Sofia K. Wang

Math + CogSci @ UChicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

About

Second-year at the University of Chicago studying mathematics and cognitive science, interested in computational modeling, mathematical reasoning, as well as their applications to human behavior and equitable public policy. I am also passionate about writing and education, film and art, and a big fan of raising backyard chickens. ——— ✉️ [email protected]

Experience

  • Data Analyst Intern at Achieve
    Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • build4good Intern at New America
    May 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    - Selected for build4good, New America’s competitive technology + public policy program partnering students with technical backgrounds to social-impact organizations - Building internal support tools and chatbot integration for The Education Trust

  • Research Assistant, Human-Robot Interaction Lab at University of Chicago
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    - Log parsing and behavioral modeling for temi robot rapport-building - LLM response development for human-robot social interaction - Integrated fNIRS triggers via pylsl for block-level neural synchronization - Develop & execute methodologies studying human mental state inference toward robotic agents (Institute for Mind and Biology collaboration)

  • Wolfram (1 yr 2 mos)
    • Teaching Assistant
      Jun 2024 - Jul 2024 · 2 mos

    • Student Researcher, Wolfram Emerging Leaders Program (WELP)
      Aug 2023 - May 2024 · 10 mos

      - Computational modeling of photosynthetic processes across macro/micro scales & energy conservation optimization

    • Student Researcher, Summer Research Program
      Jun 2023 - Jul 2023 · 2 mos

      - Creating & analyzing voting systems using pseudorandom population simulations