Sophie Zhou
Colorado Spgs,CO
Summary
Dynamic and innovative professional with a proven track record at Texas A&M University, where I am building a machine learning model to identify plagiarized paintings. Spearheaded art and AI education initiatives, demonstrating leadership and coding fluency. Skilled in research and team collaboration, I excel in transforming challenges into opportunities, impacting over 240 children and underrepresented students.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant
Texas A&M University
06.2023 - Current
- Building a machine learning model to identify plagiarized paintings through feature extraction.
- Working toward publication
Intern
Concrete Couch
05.2024 - Current
- Led art sessions for camps with 240+ children
- Guided children in creating a mural with donated art materials.
- Worked on a grant to obtain funding for after-school art initiatives.
Nonprofit Organization Director
All In AI
03.2023 - Current
- Leader/counselor of 2 free summer camps to educate underrepresented students about AI.
- Established partnerships with local restaurants to provide free lunches and provided free laptops for operational use.
Intern
InvictusInsights
06.2024 - Current
- Created, edited, and filmed videos showcasing watermarking capabilities, distributing content to over 40 businesses.
Intern
SendMyGear
05.2024 - Current
- Created a chatbot designed to respond to customer service questions.
- Assisted in designing the website.
Volunteer
Silver Key Senior Services
02.2023 - Current
- Shelved food items and assisted senior citizens with their shopping.
- Provided live piano music at multiple events
Education
No Degree -
Cheyenne Mountain High School
Colorado Springs 05-2026
Skills
- Foreign language fluency
- Coding fluency in 5 languages
- Debugging
- Leadership
- Problem-solving
- Fast learner
- Research
- Team collaboration
Accomplishments
- 1st Author Publication at the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Workshop, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) 2024 (~33% acceptance), Presented paper to 100+ researchers in Salt Lake City
- Sole Author publication in ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work 2025 - traveling to Hilton Head Island to present in January
- 2x National Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Key in Art (2023, 2024; ~5% awarded)
- National Scholastic Art and Writing Colorado Best in State Award (2023, 1300+ participants)
- Tennis Varsity Team State Champion (2023), Tennis Varsity Individual State Champion (2024)
- 1st place, Colorado Gifted & Talented Art Contest (2024, 120 participants)
- Science Olympiad Colorado State Qualifier
- Quiz Bowl Colorado State Qualifier and 1st place in league competition
- Colorado Association of School Boards Statewide Art Contest: Selected as the sole representative from my high school, awarded Honorable Mention (2024)
- Calc Bowl 3rd place team out of 20 schools
- Pueblo Keyboard Arts Festival statewide piano competition 3rd place
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Intern
InvictusInsights
06.2024 - Current
Intern
Concrete Couch
05.2024 - Current
Intern
SendMyGear
05.2024 - Current
Research Assistant
Texas A&M University
06.2023 - Current
Nonprofit Organization Director
All In AI
03.2023 - Current
Volunteer
Silver Key Senior Services
02.2023 - Current
No Degree -
Cheyenne Mountain High School
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