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Hi there, welcome!

I'm Brenda

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About Me

I am a Computer Science student with a passion for software engineering, AI/ML, research, and problem-solving.

I love working on projects that challenge me, I'm currently diving into backend development and integrating it into hardware. I am also exploring working with a Raspberry Pi!

The tech field amazes me! There's so many exciting advancements happening all the time.

Finance and investing have also always fascinated me, and I’ve been learning more about them in my own time.

Outside of tech, I like playing games such as Roblox and Among Us. I also enjoy playing soccer and going to the gym.

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Education

Farmingdale State College

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

August 2023 - December 2026

Westbury High School

High School Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation

Class of 2023





Work Experience

International Business Machines

Firmware Developer Intern

May 2026 - August 2026

Google (Break Through Tech AI)

AI Studio Fellow

September 2025 - December 2025

Break Through Tech AI (Cornell Tech)

AI Fellow

May 2025 - Present

TechACS Safety Solutions

Technical Content & SEO Intern

January 2025 - August 2025

Hotel

Guest Service Agent

June 2023 - Present

McDonald's

Crew Member / Cashier

November 2021 - June 2023

Burger King

Crew Member / Cashier

March 2021 - November 2021





Research Experience

Farmingdale Summer Undergraduate Research Institute

Digital Twins for Assured Safety of Collaborative Robots Driven by Generative AI
AI/ML Research Assistant
  • Enabled an intuitive, safe, and explainable robotic simulation that lowers barriers for users with no programming expertise.

  • Collaborated in a 2-person team to develop a GPT-to-Unreal Engine pipeline enabling natural language control of a UR3e collaborative cobot digital twin, achieving ~85% command success rate with low latency

  • Built and integrated the simulation stack using Python, Flask, OpenAI API, and Unreal Engine for real-time motion visualization and feedback.

  • Implemented safety filters(collision, reachability, joint limits), reducing unsafe executions by ~35%.

  • Authored technical documentation, including methodology, results, and discussion sections for a co authored research paper for conference submission.


June 2025 - August 2025

Farmingdale Summer Undergraduate Research Institute

The Impact of Open Access Textbooks versus Digital purchased Textbooks on Student Learning Outcomes and Perceptions
Research Assistant
  • Analyzed survey data and exam results from 150+ students using IBM SPSS, comparing open access vs. paid digital textbooks.

  • Found 31% of students withdrew or avoided courses due to textbook costs.

June 2024 - August 2024

Organizations / Clubs

SHPE Club Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers Club
SWIC Club Supporting Women in Computing Club
RAM Program Research Aligned Mentorship Program
RTC Club Rewriting The Code Program
DIT Club Dreamers in Tech Program




Languages

  • English
  • Spanish
  • French








Contact Information

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