About me

Hi! My name is Kelly. I recently graduated from MIT with a dual degree in computer science and urban planning/science. I care deeply about the intersection of design, technology and society. Through my work I aim to make technology more human whether it's by visualizing spatial data to reveal social inequities in public spaces or embedding a teapot with AI to facilitate connection-making through story-telling.

At MIT, I worked as a research assistant at MIT's Levanthal Center for Advanced Urbanism and Civic Data Design Lab where I helped develop novel web visualizations such as Spatial Equity NYC and Living Heritage Atlas. I was also involved in the Digital Humanities Lab where I conducted historical & archival research as well as the Senseable City Lab where I contributed to data-driven urban science research.

I am all about putting tools into the hands of the people in order to enhance creativity, collaboration, and communication. I believe we can harness technology to do a lot of good and want to help others achieve this potential! Previously, I interned as a software engineer at Squarespace and Conservation X Labs. Currently, I've just wrapped up my internship on the R&D team at Foster + Partners and am looking for a new grad position.

Experience

Foster + Partners

Design Systems Analyst Intern, June 2024 - September 2024

Applied Research & Design Team, ML Portal

Full-stack development of an in-house application integrating generative AI models to support designers.

Squarespace

Software Engineer Intern, June 2023 - August 2023

Digital Monetization Team, Digital Product

Collaborated cross-functionally with UI/UX designers, product managers, data analysts and other software engineers to develop responsive, user-friendly features satisfying accessibility requirements.

Conservation X Labs

Software Engineer Intern, January 2023 - March 2023

Sentinel Dashboard

Renovated the user dashboard interface to deliver insightful data analytics by designing and implementing new interactions and visualizations.

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bachelors of Science in Computer Science and Urban Science, 2024

Technical coursework: Software Constriction, Software Studio, Web Development, Algorithms & Data Strcutures, Design & Analysis of Algorithm, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Spatial Analysis & GIS, Intelligent Multimodal User Interfaces

Interdisciplinary coursework: Intelligence Interaction: Large Learning Objects, Civic Tech Prototyping, Big Data, Visualization, and Society, Digital City Design: Visual AI

Research

Levanthal Center for Advanced Urbanism

Living Heritage Atlas, June 2022 - June 2023

Spatial Equity NYC, August 2022 - December 2023

MIT Digital Humanities Lab

Self Sufficient Cities, February 2022 - May 2022

This Was Paris 1970, September 2022 - December 2022

Senseable City Lab

Perceiving Spaces, February 2022 - August 2022

Material Facade Recognition, February 2024 - June 2024

Other

NYC School of Data Workshop 2024

March 2024 [Link]

ECPAT-USA Next Generation Award

May 2019 [Link]

Recognized for advocacy and outreach efforts related to human trafficking

ECPAT-USA Commission on the Status of Women Panel Speaker

March 2019 [Link]