Peer Concentration Advisors (PCAs) serve as peer advisors for current CS concentrators and pre-concentrators, providing a valuable perspective and helping students to discover additional resources and opportunities. Students can reach out to meet with PCAs with similar academic, career, or extracurricular interests.
For more information, please reach out to the PCA Co-Captains, Brian Ham and Ayush Noori, through the email address cs-pca@seas.harvard.edu.
To be matched with a PCA, please fill out our form here.
Class of 2025, lives in Kirkland.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alliyah-steele-b00ba7181/
About Me: Hi everyone! My name is Alliyah and I am a FGLI rising junior (social senior) in Kirkland House. I am pursuing a joint concentration in Computer Science and Neurobiology. Happy to talk about experiences joint concentrating, summer research, gap years and really anything else CS! In my free time I enjoy hanging out with friends, volunteering with PBHA, and drawing, and origami.
CS Interests:
-Machine Learning (TensorFlow, PyTorch, GPT API etc.)
-Data Science (Pandas, Numpy, Excel, etc.)
-Web Development (Node.js, Express, MySQL, MongoDB, Mongoose, Sequelize, React)
Other Interests:
-Volunteering (PBHA Experimentors)
-Fitness (Swimming, Running, House IMs etc.)
-Art (Drawing and Orgami)
-Reading (YA novels, Graphical Novels, Comics)
Concentration: Allied Joint Computer Science and Neuroscience
Courses: CS20,CS50, CS61, CS120, STAT110, Math1B, Math21a, Math21b
Tags: FGLI, Research
Class of 2026, lives in Currier.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana%C3%AFs-killian-956361202/
anaiskillian@college.harvard.edu
About Me: Hey! I’m a junior in Currier studying computer science and math. I’m interested in startups, machine learning, entrepreneurship, and theoretical computer science. On campus, I’m the Director of Finance for HackHarvard, the Academics Director for Women in Computer Science (WiCS), and a Peer Advising Fellow. I’m also a member of the Harvard CS Curriculum Committee and a Teaching Fellow for CS 1210. I love checking out different farmer’s markets, swimming in Walden Pond, weightlifting, and learning. Please feel free to reach out with any questions!
CS Interests: Limits of computation, randomized computation, machine learning, scalability, databases
Other Interests: Biking, mentorship, music, competitive programming
Concentration: Double Concentration in Computer Science and Math
Courses: CS 61, CS 51, CS 121, CS 124, CS 187, Stat 110, LS50 A/B, Math 157, Math 21B, Math 101, Math 112
Tags: Research, Internships, Double Concentration, Work Abroad, Startups, AB/SM
Affinity Groups: Harvard Women in CS
Class of 2025, lives in Currier.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anhphu-nguyen-164a311a2/
About Me: Hi, I’m AnhPhu, and I’m a rising Junior at Harvard with a passion for engineering, science, technology, and entrepreneurship. I am special concentrating in Human Augmentation (the study of improving humans cognitively and physically), I run Harvard’s AR/VR club, where we do a lot of research and development into futuristic human computer interfaces, and am also very interested in entrepreneurship. My biggest thing before Harvard was founding/running my own phone repair store in my hometown, and now, I work for an early stage startup. I also do a lot of side projects, including building my own electric skateboards, iron man helmet, robot arms attached to your back, etc.
I can give a lot of great advice on how to get involved in tech and/or entrepreneurship at Harvard, and the resources you can access, both hardware and software!
CS Interests: Artificial Intelligence, Human computer interaction, Augmented/Virtual Reality research & development, computer vision
Other Interests:
Concentration: Human Augmentation
Courses: CS50, CS51, GENED 1091, EC10A, MATH 1B, CS20, MIT 2.S972, EXPOS 20 1981, ES139, ES152, ES155, MCB145, NEURO 240, STAT 110, MIT MAS.600 (Human Augmentation), CS 181, GENED 1064, ES 94
Tags: FGLI, Internships, Research (self-directed), Entrepreneurship
Class of 2025, lives in Adams.
About Me: I’m a senior in Adams House concentrating in Computer Science and Neuroscience. I conduct research at the intersection of neuroscience and artificial intelligence – including computer vision, natural language processing, and graph representation learning – to better understand the human brain. I seek to develop AI-enabled tools that may help expand the frontier of diagnostic and therapeutic possibility for neurological diseases and other challenging medical conditions. Over the past few years, I’ve worked in research labs across Harvard Medical School, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, and Massachusetts General Hospital. Outside of the lab, I enjoy bird watching and meditation, and am an avid consumer of mangoes. Please feel free to reach out to me at any time – excited to meet you!
