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About Me

Hi! I'm Sanjana. I'm a junior at Dartmouth, double majoring in Computer Science and English. I'm passionate about improving the world through technology, and am especially interested in software engineering, AI ethics, and creative writing.

I love solving problems, getting to think about the world through different disciplines. I have done work in advocacy, social impact, project management, software development, historical research, and more. I love getting to know people and places deeply, and giving back to whatever community I’m a part of. Read more about what's important to me here!

Experience

  • March 2019 - July 2021:
    Office Manager, Kumon North America

  • October 2021 - May 2022:
    Student Consultant, Foundations in Social Impact

  • December 2021 - June 2023:
    Student Leader, Dartmouth Asian American Studies Collective

  • December 2021 - June 2022:
    Undergraduate Fellow, The Dartmouth Consortium of Studies in Race, Migration, and Sexuality

  • January 2022 - June 2022:
    Research Assistant, Dartmouth LALACs Department

  • June 2022 - August 2022:
    Growth Team Intern, Team4Tech

  • September 2022 - June 2023:
    Student Director, Schweitzer Fellows Program

  • December 2022 - Present:
    Research Associate, Dartmouth Digital History Initiative

  • December 2022 - Present:
    Project Manager, DALI Lab

  • June 2022 - Present:
    Presidential Research Scholar, Dartmouth English and Computer Science Departments

  • November 2023 - Present:
    Product Manager, Develop for Good

picture of me in Copenhagen!

Technical Familiarities

Projects

NUGGETS

image of dungeon map

organization:

dartmouth college: CS50


role:

developer


description:

Created a dungeon-type client/server game in which up to 26 players simultaneously explore a set of rooms and passageways in search of gold nuggets. This involved designing an algorithm to determine player-specific visibility, utilizing multithreading and logging messages, as well as using agile sprints to coordinate work in a three person team.


AR AIRWAYS



organization:

dali lab


role:

project manager


description:

Worked with ER Surgeons at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and the DALI Lab to begin development on a high fidelity, easily transportable and scalable augmented reality difficulty airway and normal intubation simulation model that can be used by EMTs and other members in in emergency medical services who are limited by time, budget constraints, or distance from DHMC.


TINY SEARCH ENGINE



organization:

dartmouth college: CS50


role:

developer


description:

Wrote a simple search engine (approximately 2000 lines of code) written in C, consisting of 3 subsystems to crawl, index, and query webpage content.


CRITICAL MACHINE LEARNING



organization:

dartmouth college: english and computer science depts


role:

researcher


description:

Received a $6000 grant for a 10 week independent research project advised by Professor James Dobson, in which I seek to understand exactly what emerging large language models are learning “from” and what type of future these shape for marginalized communities, through both genealogical and technical study of large language models.


MDME



organization:

dali lab


role:

project manager


description:

.Developed a full-stack web application for the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine using React.js and Firebase to monitor adolescent digital media usage and display that information to researchers in a visual format


SAPSE



organization:

develop for good


role:

product manager


description:

Spearheading the development of a full-stack app for social entrepreneurs in the Philippines to access consultancy sessions, funding opportunities, and other resources to support their development and capacity.


Sanjana Raj, 2023

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