Alan D Lee

Alan D Lee
MIT
Mathematics & Computer Science
Freshman
Palo Alto, CA

Alan Lee is a sophomore at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) studying Computer
Science and Mathematics, with a minor in Business Analytics. He is heavily involved with
campus organizations as the Inventory Czar for the Harvard-MIT Math Tournament and
Treasurer for the Sport Pistol Club. He is also a leadership team member for Asian Christian
Fellowship, and a part of the Asian Dance Team and Undergraduate Mathematics Association.
In high school, he competed and ranked nationally in mathematics, chemistry, computing, and
biology olympiads. Most notably, he was part of the USA team selection test group for the 2022
International Math Olympiad, and a perfect scorer on the AMC 10. He also founded Homework
Heroes, a volunteer organization dedicated to serving underprivileged students around the
world in math, English and computer science. In his free time, he enjoys hiking with family and
friends, traveling, competing in hackathons, and playing Pokemon Go.
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He is currently at Samsung as a Software Engineering Intern, developing multiple Python scripts
to facilitate efficient access to SSD characteristics using Non Volatile Memory Express
protocols. These scripts will be used in product qualification testing for major customers such as
Microsoft, Dell and Meta.

Deeply passionate about theoretical computer science, he is one of only three sophomore
teaching assistants for MIT’s Introduction to Algorithms course taken by more than 600 students
annually. Continuing to pursue graduate coursework in Algorithms and Machine Learning, he
aspires to become an algorithm and software developer in the future. Utilizing his critical
thinking and competition experience to discover novel methods for solving real-world problems,
he wishes to have a tangible and global impact on society.