Brandon Klein

I am a recent graduate from the University of California, Irvine, holding a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with a specialization in Intelligent Systems, encompassing Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. My academic journey has equipped me with a robust foundation in both theoretical and practical aspects of computer science, with a keen focus on the latest advancements in intelligent systems. During my tenure at UC Irvine, I engaged in various projects that honed my skills in algorithm design, data analysis, and software development, preparing me for complex problem-solving in dynamic environments.

• Worked with the CEO of Zuum Logistics with team of five in my Senior Capstone Project in systems design of the development of a NLP-automated email quote system for the company in python.
• Worked with a team of four as project lead and co-producer in the analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery to identify and classify human settlements in underdeveloped regions in the world as part of my project in AI courses Coding for Good challenge (creating the models in python).
• Collaborated in a team of three successfully developing and deploying a web scraper and search engine in python.
• Created (and trained) AI bots for both chess and othello in both python and c++, respectively.
• Collaborated in a group of five in the creation of a full-fledged requirements document, where in the process I have mastered the art of both (UML) diagramming and in writing technical documentation.
• Designed a robust memory allocator in C.
• Programmed the game of chess in assembly in Mips.
• A professional-use amortization calculator in java.
• Developed and trained an ensample AI model to - in one instance detect faces, and in the other on the MNIST data set, which can detect digits from their written form.

In my spare time I like to play hearthstone and I often find myself catching up on the latest geopolitical developments going on in Israel, which is very important to me. I also like going out on my electric scooter riding around new places in the area of my university where I still currently live and trying out new restaurants in the area. I like to meditate, which I find effectively calming. Although, admittedly, I don't nearly practice it as often as I used to. I could say the same about going out on walks or finding the time to incorporate exercise into my day to day activity. I'm a subscriber of the author Sam Harris, and not only listen to his daily meditations, but his podcasts too are great! Staying up to date with the content he produces has been a consistently reliable way of staying connected to the 'reality-based community' while still attending university, for which I find to be sobering. And speaking of such, I also aspire in my free time to engage myself in the works of intellectual heroes of mine, such as Seneca, Bertrand Russell, or Stephen Jay Gould to name a few.