Nyx in front of the Golden Gate Bridge

Nyx Iskandar

🐻 EECS + Public Policy (+ Economics) @ UC Berkeley

🤖 AI Undergrad Researcher @ Center for Human-Compatible AI

🚀 GovTech Singapore Scholar

#about

My passion lies in the unique union of engineering and public policy in technology. Currently, I'm an undergraduate researcher at the Center for Human-Compatible AI studying focused macro-actions (action abstractions) to design more optimal, reliable, and efficient black-box planning agents. This research interest naturally complements my pursuits in tech policy, primarily in the realm of safe and responsible AI. In terms of the applications of AI, I'm particularly interested in AI for education, believing in the power of personalized learning and education itself to propel personal and societal progress. All in all, my interdisciplinary interests bolster my ultimate mission of shaping tech for public good.

#projects

Manga Layout Analysis

: a deep learning computer vision pipeline (instance segmentation and OCR) to automate the semantic and structural analysis of manga

NexLiber

: an edutech platform to promote greater accessibility in coding education and wider collaboration among developers

ASUC Elections Dashboard

: a dashboard to analyze and visualize UC Berkeley student government election outcomes

#connect

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