CS · Vanderbilt University · Class of '27

Hi, I'm
Mia Nguyen.

Third year student at Vanderbilt University studying Computer Science with a minor in Data Science. Driven by curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning. Deeply passionate about using technology to support people and communities.

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3.586 GPA 3× Dean's List

a little bit about me

I'm a Computer Science student at Vanderbilt University (class of 2027), minoring in Data Science. I'm passionate about the intersection of software and real-world impact — whether that's applying ML to medical imaging or teaching kids to build robots.

As President of Women in Computing, I lead a 7-member exec board organizing hackathons, mentorship programs, and workshops for 100+ women in tech at Vanderbilt. I'm also VP of the Vietnamese Student Association — community and culture are close to my heart.

This summer I'm joining AllianceBernstein as an Infrastructure Engineering Intern, and I couldn't be more excited for what's ahead.

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Questbridge & Crescere Aude Scholar

Vanderbilt University · GPA 3.586 · 3× Dean's List

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AI & Robotics Enthusiast

Medical imaging research + taught 60+ kids VEX V5 robotics

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WiC President

Empowering 100+ women in tech spaces at Vanderbilt

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From Tampa, FL

Vietnamese-American · probably coding with iced coffee

experience & leadership

Incoming Internship

Infrastructure Engineering Intern

AllianceBernstein

Jun – Aug 2026 · Nashville, TN

Research

AI Imaging Research Assistant

Vanderbilt Institute for Software Integrated Systems

Jan 2026 – Present · Nashville, TN

  • ML & image processing applied to medical imaging applications
  • Image preprocessing, dataset organization & exploratory analysis
  • Reproducible research pipelines with a PhD researcher & faculty advisor

Teaching

Robotics Instructor

iD Tech

Summers 2024 & 2025 · Tampa, FL

  • Custom VEX V5 curriculum covering gear ratios, torque & C++ programming
  • Led 6 week-long sessions for cohorts of 10 students

Leadership

President, Women in Computing

Vanderbilt University WiC

Aug 2025 – Present

  • Lead 7-member exec board — hackathons, workshops & mentorship programs
  • Empowering 100+ women in tech at Vanderbilt

my projects

C++ · OOP · Physics Simulation

Gravitational Universe Simulation

A gravitational simulation built with OOP design patterns — Singleton, Visitor, and Abstract Factory — for modular, testable code. Features fixed-timestep physics for consistent behavior across steps.

Intermediate Software Design ↗

Java · Recursion · Data Structures

Boggle Word Finder

Recursive backtracking solver for 4×4 Boggle boards, optimized with a Trie-based lexicon to prune invalid prefixes and cut unnecessary computation.

Program Design & Data Structures ↗

more coming soon ✦

Something cool is in the works

Always building something new — check back soon, or reach out if you want to collaborate!

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technical skills

Languages

C++ Java Python Racket HTML/CSS RISC-V

Concepts

OOP Algorithms Data Structures OS Networks AI / ML

Tools

Git / GitHub VS Code Linux / Unix Figma AWS Jupyter

Testing & Build

Google Test JUnit CMake clang++ IntelliJ CLion

say hello!

I'm always open to new opportunities, collaborations, or just a friendly chat. Feel free to reach out!