# Timothy Nguyen

> Computer Science @ Cornell

Location: Bronx, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/timothynguyen1

## Work Experience
### Teaching Assistant - CS3110: Functional Programming and Data Structures @ Cornell University
Jan 2025 – Present | Ithaca, New York, United States
Facilitated weekly office hours and discussion sections for 300+ students, covering core CS topics in the OCaml programming language including recursion, functional data structures, and graph algorithms.
Mentored students in designing full-stack OCaml applications, including a Concurrent Chat Server using LWT library and an AI Chess Bot with Minimax optimization, ensuring code modularity and thread safety.
Conducted rigorous code reviews for final projects, focusing on clean functional design and scalable architecture.

### Research Assistant at Taracena Lab @ Cornell University
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Ithaca, New York, United States
● Investigated the role of juvenile hormone signaling in female mosquito reproductive output and its implications for vector control strategies.
● Supported efforts to analyze ecological consequences of deploying genetically modified mosquitoes for public health.

### Software Engineer @ Cornell Assistive Technologies Student Project Team
Jan 2024 – Present | Ithaca, New York, United States
Collaborated across a 20-member hardware/software team to develop an embedded software for a Sensory Overload Watch processing 300+ bio-signals per second using heart rate variability (HRV) and galvanic skin response (GSR) sensors to detect early symptoms in autistic individuals.
Optimized firmware performance using C/C++ to implement algorithmic thresholds that reduced sensor latency to under 50ms, ensuring immediate haptic feedback that allows users to manage sensory overload episodes.

### Counselor/Peer Mentor @ Empathy, Assistance & Referral Service (EARS)
Jan 2024 – Present
Conducted 20+ individual peer support sessions monthly, facilitating stress management strategies in high-pressure academic environments while addressing social isolation and mental well-being.
Utilized advanced active listening and problem-solving techniques to de-escalate crisis scenarios, maintaining strict confidentiality and trust protocol in accordance with university ethical guidelines.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Cornell University
Jan 2023 – Jan 2027


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/timothyhuynguyen

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Last updated: 2026-04-01