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Cal Poly SLO . Computer Science . 2026-2030

Shrinithi Shaurya

Shrinithi Shaurya
About

A little about me.

I am always asking how machines can be trained to think like humans. Specifically, I want to bridge the gap between biological intelligence and artificial neural networks.

I am a current Computer Science student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and I am exploring problems at the intersection of Neuroscience and Computer Science.

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About

A little about me.

Shrinithi Shaurya

I am always asking how machines can be trained to think like humans. Specifically, I want to bridge the gap between biological intelligence and artificial neural networks by optimizing how deep learning architectures retain complex data.

I focus my work on the intersection of computational neuroscience and computer science. I have built machine learning pipelines to analyze colon cancer patient data. I have also utilized mathematical equations to build and model neural networks. Concurrently, I have also used AlphaFold to visualize protein folding as part of a research lab. Driven by a commitment to expand AI and computer science education in my community, I also work with the Mark Cuban AI Foundation. Through my work, I have reached over 1000 students and educators nationwide.

Focus
Computer Science and Computational Neuroscience
Currently
AI Education Intern, Mark Cuban Foundation
Next
B.S. Computer Science, Cal Poly SLO
Languages
English (native), Hindi (native)
Based in
Chandler, Arizona
Education

Degrees and certifications.

I have earned 2 associate degrees in arts and sciences along with 15 AP Classes and 17 IT Certifications (Highest Ever Earned in Arizona)

2026 - 2030

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

B.S. Computer Science . Freshman
  • Studying CS with interests in biotechnology and bioinformatics.
2022 - 2026

Rio Salado College

Associate of Arts and Sciences . Dual enrollment
  • Completed an associate degree concurrently with high school coursework.
2022 - 2026

Corona del Sol High School

Diploma . Top 10% of class
  • 35 ACT, 15 AP classes, Inaugural School District IT Intern.
  • Coursework: Calculus III, Differential Equations, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science A, Advanced Engineering, AP Literature, AP Language and Composition, AP Physics 1, AP US History, AP World History.
21 IT-related certifications
Certiport IT Specialist: Cloud ComputingApplication DeveloperPython and Python NextGen Software DevelopmentArtificial IntelligenceJavaJavaScript HTML and CSS, HTML-5CybersecurityData AnalyticsComputational Thinking Device Config (Win 10 and 11)ADE: Software and App DesignSeal of Personal Finance Johns Hopkins: Genomics for Data Science
Research

Research experience.

Sep 2026 - Present

Cal Poly CS+AI Club

EEG Research Team Member
  • Investigating the reliability of EEG recordings by comparing machine-learning models with mathematical methods for detecting signal artifacts, with a possible extension to mental-state detection.
  • Contributing to a working demonstration and end-of-semester research presentation.
May 2025 - Present

ASU Biodesign Institute, Kong Lab

Research Intern
  • Analyzing genomic and imaging datasets in Python (scikit-bio, Pandas) for bacteria based delivery systems targeting neurological disorders.
  • Building reproducible pipelines for data cleaning and visualization behind faculty level posters and abstracts.
  • Led an independent ML project predicting colorectal cancer outcomes, presented at AzSEF 2026 and the DataPaths national educator webinar.
Jul 2025 - Jun 2026

ASU School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Dr. Ponce's Research Intern
  • Engineered biological simulations in NetLogo, integrating differential equations to model macro-level neural dynamics.
  • Ran MATLAB parameter sweeps and sensitivity analyses to interpret system-level behavior.
Aug 2025 - May 2026

ASU College of Health Solutions, Seetharaman Lab

Bioinformatics Intern
  • Analyzed protein folding with AlphaFold to search for biomarkers and tumor indicators within structural data.
Oct 2025 - May 2026

Mark Cuban AI Foundation

Research Contributor
  • Studying lateral reading and cognitive heuristics for a paper on digital literacy in the age of generative AI, focused on how people verify information across large language models.
Jun 2025

TGen, part of City of Hope

Bioscience Leadership Academy Scholar
  • One of 20 students statewide selected for a full-time academy in translational genomics and computational biology.
Mar 2025

Barrow Neurological Institute

Youth Scholar
  • Clinician led neuroanatomy labs and case-based modules exploring clinical research and patient care.
Experience

Experience and leadership.

