Hello, I'm Eli Young
Computer Science Student • Game Developer • ML Researcher
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self.location = "Signal Mountain, TN"
About Me
From Nashville to Signal Mountain, passionate about technology and innovation
Computer Science Enthusiast
Passionate about website development, mobile and web app development, and honing my data structure and algorithmic knowledge. Currently studying Computer Science at Swarthmore College.
Journey Across America
Born in Nashville, TN, grew up in San Diego, California, and relocated back to Signal Mountain, TN during the pandemic. Studied abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2025.
Beyond Code
When I'm not coding, you'll find me on the basketball court, playing Magic: The Gathering, or helping seniors navigate technology through my Savvy Seniors Tech Institute.
Experience
Professional journey from research to industry
Research & Academia
Applied Machine Learning Researcher
USDA Agricultural Research Service & Swarthmore College
Sept 2025 - Present- Designing semi-supervised and time-series ML models to classify electropenetrograph (EPG) insect-feeding signals
- Reducing costly manual annotation through automated signal classification
- Collaborating with USDA ARS and entomologists on open-source EPG analysis toolkit for agricultural pest management
Research Assistant - REU Fellowship
Center for Digital Agriculture, UIUC
May 2025 - Aug 2025- Developed ML on 690 eggs' VNIR spectroscopy (374-1015 nm) for prediction of chick gender and mortality through transformers, meta-learning, and gradient boosting
- Conducted PCA of embryo developmental pathways with PC1 capturing 76.7% variance, identifying wavelengths (~390nm, ~630nm) for biological classification
- Achieved 98.8% mortality, 59.5% sex classification accuracy, with 100% accuracy on confident predictions, proving commercial viability
Industry & Internships
- Co-founded the first real-time 1v1 competitive programming platform with 5,000+ algorithm problems and Chess.com-style ELO matchmaking
- Architected full-stack system with Next.js 14, TypeScript, and Firebase (Auth, Firestore, Cloud Functions), implementing security rules for 15+ collections
- Integrated Judge0 API for parallel code execution in 16 languages with an AI mock interviewer powered by OpenAI GPT-4 and Cartesia TTS
Software Engineer (Part-time)
Calibrr Social
June 2025 - Present- Resolved critical API rate limiting issues causing app crashes and user logouts by implementing request debouncing, cache optimization, and reducing API calls by 75% (from 60/min to 10-15/min)
- Designed and implemented granular attribute likes feature enabling users to like specific profile attributes with smart email notifications and 2-email cap policy, plus migrated forgot password functionality from abandoned external server to AWS Lambda + SES infrastructure
- Delivered 97+ commits across iOS (Swift), backend (Laravel PHP), and cloud infrastructure (AWS Lambda, SES, DynamoDB) addressing production issues including profile freezing, duplicate likes, and data persistence failures
Software Engineering Intern
Update International Inc.
May 2025 - July 2025- Fixed undetected connections in Windows Wi-Fi Direct vibration analysis with C++ JSON persistence and 2s ping-based check
- Eliminated thread race conditions and deadlocks, stabilizing flaky Wi-Fi adapter behavior
- Delivered a crash-free production build for industrial vibration monitoring systems
Software Engineering Intern
Torchman IP LLC
Sept 2024 - Apr 2025- Automated USPTO office action processing for legal teams
- Integrated OCR, Regex, and AI for patent data extraction
- Built automated response template generation system
Mentoring & Teaching
Founder
Savvy Seniors Tech Institute
June 2023 - Present- Founded tech literacy business serving 1,000+ seniors
- Hired by Ascension Living's Alexian Village for weekly sessions
- Teaching Windows, macOS, social media, and productivity software
Projects
From game development to machine learning research
Comprehensive statistical analysis tracking how consecutive minutes played affects NBA free throw accuracy. Collaborated with a team of four Swarthmore undergraduates to combine play-by-play parsing, season totals, and reproducible visualizations at season, group, and player levels across nearly three decades of NBA data.
Game Development
Vertical platforming game with dynamic platform generation and adaptive difficulty scaling.
Unity tower defense game featuring A* pathfinding and strategic turret placement.
Machine Learning & AI
🏆 Hackathon Winner: Automated pig weight estimation and feeding control system using computer vision.
ML model optimizing medical scheduling through appointment duration predictions.
Web Development
Swarthmore-specific marketplace with advanced search and secure messaging.
Cross-platform productivity app with native app blocking and gamification features.
Cross-platform app for finding basketball courts using Google Maps integration.
Skills & Technologies
Technical expertise across multiple domains
Programming Languages
Frameworks & Technologies
Machine Learning & AI
Game Development
Activities & Leadership
Building communities and competitive excellence
ICPC Programming Contest
Team Member
Sept 2024 - Present
Placed 5th at ICPC's 2024 NA South Division 2 competition, solving complex algorithmic problems under pressure.
Computer Society (SCCS)
Project Lead
Feb 2024 - Present
Leading Swat Swap project development and maintaining servers for 60+ members in the CS community.
Magic: The Gathering Club
Founder & President
Dec 2023 - Present
Founded and organized MTG strategy card game club with 30+ active members meeting weekly.
Disc Golf Club
Founder & President
2022 - Present
Founded and organized disc golf activities for Swarthmore students, promoting outdoor recreation.
Get In Touch
Let's connect and build something amazing together