Bardic Tales & Melodies

Leadership Activities

• Mentoring Corps, Girls Who Code
  • Collaborated with a team of five to mentor over 50 young girls in tech.
  • Facilitated hybrid sessions, combining in-person and virtual learning to adapt to diverse needs and maximize engagement.
• Computer Science Facilitator, Pioneer Academics
  • Mentored over 100 high school students in technology-based research projects, guiding them through the process of inquiry, analysis, and presentation of their findings.
• Computer Science Teacher, Sensei Academy
  • Taught a class of 50 underrepresented high school and middle school Pakistani students remotely over Zoom.
  • Provided mentorship and academic support, helping students achieve a 30% increase in grades.

Publications and Projects

• Al Shdaifat, G., Zhou, T., Elreweny, M., Anjum, A., et al. (2024). Dissociating social and socio-economic status on the basis of music listening patterns. Integrative Psychology Review, 3(2), 64-79.
  • Conducted advanced data analysis using a combination of independent samples t-tests, ks-tests, simple linear regression, Pearson correlation, and latent class analysis.
  • Headed the literature team, overseeing the review and synthesis of relevant academic sources to support the study's theoretical framework and analysis.
• Jedi&Beyond
  • Developed a custom Large Language Model for an online Star Wars-themed tabletop role-playing game.
  • Utilized advanced NLP techniques and Transformer-based architectures, integrating D&D mechanics through PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Flask.
  • Coordinated project timelines, delegated tasks, and facilitated communication between team members and stakeholders.
• Savvy
  • Designed a data science tool to streamline data preprocessing, analysis, and visualization tasks.
  • Implemented features using Python libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, and Matplotlib.
  • Developed an intuitive user interface with Flask and JavaScript to make the tool accessible to both technical and non-technical users.

Hobbies and Interests

🎸 Music & Guitar

I love making playlists on Spotify and playing the guitar!

This is my favorite playlist to program to:

🍳 Cooking

When I was younger, I'd watch my grandmother cook. Now that I'm older, I love making food for my friends!

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🎨 Drawing & Art

I'm currently in my fruit and vegetables on a black background phase.

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🛠️ Crafting & Clay Modeling

I love working with my hands so air-dry clay has been so fun to experiment with.

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