Hello there!

I’m Samantha, a Math-Computer Science major at UC San Diego.

Interests: machine learning, artificial intelligence, software development, data visualization, markup languages, fish

Email: sprestrelski [at] ucsd [dot] edu

Work Experience

Software Engineering Intern @ ServiceNow
Jun 2024 - Sep 2024

  • Full-stack web development with React and Java on the IntegrationHub Core team

Undergraduate Researcher & Project Co-lead @ UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering
Mar 2022 - Jun 2024

  • Used deep learning models to process avian vocalizations on the Acoustic Species Identification team, intended to measure avian biodiversity in the Peruvian Amazon
  • Developed PyHa, a Python package to convert field audio to species-specific, temporally-labeled annotations for use in an autonomous machine learning pipeline
  • Awarded HalıcıoÄźlu Data Science Institute Undergraduate Research Scholarship
  • Awarded scholarship x2 times from Summer Research Internship Program (SRIP)
  • Research Group: Engineers for Exploration
    • PIs: Dr. Ryan Kastner and Dr. Curt Schurgers
  • Papers:
    • J. Ayers, S. Perry, S. Prestrelski, T. Zhang, L. von Schoenfeldt, M. Blue, G. Steinberg, M. Tobler, I. Ingram, C. Schurgers, and R. Kastner. A Deep Learning Approach to the Automated Segmentation of Bird Vocalizations from Weakly Labeled Crowd-sourced Audio. NeurIPS 2024 Workshop on Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning (Spotlight Poster), 2024.
    • C. L. Crutchfield, K. S. Hu, V. Suresh, A. I. Perez, A. Ghosh, H. J. Grant, K. Tran, S. Prestrelski, R. Wallace, N. Hui, J. Elstner, D. Heppell, J. Loch, A. Candelmo, B. X. Semmens, C. Schurgers, and R. Kastner. FishSense Lite: A camera-based, single laser system for in situ fish length measurement. Submitted for publication, 2024.

Web Development Intern @ RASIRC
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Redesigned company website and migrated it from HTML to WordPress, enabling non-technical staff to easily make website updates
  • Implemented a new contact form system for requesting meetings and product information

SONY Connected Learning Pathway
Sept 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Designed software solutions for enhancing connectivity between TVs and mobile devices and integrating personalization as a core feature for TVs
  • Performed market research and competitive analysis on existing technology
  • Collaboration program between UCSD Design Lab and SONY Human Factors Team

Mentorship Experience

Lead Peer Mentor @ CSE-PACE
Sept 2023 - June 2025

  • Lead 1-2 mentoring sessions per week on computer science topics including machine learning, AI ethics, and academic/career pathways to first year and transfer students.
  • Program: Peer-Lead Academic Cohort Experiences

Tutor @ UCSD CSE Department
Jan 2024 - Mar 2024

  • Undergraduate tutor for CSE 105: Theory of Computation under Prof. Mia Minnes.
  • Lead group office hours for up to 12 students at a time, answer student questions during lecture, help create sample solutions for the homework, and grade assignments
  • Course Website

Teaching Assistant @ COSMOS UCSD Cluster 10: Robot Inventors
Jul 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Led hands-on lab hours for 21 high school students to teach skills in mechanical design, electronics, and programming
  • Advised and debugged students’ week-long projects including battlebots, line-following robots, and walking robots using a Raspberry Pi and OpenCV
  • Program: COSMOS UCSD

Websites

Association for Computing Machinery - AI Division - Club website with competition portal for yearly machine learning competition.
Stack: React, TypeScript, MongoDB, Docker, AWS
Sept 2023 - Jun 2025 (Source)

Nutrition Calculator API - API for dietary reference intakes, BMI, and daily caloric needs.
Stack: Python, Flask
Jan 2024

Inclusive CS Instruction - Archive of material for CSE 191/290 Inclusive CS Instruction: CS Education From Theory To Practice.
Jun 2023

RASIRC - A company website using HTML, CSS, and Wordpress.
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022

Rhythm Room - A web app enabling synchronous music listening across multiple clients.
Stack: Express, React, Node.js, Heroku, YouTube API, and Socket.io
Aug 2021 (Source)

Overheard SPIS - A community message posting board web app.
Stack: Express, Heroku, and PostgreSQL
Aug 2021 (Source)

Art Portfolio - A site to store my digital art work in high school using Weebly.
Jan 2019 - Jun 2021

Internet Safety for Everyone - A site for an internet safety community service group using Weebly.
Sept 2018 - Jun 2021

CCA Girls Who Code - A site for my high school Girls Who Code club and robotics team using Weebly.
Aug 2017 - Jun 2021

Relevant Classes

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Updated for Fall 2024.

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