology to bridge communities and make opportunities more accessible - because I simply wouldn't be here without it.

🌟 About Me

  • 📚 Projects Officer @ ACM W: I advocate for diversity and inclusion in tech at Southern California's largest CS organization.
  • 💡 AI Studio Intern @ DirecTV via Break Through Tech AI: I built ML algorithms to predict TV show popularity with NLP, BERT, sentiment analysis.
  • 💻 Software Engineer Intern @ Funema Venture Capital: I developed an AI chatbot for querying internal portfolio company information.
  • 🎨 Lover of fun, quirky projects that bring ideas to life!

💻 Languages & Tools

Machine Learning Web Development Data Analysis Languages
scikit-learn, numpy, pandas, Jupyter Notebook HTML, CSS, React, Next.js, Node.js, MongoDB, Figma MATLAB, Simulink, Overleaf Python, C++, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript

🌐 Projects

  1. Netflix-Inspired Recommendation Platform
    Built a movie recommendation algorithm in C++ that loads a database of 100,000+ users and 20,000 movies in under a second!

  2. LA Tour Generator
    Java-based tour generator that maps 200+ unique LA locations, complete with route planning and A* pathfinding!

  3. Oops I Had an Acc(id)ent
    Interactive typing game focused on linguistic diversity and tackling language bias. Winner of 2022 U.S. Congressional App Challenge, originally made on Scratch, a no-code block-based language. We are programming it into a real web application. Coming soon!

📬 Contact Me

🎉 Hobbies

  • Film Directing: I made a comedy short film about LinkedIn as a dating app - with 9000 views on YouTube!
  • Running: Sunset runs are my favorite, and I just love the feeling of self growth and the breeze brushing between my ears.
  • Creative Writing: I genuinely believe that innovation is driven by empathy, and I love writing stories - be it screenplays or creative nonfiction.

Always open to new ideas and collaborations, so don’t hesitate to reach out!

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  1. Marble-Madness-Game Marble-Madness-Game Public

    Single-player game with 22 classes leveraging inheritance, polymorphism, and abstract base classes

    C++

  2. la-tour-generator la-tour-generator Public

    LA text-based tour generator where users input a text file of landmarks to receive turn-by-turn directions using hash tables and the A* algorithm.

    Java

  3. netflix-clone netflix-clone Public

    A Netflix Clone in C++ that loads a database of 100,000 users and 20,000 movies from a text file in under a second and recommends movies to users based on their prior watch history.

    C++

  4. uclaacm/w-website-new uclaacm/w-website-new Public

    Official website for ACM W

    JavaScript 2