Alana Wesly

Interests

Programming , Databases , AI , Environmentalism , Dance , Reading , Journaling

Skills

Languages and Frameworks: C, C++, Java, Javascript, Typescript, HTML, CSS, Python

Toolsets/OS: Windows, Unix, Git/GitHub, VSCode, Eclipse

Education

University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

B.S. Computer Science, B.A. Dance (expected Spring 2028)

  • ICS 141 & 241 - Discrete Math
  • MATH 241 & 242 - Calculus
  • ICS 111 & 211 - Java
  • ICS 212 - C & C++
  • ICS 314 - Software Engineering

2023 - Present

Work

Student Interchanger, UH Manoa Outreach College

www.outreach.hawaii.edu/

Conversation partner for English learning exhange students

  • Facilitated and encouraged foreign exchange students to speak conversational English by working through assignment questions in groups of two to five students
  • Evaluated session outcomes for students and myself after every session

2023 - Present

Undergraduate Researcher, Hawaii Data Science Insitute

datascience.hawaii.edu/

Researched with data visualization for the Cyberinfrastructure Training For Undergraduates In Summer (CITRUS) program

  • Completed a research project analyzing bird population change over time in Hawaii, using Python and the Pandas, NumPy, and Seaborn libraries to manipulate csv data and create data visualizations of birds sighted by year, species, and geographical origin
  • Developed data science skills in Python through the completion of DataCamp courses

2024

Computer Science Intern, Applied Research Laboratory at the University of Hawaii

arl.hawaii.edu/

  • Researched and tested Azure Document Intelligence Studio for the creation of an AI model to differentiate between Certified Unclassified Information (CUI) and non-CUI documents, presentations, flyers, and more
  • Assisted set up, use of, and clean up of research materials in the field at Sand Island

2023

Activities

Finance Coordinator, Association for Computing Machinery at UH Manoa

acmmanoa.org/

Assisted club members in receiving reimbursements for club purchases

  • Managed monetary reimbursements of purchases for ACM clubs and events through communication with purchasers and reimbursers, and maintaining organized records

2024 - Present

Awards

Dean's List, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Recognition of academic achivement by 3.5 GPA or higher.

2023 - Present

Merit Scholarship, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Scholarships awarded to incoming freshmen and continuing students who complete a rigorous high school curriculum with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 at a Hawai'i public school.

2023 - Present

Valedictorian, James B. Castle High School

State of Hawaii DOE acknowledges valedictorian status to graduating high school seniors who have at least a 4.0 weighted GPA, and have taken two or more college level (AP and or early college) classes.

Spring 2023

References

Available upon request