hello! i'm areeta and i'm a 3rd year at university of california, irvine studying computer science with a minor in informatics, interested in technology, product management, and design. although born and raised in san francisco and foster city, my interest in tech didn't start until my summer at twitter with girls who code in the summer of 2016; it was the first time i ever saw, wrote, and understood code. since then, i've been jumping on opportunities to pay it forward and help computer science education be more accessible to students through organizing hackathons, hosting workshops, and leading organizations.
outside of cs, one of my favorite things to do is travel and experience different countries' cuisine! from sashimi from the japan's famous tsukiji fish market to southern california's homemade omomo boba, my taste buds want to experience it all. since i can remember, i have been a big fan of food; it always brought people together (often those of different cultures) and made people happy and full. a fun fact about me is that in winter quarter of 2020, i drank boba at least 4 times a week; irvine, ca has over 15 locations for boba so it is quite hard to not drink boba!
previously, i have interned at:
a full-stack web app connecting students and college organizations to battle food insecurity and food waste
a search engine built from scratch that is capable of handling 10,000+ of documents with a query response time under 300ms
a website displaying instant ramen statistics and graphs to help college students find the best ramen for them from a dataset of 2500+ reviews
a web crawler that runs through the uci cs department domains while maintaining politeness rules and checking if it is valid
a personal website to showcase myself and act as my corner on the internet that gets 1000+ unique visitors a month
a mobile app that mocks reddit threads where users can add, search, and delete messages through a database
languages/frameworks: python, java, html, css, javascript, sql, bootstrap, and junit
concepts: object-oriented programming, git collaboration, unit testing, wireframing, and prototyping
tools: git, figma, trello, google cloud platform, google drive, microsoft office (word, excel, and powerpoint), and canva
ides: pycharm, visual studio code, ellipse, intellij, and android studio
other: leadership, organization, sponsorship, community outreach, public speaking, and teaching
currently dabbling with: ionic
i love capturing memories and looking back on them
i love going on adventures with family and friends
i love eating foods from a variety of cultures
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