AI and Tech
Jun 2026 - Present

Mark Cuban Foundation

AI Education Intern
  • Retained from the senior class as one of two summer interns, authoring research on the impact of AI on teen development. Led a committee of 30+ students to organize an event with over 10,000 high school attendees.
Nov 2024 - Present

Mark Cuban Foundation Alumni Network

AI Ambassador and Student Leader
  • One of two Arizona ambassadors, moderating a 900+ alumni community and leading the Welcome Committee. Highlighted as the National Featured Alum on the Mark Cuban AI Foundation Website.
Jun 2025 - Present

ClinicalITPros

Web Developer
  • Overseeing web architecture, performance, and security for a global professional audience.
Jul 2025 - May 2026

Tempe Union High School District (TUHSD)

Inaugural Software Developer and IT Intern
  • First IT intern in the school's history, supporting software development and IT operations.
Jun 2026 - Present

Tempe Union High School District (TUHSD)

IT Summer Intern (inaugural)
  • Supporting technology infrastructure and AI initiatives district wide.
Community and Civic Education
Aug 2025 - May 2026

City of Tempe

Mayor's Youth Advisory Commissioner
  • One of ten commissioners advising the Mayor and City Council on youth policy, public health, and sustainability.
Jun 2025 - Jun 2026

Maricopa County Dept. of Public Health

STAND East Coalition Member
  • Designing evidence-based health outreach and prevention strategies for Arizona youth.
2022 - 2026

Mathnasium and private tutoring

Mathematics Tutor
  • Four years of one-on-one instruction from arithmetic through AP Calculus BC, including pro bono tutoring that raised one student's grade 50 percent in a month.
Leadership
Aztecs Who Code Initiative: Co-President and FounderFBLA (Future Business Leaders of America): Vice President Science Olympiad: Co-PresidentMath (Pi) Club: Vice President Student Council: Community Service CoordinatorNational Honor Society(NHS): National Semifinalist Scholarship WinnerRho Kappa Honor Society
Projects

Selected projects.

Nest

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A mobile roommate-management app: one shared home for chores, bills, groceries, and communication. Its standout feature turns a grocery run into fair, item-by-item payback. The buyer scans the receipt, Nest pulls out each item and price, everyone claims what they used, and it calculates exactly what each person owes. My team and I built Nest, and it won 1st place in the "10 Minutes Back" track at Cal Poly CodeBox Hacks.

Mobile appReceipt scanning1st Place

Predicting Colorectal Cancer Treatments

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A machine learning pipeline trained on 1,107 real de-identified patients from the GENIE BPC CRC dataset to predict survival, recommend chemotherapy, and flag bacterial therapy candidates. Random Forest with 5 fold cross validation reached AUC 0.68 against a 0.50 baseline. Presented at AzSEF 2026 and DataPaths.

PythonRandom ForestCancer genomics

Agent-Based Modeling and Simulations

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Computational models of autonomous agents and emergent behavior across population growth, market dynamics, and social diffusion, built in NetLogo with MATLAB sensitivity analyses.

NetLogoMATLABABM

SAR Analysis, BoxMica Pilot

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Led a technical pilot of a synthetic aperture radar platform for Mark Cuban Foundation AI bootcamps: multi-channel filtering, radar signal processing, and a report translating GEOINT concepts into student modules.

SARGEOINTCurriculum

EXPLR, Intro to AI Workshop

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Lead instructor for AI fundamentals through EXPLR and the National STEM Festival, teaching 200+ students nationwide about large language models, generative image models, and model types.

