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Melissa's World

Melissa is a junior attending Seoul International School who loves biology and is interested in using her knowledge in STEM to help underprivileged children. She is a two-time ISEF finalist and has had multiple laboratory experiences in the Research in Biological Sciences (RIBS) at The University of Chicago, where she investigated wound healing of jellyfish, and at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, where she continues to explore the directional movements of cholesterol. Melissa is also a co-founder of CODEMON, a youth-led organization that strives to provide coding education for underprivileged children, especially in Mongolia. At school, Melissa is an executive officer for the Science club, STEM club, and Random Acts of Kindness club. As a member of the Korea National Cheerleading Team, she is also an accomplished cheerleader and harpist, leading the school’s Varsity Cheerleading team as a co-captain and performing at various concerts.

1st Annual A.I. Startup Springboard, Seoul, Korea (2020)

melissakim2024
Nov 26, 2022
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Participant

Summer

- Joined the three-day competition with a team of high school students to compete in the startup planning using Artificial Intelligence

- Came up with a business idea of using machine learning and augmented reality platform to provide a selection of fashion items that can exactly fit the customers (thereby reducing the cost of returned items)

- Won the 1st prize (Unicorn Startup) in the annual A.I. Startup Springboard competition hosted by TIDE Institute and Yangjae A.I. Hub, and Rowe Partners

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