Menard Simoya
B.A. Candidate, Computer Science & Economics | Oberlin College
I am a junior at Oberlin College pursuing a B.A. in Computer Science and Economics. I'm drawn to problems where software and AI can make a measurable difference.
As an AI engineer, I spent the past summer at The MetroHealth System developing clinical decision-support tools for clinicians, delivering significant latency improvements and projected cost savings. I also conduct AI research at Oberlin, where I build multi-agent reinforcement learning simulations tackling real-world scenarios like wildfire suppression and cybersecurity.
As a software engineer, I have built across the stack: full-stack IoT platforms, embedded firmware for battery management systems, and production marketing websites. I also interned at Possivel Logistics, where I improved data processing efficiency and reduced costs through an analytics platform built in React and Node.js.
Outside the lab and editor, I captain Oberlin's club soccer team, member of the African Students Association, and serve as a board member of the Green EDGE Fund. I am a UWC–Davis, Ashby Business, and STRONG Scholar, a Pathfinder Venture finalist, and inducted into Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha), the national honor society for first-generation college students.
Career & Education Highlights
- AFS Youth Assembly Alumnus
- Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha), national honor society for first-generation students
- Board Member, Green EDGE Fund
- Captain, Oberlin Club Soccer
- Code2040 Fellow
- CodePath Student
- ColorStack Member
- Information Services Intern, The MetroHealth System
- Pathfinder Venture Finalist
- Software Engineering Intern, Possivel Logistics
- Undergraduate AI Research Assistant in Prof. Adam Eck's lab
- UWC–Davis, Pestalozzi International, Ashby Business, and STRONG Scholar