Generative AILLMsAI literacy

Chandler Library Coding & AI Literacy Bootcamps

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Founded the first student-led coding bootcamps in the library's history. More than 50 students went from Scratch to deploying a live capstone website of their own. Also organized the Phoenix area's first AI Literacy bootcamp with over 25 participants.

HTML and CSSJavaScriptScratch

DataPaths Webinar, Guest Speaker

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Presented cancer genomics and ML research to a national audience of educators and helped design better data science pathways for the next generation.

Public speakingResearch
In the News

In the news.

Recent articles and announcements about my work and community impact.

Tempe announces Don Carlos Humanitarian Award recipients

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Daily Independent coverage recognizing Shrinithi Shaurya as the Young Humanitarian Award recipient.

Daily IndependentSep 18, 2026

Tempe Community Council names 2026 Don Carlos Humanitarian Awards recipients

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City of Tempe announcement recognizing Shrinithi Shaurya as the Young Humanitarian Award recipient.

City of TempeSep 17, 2026

2026 Don Carlos Humanitarian Awards

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Tempe Community Council’s official honoree page recognizing Shrinithi Shaurya with the Young Humanitarian Award & Scholarship.

Tempe Community Council2026

Alumni Spotlight: Shrinithi Shaurya

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Featured as a Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp alumni spotlight for AI, community impact, and STEM leadership.

Mark Cuban FoundationAlumni spotlight

2026 Chandler Volunteer Recognition Awards

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Named among the City of Chandler’s 2026 Youth Award recipients for volunteer service.

City of Chandler2026

Arizona State Board Student of the Month

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Recognized by the Arizona State Board of Education as an April 2026 Student of the Month.

Arizona State Board of EducationApr 2026

Students bring AI research to national educator series

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Featured for presenting AI research on colorectal cancer treatment outcomes to a national audience of educators.

Mark Cuban FoundationApr 9, 2026

Mark Cuban Foundation 2026 Summer Intern

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Listed on the Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp team page as a 2026 Summer Intern.

Mark Cuban FoundationSummer 2026

Mountain America Foundation Scholarship

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Mountain America Foundation scholarship recognition.

Mountain America FoundationScholarship

Arizona State Winner

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Listed among Math Kangaroo USA’s Arizona state winners.

Math Kangaroo USAState winner

Community feature

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Instagram feature highlighting Shrinithi Shaurya’s work and community impact.

InstagramFeature
Awards

Honors and recognition.

National, statewide, civic, and academic recognitions for leadership, research, technology, and service.

Feb 2026

Special Congressional Recognition

U.S. Representative Greg Stanton recognized me for advancing AI literacy and helping bridge the digital divide through community technology education.

Jan 2026

Letter of Commendation

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs commended me for civic leadership and meaningful service to my community.

Apr 2026

Distinguished CTE Scholar

The Arizona Department of Education selected me as one of nine students statewide for achievement in career and technical education.

May 2026

Outstanding CTE Student of the Year

Corona del Sol High School named me one of two Outstanding CTE Students of the Year from a graduating class of more than 700 students.

Sep 2026

1st Place, CodeBox Hacks

My team won first place in the “10 Minutes Back” track at Cal Poly CodeBox Hacks for Nest, a roommate-management app with receipt-based expense sharing.

Apr 2024

1st Place, TUHSD Hackathon

I won first place at the Tempe Union High School District Hackathon by developing a technology project that stood out among participating student teams.

Aug 2026

Don Carlos Young Humanitarian Award

Tempe Community Council honored me with the Don Carlos Young Humanitarian Award for sustained service, civic leadership, and positive community impact.

Apr 2026

Arizona Student of the Month

The Arizona State Board of Education named me its April 2026 Student of the Month and invited me to speak before the board.

Feb 2026

National Honor Society Scholarship Semifinalist

I was named an NHS scholarship semifinalist, an honor awarded to fewer than 4% of applicants nationwide.

