Hi, I'm Laya Dang.
Welcome to my portfolio! I'm an undergrad @ Boston University studying Computer Science and Economics/Math, expected to graduate in May 2025.
Toolkit
Python
R
Stata
Java
C/C++
Assembly
HTML/CSS/JS
Projects
Experience
Research Assistant
Boston University Global Development Policy Center
May 2023 - Present
Contributed to the Economics in Context Initative educational materials by updating textbook figures, constructing student/teacher supplement materials webpage, and maintaining the Social Science Library
Software Engineer Intern
Savvas Learning Company
Summer 2024
Developed LLM fine-tuning pipelines to tasks such as PII flagging and thesis statement detection through AWS SageMaker
Client Support & Services
Boston University IT Help Center
August 2022 - January 2024
Learned about university network database management and provided technical support to hundreds of students, alumni, staff, and affiliates
Data Science Intern
BU Spark!
Summer 2023
Contributed to ongoing data science projects at the BU Spark! learning lab, specifically bias in economics hiring and tax statement forms of district court judges