CS Interests: Graph Representation Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Contextual and Multimodal Learning
Other Interests: In addition to CS, I also study neuroscience. I enjoy writing creative non-fiction, meditation, reading Hindi-Urdu poetry and sci-fi short stories, bird watching, listening to South Asian music, and traveling.
Concentration: Computer Science and Neuroscience
Courses: CS 50, MATH 21B, CS 120, STAT 110, NEURO 120, CS 124, NEURO 140
Tags: Joint Concentration, Pre-Med, Research, Entrepreneurship
Affinity Groups Harvard Bahá’í Club, South Asian Association
Class of 2025, lives in Dunster.
linkedin.com/in/brian-siwoo-ham
About Me: Hey! I’m a rising senior from Seoul, Korea studying CS and Statistics with a potential master’s in CS. I’m primarily interested in machine learning, specifically reinforcement learning in mobile health (with the DtAK lab) and emotion AI applied to large language models. I’m also passionate about data science journalism and am heavily involved with the Harvard Open Data Project (hodp.org). In my free time, you can find me playing with the Futsal Club or in the Pops Orchestra. Feel free to reach out about any and all questions you have!
CS Interests: Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Natural Language Processing, Interpretability
Other Interests: Soccer/Basketball, Chess, Music, Biking, Word Hunt
Concentration: Computer Science and Statistics
Courses: CS50, 61, 109a, 124, 136, 181, 238; Stat 110, 111, 210; MIT 6.390, 6.861
Tags: Research, Internships, Startups, International
Affinity Groups Harvard Korean Association
Class of 2026, lives in Mather.
www.linkedin.com/in/bright-liu-ma
About Me: I am a junior in Mather studying Mathematics and Computer Science, with plans to pursue a Master’s in Statistics.
My research experience includes astrophysics in Copenhagen and medical AI at Massachusetts General Hospital.
My interests span quant finance, theory and applications of AI/stat, startups, and potentially grad school.
I genuinely enjoy getting to know people, so feel free to reach out!
CS Interests: Machine Learning, Medical AI, Algorithms, Systems
Other Interests: Reading, Talk to Friends/Parents, Karaoke/Guitar, Workouts/Hiking, Meditation/Journal, Stargazing.
Concentration: Mathematics and Computer Science
Courses: CS 61, 124, 128; MIT 6.S898; Stat 110, 111, 210, 212; Math 55
Tags: Research, Internships, AB/SM, Study Abroad, Joint Concentration
Class of 2025, lives in Cabot.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabe-leblanc/
About Me: I’m a senior from Connecticut jointly concentrating in Computer Science and Sociology with a secondary field in Educational Studies. I’m interested in data science applications with social impact, so my academics lie at the intersection of technology and the social sciences. On campus, I love to teach (if you’re taking CS50 or CS1200, come say hi!), explore the arts scene (music, theatre, dance, pottery, you name it), and take lots of long walks. I had a bit of an unconventional - and late - journey into CS at Harvard, so I’m more than happy to talk about the department and its resources if you’re considering studying CS! Feel free to reach out anytime :)
CS Interests: Data Science, CS Education, Web Development, Tech & Society
Other Interests: Music (I play viola!), reading, public service, theatre
Concentration: Computer Science & Sociology
Courses: CS50, CS51, CS20, CS120, CS 124, CS109a, CS 109b, CS141, CS171, STAT110
Tags: Joint Concentration, CS & Social Sciences, Study Abroad
Affinity Groups Harvard BGLTQ
Class of 2025, lives in Mather.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahgz/
About Me: Hello! I’m a senior in Mather originally from Palo Alto, California! I’m interested in educational equity, ML research, software engineering, quantitative finance, and the general interdisciplinary applications of CS. Would love to talk about CS/ML research, tech/quant internships, women in tech, classes, or life in general :) I’ve also tried out a variety of Harvard’s CS-adjacent clubs so happy to talk about that as well. Outside of CS, I love traveling, reading, dancing, spikeball, and going on hikes!