Apr 2026

City of Chandler Volunteer of the Year

The City of Chandler recognized me for leading coding bootcamps and broadening access to technology education.

Jul 2026

ACOVA Scholarship Recipient

The Arizona Career and Technical Education Curriculum Advisory Council awarded me a scholarship for technical achievement and career readiness.

Apr 2026

FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)

  • Region 2 Conference: 1st Place in Career Portfolio (2026) and 2nd Place in Website Coding & Development (2025).
  • State Conference: National Business Honor Roll and Arizona FBLA Scholarship Winner (2026).
  • State Conference: 6th Place in Website Coding & Development, qualifying for the National Leadership Conference, and 7th Place in Cybersecurity (2025).
May 2025

Featured Alum

The Mark Cuban AI Foundation named me a national featured alum for my AI literacy advocacy, STEM leadership, and community impact.

Jul 2026

College Board Recognition Awards

I earned AP Scholar with Distinction in 2025 and 2026, as well as the College Board National School Recognition Award in 2025.

Apr 2026

Elevate Scholar

Mountain America Credit Union selected me as an Elevate Scholar for academic accomplishment and community impact.

May 2026

Math Kangaroo International Math Competition

  • 2026: 2nd Place in Arizona — 12th Grade Math.
  • 2024: 3rd Place in Arizona — 10th Grade Math.
Apr 2025

Science Olympiad

  • 2023–2024 Season: 8th Place in Anatomy & Physiology at Regionals.
  • 2024–2025 Season: 3rd Place overall in Arizona.
  • State: 2nd Place in Fossils, 4th Place in Anatomy & Physiology, and 5th Place in Codebusters.
  • Regionals: 1st Place in Fossils, 1st Place in Anatomy & Physiology, and 2nd Place in Codebusters.
  • Invitational: 1st Place in Fossils, 3rd Place in Anatomy & Physiology, and 10th Place in Codebusters.
Recommendations

What others say.

From teachers, IT Leadership, and research collaborators.

“Shrinithi is one of the most talented young people I have met in a decade. Superior understanding of upper division math, great programmer, interested in emerging technologies, doesn't shy away from difficult work. I am hopeful she does something astounding in the AI space or medical field.”
Cody PlantzIT Tech Lead and Service Desk Manager, TUHSDMentor, Dec 2025
“Shrinithi was excellent help as my assistant. She was always willing to learn more, works well with others, and an absolute pleasure to work with. Sky's the limit for what this girl can achieve.”
Jason AragonIT Site Technician, Corona del SolDirect manager during IT internship, Apr 2026
“Shrinithi has distinguished herself as an intellectually curious, highly motivated, and community-minded student. She approaches complex problems with focus and creativity, viewing challenges as opportunities to deepen her understanding.”
Amber StruthersCTE STEM Educator, Biotechnology and Computer ProgrammingTeacher, Jun 2026
“I highly recommend Shrinithi for her perseverance through challenges, rapid and strategic learning, and consistently trustworthy and kind demeanor.”
Heather HarrisIT Manager, Enterprise SaaS Administrator and Project ManagerTeacher and manager, Nov 2025
“I partnered with Shrinithi on the AI Literacy for Kids initiative at Chandler Public Library. Her passion for tech is truly inspiring, and she is always ready to help and share what she knows. Shrinithi is a bright rising star in AI and technology!”
Stella Wenxing LiuAI Evals Practitioner and Researcher, Head of Applied ScienceCollaborated at Chandler Public Library, May 2026
Hobbies

Photography.

On the creative side, I am passionate about nature and landscape photography.

Contact

Let's talk.

I am open to research opportunities and conversations about neuroscience, computer science, AI, and STEM. Please feel free to reach out!

Email
Elsewhere
Based in
Chandler, Arizona
University
Cal Poly SLO, Computer Science