2021 Selected Conrad Innovator in the NASA-sponsored Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge out of 2000 students from 45 countries
2021 and 2022 United Nations Foundation Girl Up STEM Project Award Grantee
2022 Nominated and Selected Global Teen Leader as 1 of the 30 most influential young social entrepreneurs between the age of 13 and 19 who are changing the world with their ideas, innovations, and social-good solutions
2022 Artificial Intelligence Speaker at the 77th United Nations General Assembly Science Summit
2022 Speaker and Emcee at the 67th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women and Youth Forum
2022 Selected Youth Representative for the United Nations Women Multi-Stakeholder Leadership Group, among 20 global key decision-makers, advocating for Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality to achieve the international gender equality agenda
2022 United Nations Foundation Girl Up STEM Day of Action Global Leadership Summit Speaker: with Rosalind Helfand, United Nations Women Social Policy Advisor, on Artificial Intelligence, gender equality, and peace
2022 United Nations Foundation Girl Up STEM Innovation Lab Speaker and Emcee, sponsored by TE Connectivity, Booz Allen Hamilton, and HCL Technologies
2022 Selected as Student Researcher at Stanford University, one of 60 globally
2022 Completed and Published two research papers on Data Compression and Artificial Intelligence. Publications at The Informaticists Stanford Compression Forum Journal and at the 2023 Microsoft Data Compression Conference
2022 Featured by Procter & Gamble in partnership with the United Nations Foundation Girl Up Initiative for the International Day of Women in Science
2022 Co-founder and member of the Colombian Delegation to the European Girls’ Olympiads in Informatics, National Informatics Olympiads competitor and training camp participant
2022 Co-authored an Artificial Intelligence research paper for the automatic classification of COVID-19 from cough patterns
2022 Featured by United Nations Women as one of the adolescent leaders working to uplift youth voices as youth representatives of the Generation Equality Multi-Stakeholder Leadership Group and Co-founder of the Women’s Innovation Association for Rural Development (ASOFI)
2022 and 2023 Selected among 25 members worldwide at the United Nations Foundation Girl Up Teen Advisory Board
2023 United Nations Foundation Girl Up STEM for Social Good Scholarship Award Winner 2023 – Incoming Freshman at Stanford University for the class of 2027, top 3 universities worldwide as of 2023, ~3 acceptance rate
With experience translating research-based innovations to real-world applications and participating in global decision-making, I strive to revolutionize how we address the most pressing challenges in pursuit of social good through Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Social Justice, and Health. As a researcher, innovator, and entrepreneur, I project my endeavors towards extending longevity and maximizing healthspan while advocating for equality in the developing world. I am convinced that The Masason Foundation’s community, resources, mentorship, and guidance will enable me to keep infusing technology with the society it serves and build an equitable future for humanity. I do not doubt that, with The Masason Foundation’s support, I will lead these efforts in my education and career pursuits through community-building implementations of technology, entrepreneurship, and research.