CS Interests: Machine Learning, CS Education, Systems/Low-Latency, Networks, Data Visualization and Interpretability
Other Interests: Reading, Traveling, Dancing, Spikeball, History, Spanish
Concentration: Computer Science with a secondary in Economics
Courses: CS50, CS20, CS181, STAT110, CS61, CS120, CS124, CS196, CS243, CS182, ECON2355, CS91r, CS73
Tags: Internships, Research
Affinity Groups WiCS
Class of 2025, lives in Pforzheimer.
https://github.com/innocentmunai
https://www.linkedin.com/in/innocentmunai/
innocentmunai@college.harvard.edu
About Me: Hi! I’m Inno, a senior in Pforzheimer House concentrating in Computer Science. I’m an international student originally from Tanzania, East Africa. I’m passionate about CS applications & software development, as well as CS education. I’ve been a TF for CS32 and CS50 for several semesters, and I’m happy to chat with you if you are still deciding between the two! Outside class, I’m involved with the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative (HFAI) and Harvard Student Agencies (HSA). Feel welcome to reach out to chat about my experiences with the CS classes I’ve taken here and the resources I found useful, internship experiences, or anything else!
CS Interests: Software Engineering, Systems, CS Education, NLP & ML/AI Applications
Other Interests: I enjoy exercising, hiking, traveling and visiting new places, photography, music
Concentration: Computer Science
Courses: CS20, CS32, CS50, CS51, CS61, CS79, CS107/AC207, CS120, CS124, CS161, CS181, CS187, CS205, CS242
Tags: FGLI, International, Software Engineering, Internships, Startups
Affinity Groups: Harvard African Students Association
Class of 2026, lives in Quincy.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasaimartinez/
jasaimartinez@college.harvard.edu
About Me: Hi everyone! I’m a junior in Quincy from Oakland, CA planning to study CS and Statistics. I am passionate about data science, web development, education, and diversity in tech. On campus, I am involved with LiFT, SHPE, and a Peer Tutor for the ARC. Outside of campus, I love all things movies, video games, and making coffee – you can find me working at Peet’s on Mt Auburn St :) Feel free to reach out, I’m here to support you or chat more about any of my experiences!
CS Interests: Data Science, Web Development, Education
Other Interests: Coffee, Traveling, Music, Games
Concentration: Computer Science and Statistics
Courses: CS 50, CS 51, CS 109, CS 120, CS 124, Stat 110, AM 107, ES 150
Tags: FGLI, Double Concentration, Internships, Student Organizations, Research
Affinity Groups Harvard Latinxs in Finance & Technology (LiFT), Harvard SEAS Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Class of 2025, lives in Currier.
About Me: Hi! I’m Josh, and I’m a senior studying CS and Math from Honolulu, Hawaii. My CS interests are primarily in machine learning systems and high performance computing. Outside of classes, I play violin in the Pops Orchestra and play tennis. Happy to chat about anything!
CS Interests: Machine Learning, High Performance Computing, Operating Systems
Other Interests: Tennis, Music
Concentration: Computer Science/Math
Courses: CS50, 51, 61, 121, 124, 141, 146, 153, 161, 181; Stat 110, 111, 210
Tags: Research, Joint Concentration
Class of 2025, lives in Lowell.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhoukaits/
kaitlynzhou@college.harvard.edu
About Me: Hi, my name is Kaitlyn. I’m a senior in Lowell House concentrating in Computer Science with a secondary in Art, Film, and Visual Studies. I am interested in the intersection between art and technology. This interest has led me to product design. Over the past few years, I’ve worked on various design projects and internships. Outside of that, I enjoy sketching, cooking, and hiking. Please feel free to reach out to me at any time!
CS Interests: HCI, Product, CS Education, Web Development
Other Interests: Art, Hiking, Cooking, Running
Concentration: Computer Science
Courses: CS20, CS50, CS51, CS61, CS120, CS124, CS182, CS191, CS196, Stat110
Tags: CS & Humanities, Internship
Class of 2026, lives in Eliot.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisazzlin/
About Me: Hi hi! I’m Lisa, and I’m a junior in Eliot house from Rowlett, Texas. I’m interested in human-computer interaction (HCI), system infrastructure, and education and equity in tech. On campus, I currently work at the admissions office content lab as a videographer, directed the China Thinks Big conference for HAUSCR, and started a pre-law club on campus! For CS-related orgs, I’ve been in leadership in both WECode and HackHarvard, and I’ve participated in Product Lab. Both in (and outside) of school, I love cooking, going to art museums to see collections from random old people, RPG games, and taking long walks around cities. Feel free to talk to me if you need advice, especially with struggling with courses and choosing concentrations based on. Your interests. I’m happy to give advice about internships, choosing classes, or literally anything else you’d like!
