Experience — Niveta Sree Gunda

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Jan 2024 – Present

Student Researcher

Aspiring Student Directed Research Program (ASDRP) · Warm Springs

Lead a team of 2 on independent research projects, including an investigation into the effect of AI on children's brain development
Developed an app and co-authored a research paper examining how emotion is bridged with text in online communication

Jul 2024 – Jan 2025

Student Developer and Researcher

Polygence · Remote

Built a mobile app that scans household waste products and guides users on how to properly recycle and upcycle items

Jun 2023 – Aug 2023

AI Researcher

BLAST AI · Remote

Completed an intensive two-week bootcamp covering computer vision, NLP, GANs, classification models, neural networks, reinforcement learning, transformers, and embeddings
Co-authored IEEE-published paper "Quantifying Bias in Agentic Large Language Models: A Benchmarking Approach" (doi: 10.1109/IEEEXPLORE.10601938)
Developed a dataset using minimal-bias prompt engineering techniques to produce more neutral outputs from LLMs

Aug 2023 – Present

Founder and President

CyberPatriot Club, Mountain House High School · Mountain House, CA

Founded and grew a cybersecurity club from 50 to over 100 members across 3 years, holding monthly meetings and overseeing club operations
Trained over 60 students for the CyberPatriot Competition and taught core cybersecurity concepts to the broader membership
Organized fundraisers and represented the club at school fairs

Jul 2023 – Present

Co-Host

NASA Space Apps Challenge · Mountain House, CA & San Diego, CA

Co-host the local event in Mountain House, organizing information sessions, opening/closing ceremonies, and judging
Launched a new local event in San Diego, expanding the program to a second city
Recruited and prepared teams, raised funds for event prizes, and coordinated judges across both events