UMD Computer Science

College Park Scholars-Science and Global Change Program


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Email me at: gxie1@terpmail.umd.edu

Hello! My name is George Xie. I am a current undergraduate at the University of Maryland (UMD), majoring in Computer Science.

In my free time, I play the violin, read, watch Youtube, and do game-related work (advising, moderating Discord server of, testing, and maintaining Wiki pages).

My current goal is to get a job somewhere in the field of AI, particularly one in AI Safety. I believe AI is a powerful yet risky tool; it is a form of automation that is able to outperform humans on many tasks -- it could be cheaper, faster, more skilled, maybe some combination of these -- which justified its integration into many sectors of our society. However, it is a technology we can't fully control. We can't truly "understand" modern AI because of their black-box architecture, so we can't ensure it is properly aligned, and this has dangerous implications. I seek to contribute in this way: ensure the systems we use are not just powerful, but safe.


    Activities

    Community service

  • Capital Youth Outreach Club: Founding member (18-25), former President (23-24), and former President Advisor (24-25).
    • Established the CYOC media team, responsible for PR and documentng our activities.
    • Created the Torch Award, given annually to a select few volunteers (chosen through vote by adult advisors and board members) who have demonstrated significant leadership.
  • American Chinese School: Vice Chair of the Student Council (22-25).

    • Computer Science

  • Internship at the UMMC: Designed a visualization for medical alarm history, presented at Montgomery Blair High School's Senior Research Project Convention. You may read my paper here.

    • Music

  • MD All-State Senior Orchestra: Violinist (23,24)
  • Montgomery County All-County Senior Orchestra: Violinist (24)
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society: Member (23-25)
NOTE: Years are denoted in parentheses. (XX) means "20XX".

    Awards and recognitions

    Community service

  • The State of Maryland Governor's Citation (24)
  • The Maryland General Assembly Senator's Citation (24)
  • USCAC Youth Leadership Award
    • Platinum (25)
    • Silver (24)

    Computer Science

  • Presidential Volunteer Service Award Gold (4 times, 22-25)
  • CYOC Certificate of Service (2 times, 23-24)
  • Certificate of Internship at the STAR-ORC lab at UMMC (24)
  • National Merit Finalist (24)
  • National Cber Scholarship Program
    • Scholar (23)
    • Finalist (22)
  • USACO Silver (23)

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