Hey, I'm Ethan!

"Be present above all else." (Naval Ravikant)

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About Me

Ethan Lu
Ethan Lu in Prague

Computer Science Student & Future Builder

Hello! I'm a 2nd Year Computer Science student at Georgia Tech with a deep fascination for building our future through data science, AI, and other miscellaneous tech media. What piques my interest in computer science is the opportunity to bridge the liminal space between "no longer" and "not yet" — bringing our stories, aspirations, and dreams to life through code. I've chosen a path of innovation that optimizes human experience, streamlines everyday activities, and empowers people to achieve their goals.

My approach to development is guided by being gritty, adaptable, and human (I'm not a robot!). I've had the privilege of working across various domains — from education technology to climate awareness platforms — always with the goals of enhancing user experiences and creating measurable impact.

When I'm AFK, you'll find me staying active through playing and watching soccer (go Leeds! #LUFC), tennis, ping pong, or running (I ran the 2025 Publix Atlanta Marathon). I also love traveling and immersing myself in new cultures, and I've recently discovered a passion for cooking — just ask any of my friends about my tiramisu. My long-term vision is to position myself where I can build empowering technology that makes a positive difference in people's lives and contributes to a better future for everyone.

Portfolio

Projects

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factr

Reduced misinformation detection false negatives by ~20% over unimodal baselines by developing a multimodal AI pipeline cross-validating BERT, CLIP, and AudioSet models. Deployed scalable FastAPI service on Azure with Docker integration.

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Investment Portfolio Scoring Framework

Delivered interpretable 0–1 scaled growth potential and market impact scores for companies in a simulated $100K portfolio. Built data pipelines using Gaussian Mixture Models and real-time financial metrics from FinancialModelingPrep API.

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Premier League Analysis

Premier League Transfer Analysis

Determined that investing in fewer, high-impact rather than many, low-impact players correlated with higher league survival rates. Analyzed ~500 transfer records (2008–2024) from 75K+ entries using BeautifulSoup, Seaborn, and Matplotlib.

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Senior Center Application

Senior Home Sign-In Application

Improved accuracy and efficiency of daily resident and visitor log management at a local senior community. Developed Python-based application with accessible Tkinter interface tailored for elderly users and JSON-based data storage.

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The Climate Reality Project

Expanded access to 100+ climate education resources integrated into curricula of 15 local schools and libraries. Developed searchable HTML/CSS/JavaScript website with TinyMCE rich text editor for real-time content publishing.

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MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge

Homelessness Prediction Model

Achieved 0.86 AUC predictive accuracy in forecasting homelessness trends in U.S. cities. Developed binomial logistic growth model to analyze complex socioeconomic datasets using Pandas and MATLAB for MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge.

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Experience

C21U Lab

Data-Driven Education at C21U Lab

Increased scalability of model training by generating synthetic dataset with ~90% statistical similarity using OpenAI's o1 model. Built React dashboard with pyLDAvis visualizations and developing BERT-based classifier for cognitive presence categories.

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Playground

Welcome to my play—initiate-deliberate-innovate-cultivate-evaluate-contemplate-iterate-validate—ground, or mostly just my playground.

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