Sonali Sinha
Barnard College, Columbia University
First-year student interested in computer science, cognitive science, and math
Education
Computer Science B.A.
Barnard College, Columbia University
New York, NY
Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal, Columbia AI Alignment Club Technical Fellowship (Fall '25), Undergraduate Math Society, Gourmand Food Club
High School Diploma
Khan Lab School
Mountain View, CA
HackaKhan Co-founder, Yearbook; dual enrollment at Foothill College and Stanford Online High School
Projects
2026 Columbia Commencement Digital Special Edition
Special edition website showcasing newspaper coverage of Columbia University's 2026 commencement
Childcare in the City: NYC Open Data Week
As an intern for the Barnard CSC, used logistic regressions and other data analysis techniques to study the relationship between family leave and employment
Linear Algebra in Epidemiology
Co-authored expository math paper justifying the next-generation model for quantifying the infectiousness of diseases; Specific case study of the 2015 Ethiopian Measles Outbreak; Honors Math A final project
Co-Founder, Hackakhan
Started Khan Lab's School annual edTech hackathon; Grew to 100+ participants in 3 years
Mental Health Literacy Project, Senior Capstone, Khan Lab School
A platform to promote honest discussions about mental health; Accompanied by an analysis of GenAI tools for app development
Research
BU RISE Practicum in Computational Neurobiology
Boston University
An intensive introduction to neuroscience and computational neurobiology, this course combined lectures, programming and modeling labs, wet-lab experiments, research training, and collaborative practicum work.
Poster
S. Sinha, A. Ao, P. Kudallur, V. Lee, A. Mittal
Intern, Alternative Learning Technologies and Games Lab
UC Santa Cruz
Developed webapp to treat symptomatic PTSD through trauma-informed game design approaches.
Feedback Control with Application to Robotics @ UC Santa Cruz
California State Summer School for Mathematics & Science
Studied introductory control theory under Prof. Abhishek Halder and Prof. Ricardo Sanfelice.
Poster
Novel Tools Used in Human-Swarm Interaction
S. Sinha, A. Feng, J. So
Awards & Honors
Aspirations in Computing, National Honorable Mention
National Center for Women & Information Technology
Top 400/3000+ applicants; Award recipients are selected based on their aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing, as demonstrated by their computing experience, computing-related activities, leadership experience, persistence, and future plans.
High School Scholarship
Silicon Valley Engineering Council
SVEC Education Awards recognize young engineering and technology students for their dedication, focus, and commitment to engineering.
Best UI/UX Design for BioHelp website
GunnHacks8.0
Sponsored by Figma; Awarded for best looking UI and clean diagrams.