Brian
Phan

A Computer Science major at UC Irvine who loves AI, Teaching, and Mountain Biking.

Background

My name is Brian Phan, and I am a computer science major at the University of California, Irvine.
I aspire to lead the development of AGI and to help humanity find a way to control it.
I also love mountain biking and driving my M3 E46 with my friends.
Please look below to see my contributions to publications or my previous works!

January 2024

The Digital Learning Lab
Research Assistant

Co-developed one of the first elementary computational-thinking curricula. Empowering LatinX and special-education students, following our goal of "Equal Computational Education for ALL." Backed by The National Science Foundation

October 2024

CalPlug / CalIT
Machine Learning
Research Assistant

Researching under the supervision of postdoctoral scholars from CalIT and CalPlug to research and develop a machine learning model to predict the thermal performance of Large-Energy Systems, contributing to the goal for clean energy.

January 2024

Intro to Programming
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Hosted support hours for students and enhanced learning by utilizing multimodal learning. Handled administrative tasks such as grading exams and co-leading a lecture hall of over 300 students.

October 2024

PapyrusAI
Research Assistant

Researching under the supervision of Mark Warschauer to explore the benefits of generative AI in education as well as co-developing PapyrusAI.

May 2024

VenusHacks
Hacker

Participated in hackathon hosted by WICS, a program which supports representation of women in computer science. Developed and coded a study website being able to generate flash cards given a subject utilizing multiple APIs such as OpenAI API and Yelp API.

September 2023

Python Educational
YouTuber

Created multiple YouTube videos going over Python topics such as data structures, algorithms, and coding projects. Developed AI program to auto-generate quiz-like videos to promote Active Recall to ensure beginner programmers remember the Syntax of Python.