Samsara Counts
Fort Worth, TX, US
Field of Work
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Company
Amazon Web Services
Job Title or "Student"
Software Engineer
Education
George Washington University
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Math
Education Level
Bachelors
Profile Biography
I'm a SWE at Amazon Web Services in Seattle, working on Responsible AI and fairness in Machine learning at AWS. I work on the SageMaker Clarify team, which offers explainability and bias detection for AWS customers. I graduated from George Washington University in 2019 with a BS in Computer Science and Math with a minor in Creative Writing. I really enjoy Computer Science--particularly Artificial Intelligence--research, which I've been doing since 2016. At GW, I worked on two research projects: one using AI to model fairness and diversity in the hiring process and one using deep learning to detect pro-Eating Disorder images to improve ED patient health outcomes. In Summer 2018, I interned at Microsoft Research and worked on a project speeding up matrix multiplication algorithms with group theory. I am a 2018 Google Lime Scholar and received 2 Honorable Mentions for the NCWIT Collegiate Awards (2018 and 2019).
After graduation, I spent a year doing Computer Science research in Germany with CBYX. I eventually want to pursue a PhD in Computer Science. My research interests include algorithmic fairness, privacy, and artificial intelligence. In my free time, I travel, read incessantly, listen to music, hike, and write poetry + fiction.
After graduation, I spent a year doing Computer Science research in Germany with CBYX. I eventually want to pursue a PhD in Computer Science. My research interests include algorithmic fairness, privacy, and artificial intelligence. In my free time, I travel, read incessantly, listen to music, hike, and write poetry + fiction.
Interests
Writing/blogging, Computing, Poetry, Reading, Travel, Other
Race & Ethnicity
White
Level of Participation
Online role model, Summer camp visit
My Experience
I have been a Role Model many times.
Availability
No Preference
Resources
Funding opportunities, Identifying other role models, Online Mentoring (email or Skype), Other
Program Affiliation
Microsoft, NCWIT
Other Interests
Working out, hiking, learning other languages
Other Resources
Research program, fellowships, or industry jobs application resources