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Emily Dayanghirang

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My career goal is to become a well-rounded software engineer and eventually specialize in Artificial Intelligence (AI). I am also looking into building a startup that focuses on making a positive impact on our society. My interest in my intended field started when I realized I enjoy Mathematics and any form of analysis. In 2019, I started reading Economic journals to learn about market and business trends. Later on, I found out about Data Science in which people use data analysis. With Data Science involving Computer Science (CS), I started to delve deeper into programming. I learned a lot of interesting CS concepts and decided to major in CS and Mathematics. Later that year, I volunteered to teach programming to underserved K-8 students. Currently, I'm in the process of applying to transfer to a research university. I became a NASA Aerospace Scholar in 2019. Since then, I have been actively participating in NASA Aerospace Scholar activities. In the summer of 2022, my team and I presented our research on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) to NASA industry experts at NASA Ames Research Center. I held two positions during my time of leadership for the LRCCD Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). I held the position of President, and before that, Vice President—Technical Operations. I was able to bring in 200+ people into the association during my time as the Vice President—Technical Operations. During my time as the President, I led the logistics of running the association with our events reaching the students of all four colleges of LRCCD.

Education

American River College

Associate's degree program
2019 - 2023
  • Majors:
    • Economics
    • Physics
    • Mathematics
    • Computer Science

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Master's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Computer Science
    • Mathematics and Computer Science
    • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
    • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
    • Mathematical Economics
    • Economics and Computer Science
    • Mathematics
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Computer Software

    • Dream career goals:

      ML Engineer/Software Engineer in Al/ML

      Sports

      Basketball

      Varsity
      2015 – 20183 years

      Awards

      • Women's GS Cup Champion

      Arts

      • Design
        2020 – Present
      • Computer Art
        2022 – Present

      Public services

      • Volunteering

        LRCCD ACM Chapter — Vice-President
        2020 – 2021
      • Volunteering

        LRCCD ACM Chapter — President
        2021 – 2021
      • Volunteering

        Mercy Housing - Lohse Apartments — STEM Assistant Summer Volunteer
        2019 – 2019

      Future Interests

      Advocacy

      Volunteering

      Philanthropy

      Entrepreneurship