CS Interests: CS & Art, Design, Education, Infra
Other Interests: Rock climbing, Board games, Art, Thrifting, Theatre, Sleeping
Concentration: Computer Science and Art, Film, and Visual Studies
Courses: CS50, CS 124, CS175, CS226, Math 22A, STAT110, ES 139 (I’m CA-ing!)
Tags: FGLI, Internships, Double Concentration
Affinity Groups: WiCS
Class of 2025, lives in Currier.
marinasanchez@college.harvard.edu
About Me: Originally from Miami, Florida, Marina lives in Currier House and is majoring in Computer Science with a minor Economics. She works actively as a board member of the Harvard College Consulting Group. Outside of the organization, she is course assistant in Multivariable Calculus, President of the Cuban American Undergraduate Student Association, and an active scholar and mentor in the Hispanic Scholarship Fund community. This summer she worked at Microsoft as a Product Management Intern. In her past summers she has worked as a Product Management and Technology at PriceWaterhouse Coopers in NYC and a technology consultant intern at The Hackett Group. In her free time, Marina enjoys going to the gym, hanging out with friends, and traveling!
CS Interests: AI
Other Interests: running and working out
Concentration: Computer Science
Courses: cs 105, cs 50, cs 51, cs 175, cs 20, cs 120, stat 110, math 21a, math 21b, econ 1010a, cs 79, math 101
Tags: Hispanic
Class of 2026, lives in Lowell.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissazwu/
About Me: Hi everyone! I’m Melissa, a junior in Lowell studying Computer Science and Statistics with a secondary in Economics. I’m from northern Virginia, about 45 minutes from Washington, D.C. My academic interests include data science, machine learning, quantitative finance, and statistical research. On campus I’m involved in GUSH and have been in some of the CS/finance clubs too. In my free time, I love dancing and exploring new restaurants! Happy to talk about courses, research, or anything else about life at Harvard!
CS Interests: Data Science, Machine Learning, Software Development
Other Interests: Dance, Music, Teaching, Cafes/Bakeries
Concentration: Computer Science and Statistics
Courses: CS50, CS61, CS124, CS226, STAT110, STAT111, STAT139
Tags: Research, Internships, Joint Concentration
Affinity Groups: WiCS
Class of 2025, lives in Quincy.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelzhao1/
michaelzhao@college.harvard.edu
About Me: Hi! I’m Michael, a rising senior from California studying CS and Government with a concurrent masters in Statistics. My research interests are in the development of computational techniques to questions in public policy and law, and I have been studying gerrymandering and partisan bias in large language models. I have been involved very extensively in clubs on campus as the Co-President of Harvard Computer Society as well as in HUQT, IOP, Harvard Glee Club and as an undergraduate fellow of the HKS STS Program. I have also interned in quant and software engineering during my summers. I am happy to talk about academics, research, extracurriculars, internships, but also especially with those interested in finding campus opportunities and those thinking about the intersections of CS with the social sciences, public policy, and law.
CS Interests: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks, Data Science, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning
Other Interests: Choir, Politics, Reading Wikipedia, Crossword Puzzles
Concentration: Computer Science and Government
Courses: CS 50, CS 61, CS 109a, CS 109B, CS 121, CS 124, CS 187, CS 238, MIT 6.S079, STAT 110, STAT 111, STAT 171, STAT 195, STAT 210, STAT 234, STAT 242
Tags: Research, Internships, Joint Concentration, CS & Social Sciences, AB/SM
Affinity Groups:
Class of 2025, lives in Levertt.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleyeechen/
nicole_chen@college.harvard.edu
About Me: Hey! My name is Nicole, and I’m a rising senior from Denver, Colorado double concentrating in Computer Science and Economics. I’m interested in the product development pipeline, fintech, education equity, and tech investing! I love to teach and am also the Alex Patel Fellow for CS51. If you’re interested in product or the intersection between strategy and technology more generally, I also lead Harvard Product Lab (hcsproductlab.org) and would love to chat about it. In my free time, I love playing spikeball, skateboarding, going to comedy shows, and drawing. Feel free to reach out about any questions you might have :)
CS Interests: Fintech, CS Education, Systems, Machine Learning
Other Interests: Spikeball, Skateboarding, Running, Fencing, Traveling
Concentration: Computer Science and Economics
Courses: CS50, CS51, CS61, CS120, CS124, STAT110, CS191, CS187, MIT 6.3900, ECON1123, ECON1010A, ECON1010B
Tags: Double Concentration, Internships, Student Organizations
Class of 2025, lives in Currier.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nlei1/
About Me: My name is Nina and I am a senior in Lowell studying CS and Statistics originally from Taipei, Taiwan. I am broadly interested in Human-Computer Interaction and Human Centered AI. On campus, I do research working towards developing interfaces operationalizing cognitive theories about human behavior to better augment human cognition and information processing. At Harvard, I’ve also worked on projects applying ML to healthcare at several labs across HMS, TF’d some classes (Stat 110 and 111), and been a part of organizations including WiCS and GUSH.
