Name:Leann Mendoza

Bio:

LeAnn Mendoza (she/her) is a graduate student pursuing an M.S. in Data Science at Northeastern University, San Jose. She has a B.S. in Bioengineering: Bioinformatics from UC San Diego and over 3 years of professional experience in machine learning, deep learning, data science, and computer vision. Currently, she is a co-op at Unum under Finance Analytics Enablement and also works as a Data Science Student Ambassador at Northeastern University, Khoury College of Computer Sciences.

Beyond her career and academic pursuits, she is passionate about promoting accessibility and inclusion in data and computer science. LeAnn is an advocate for STEM and computer science education accessibility and works to promote diversity and inclusion in the field through her work as a volunteer elementary school computer science teacher, robotics mentor, ACM-W student chapter chair and co-founder, and student ambassador for the Northeastern Align program.

LeAnn seeks to pursue a career to make a positive impact in the world by leveraging data science to create great things and using her experiences to help others do the same. If you’d like to connect, please feel free to reach out through email (leannmarie.mendoza@gmail.com) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannmendoza/).

Country:United States

Affiliation:Northeastern University

Research interests:Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Data Science