Name : Emmanuella Turkson
University : Philander Smith College, Little Rock AR
Degree : B.S. Computer Science (2023 – 2027)
Focus : [SWE, AI/ML, Security, Data Science, UI/UX ]
Experience : Dell Technologies · LBNL · CFPB
Status : Open to Internships & Research Roles🔐 Built AI security pipelines @ Dell Technologies - cut triage time 40%
🔬 Boosted model accuracy 15% via transfer learning @ Lawrence Berkeley Lab
📊 Selected 1 of 4 nationwide for policy research @ CFPB
🏆 HBCUFI Innovation Pitch - 1st Runner Up
🌍 Founder of Save Our World nonprofit initiative
🎓 President's List · Harvard WeCode · Tapia 2024 Scholar
Engineered a system that quantifies "decision debt" using exponential decay functions and bounded compounding multipliers — with real-time analytics dashboard.
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Built a responsive, safety-focused educational platform with a full CSS design system, crisis ribbon, quick exit, and knowledge checks.
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Multimodel LLM evaluation pipeline that cut manual security triage by 40%, achieving 6/6 vulnerability detections across four tuned models.
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Reproducible ML pipeline improving chemical selectivity prediction accuracy by 15% using transfer learning and data augmentation on large datasets.
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ TIMELINE │
├──────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 2025 │ 💻 Software Engineering Intern │
│ │ Dell Technologies │
│ │ AI security · LLM evaluation · Python │
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│ 2024 │ 🔬 Data Science Research Intern │
│ │ Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory │
│ │ Transfer learning · CNNs · Python │
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│ 2023 │ 📊 Data Science Research Intern │
│ │ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) │
│ │ Policy research · UX prototyping · Data analysis│
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│ Ongoing │ 🌍 Founder & Director │
│ │ Save Our World Initiative │
│ │ Community outreach · Mentorship programs │
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│ Current │ 🎓 Computer Science Student │
│ │ Philander Smith College │
│ │ AI · Systems · UI/UX · Research │
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| 🏆 Award | 📋 Details |
|---|---|
| HBCUFI Innovation Pitch — 1st Runner Up | Competed and placed in national HBCU innovation competition |
| President's List | George Taylor Scholarship recipient, academic excellence |
| Tapia 2024 Scholar | Diversity in computing national conference scholar |
| Splunk HBCU Academic Scholar | Recognized for academic excellence in tech |
| Nordstrom Scholar | Nordstrom Scholars Program recipient |
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│ 🤖 LLM Fine-tuning & Evaluation Frameworks │
│ 🔐 AI Security & Adversarial Robustness │
│ ⚙️ Scalable Backend Systems Architecture │
│ 📊 Advanced Statistical Modeling & ML Pipelines │
│ 🎨 Product Design & UX Strategy │
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"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."
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