CS Interests: Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Data Science
Other Interests: long-distance running, hiking, exploring new places
Concentration: Computer Science and Statistics
Courses: CS51, CS61, CS120, Stat 110, Stat 111, Stat 139, Stat 221
Tags: Research, Joint Concentration
Affinity Groups: WiCS, Taiwanese Cultural Society
Class of 2025, lives in Adams.
http://linkedin.com/in/sibiraja/
About Me: Hi everyone! My name is Sibi, and I’m a senior in Adams House studying Computer Science with a secondary in Statistics. My main interests in CS include systems programming and machine learning. I’ve jumped around different concentrations and career paths (finance, PM, SWE) quite a bit before ultimately deciding on CS and can help with navigating various interests. I’ve also had past research experience in CS (reinforcement learning, LLMs) and can talk about those as well. Outside of class, I enjoy spending time outdoors and watching/playing sports. Please feel free to reach out!
CS Interests: Operating Systems, Databases, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning
Other Interests: Hiking, skiing, weightlifting, basketball, soccer, poker
Concentration: Computer Science
Courses: CS 50, CS 61, CS 161, CS 124, CS/STAT 184, CS 205, CS 265, CS 252R, CS 282R, MIT 6.3900, STAT 110, MATH 22A, MATH 152, ECON 50
Tags: Research, Internships, AB/SM, Changed Concentrations
Affinity Groups: South Asian Association
Class of 2025, lives in Lowell.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofia-giannuzzi-b28661223/
https://github.com/sgiannuzzi39
sgiannuzzi@college.harvard.edu
About Me: Hello, I’m Sofia! I’m pursuing a double concentration in Computer Science and English. My research focuses on the intersection of Generative AI and literature, particularly exploring whether AI can emulate human creativity in writing. My thesis examines this question by training models with short stories to assess AI’s capability to produce creative content, then using digital humanities methods to understand those outputs against human-written short stories. In addition to my academic work, I’ve gained experience as a Software Engineer at a tech startup and contributed to the Generative AI for Hardware Development project at Harvard. I’m always happy to discuss my experiences, whether they’re related to research, internships, or other areas. Beyond academics, I serve as the House Committee Chair of Lowell House (I’m always up for a chat with fellow Lowellians!) and sit on the English Student Advisory Committee. In my free time, I hike and am on a mission to master cooking—though I’m still very much in the learning phase!
CS Interests: Creative AI applications, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Model training and fine-tuning, Digital Humanities tools, Data Analysis, Ethical Tech
Other Interests: Reading, Creative writing, Digital Humanities, Mentorship, Hiking, Cooking
Concentration: Computer Science and English
Courses: CS50, CS20, CS51, CS120, CS124, CS171, CS105, AM22A, CS141
Tags: CS& Humanities, Double Concentration, Study Abroad, Research, Internships, Woman in STEM
Affinity Groups: WiCS
Class of 2025, lives in PfoHo.
About Me: Hi there! I’m a rising junior studying Math and CS originally from Staten Island, New York. I’m broadly interested in interdisciplinary applications of computer science ranging from its theoretical and mathematical aspects to more applied domains such as computational chemistry. At Harvard, I’ve taken a couple CS courses and have TF/CA’d Math 55. Please feel free to reach out to talk about CS classes, extracurriculars, life at college, or anything else!
CS Interests: Machine Learning, Theoretical CS, Operating Systems
Other Interests: Music, Chess, Gardening
Concentration: Mathematics/Computer Science
Courses: Math 55, CS 121, CS 51, Stat 110, Stat 111, CS 184, CS 61, CS 124
Tags: Research, Internships, Joint Concentration