Nicholas Smith

Brigham Young University-Provo · Class of 2028

Brigham Young University-Provo

Master's

Computer Science

Provo, UT

Speaks English and Russian

Identity verified

Nicholas Smith

Brigham Young University-Provo · Class of 2028

Brigham Young University-Provo

Master's

Computer Science

Provo, UT

Speaks English and Russian

Identity verified

Education

Brigham Young University-Provo

Master's, Computer Science

August 2026 - April 2028

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Other degree, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Brigham Young University-Provo

Bachelor's, Computer Science

Skills

Algorithm DesignAlgorithmsArtificial IntelligenceArtificial Neural NetworksBayes' Theorem (Bayesian Statistics)Computer VisionConvex OptimizationConvolutional Neural NetworksC++ (Programming Language)Data ScienceDeep LearningImage ProcessingImage StitchingInformation TechnologyIssue Tracking SystemsKnowledge of MathematicsKnowledge of StatisticsLinear AlgebraLinear ProgrammingMachine LearningMachine TranslationMarkovMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Power AutomateModeling SkillsMulti-Agent SystemsObject DetectionOrdinary Differential Equations (Differential Calculus)PandasPerformance PredictionPowerappsPredictive Data AnalysisProblem SolvingProcess AutomationProject ManagementPython (Programming Language)PytorchRapid LearningReinforcement LearningR (Programming Language)Self MotivationSimulationsSQL DatabasesSystems ArchitectureTechnical Writing SkillsVba Programming Language

Fun fact

I love to dance Lindy Hop, Charleston, and other Vintage Swing Styles. I was on The Salt Shakers Team, based in Salt Lake City, last year, and competed in Camp Hollywood 2025 (National Jitterbug Championships) in LA.

Volunteer

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

August 2017 - September 2019

Served as a Missionary in Las Vegas, NV

BYU First Year Experience (FYE)

September 2022 - September 2022

FYE YGroup Leader | (Fall 2022) · • Guided a group of 10-15 students through new student orientation. · • Mentored on advice for doing well in classes and on various student resources available.

BYU YServe | Various Organizations

September 2019 - present

40+ hours to various community-centered projects. · Refugee/Service to the World: · • Hand-crafted blankets and mats for refugees. · Utah Healing Arts: · • Musical outreach by singing and playing piano at senior living…

BYU YServe | Adaptive Show Choir

November 2021 - April 2025

• 80+ hours · • Partnered with individuals with disabilities to facilitate inclusive musical performances. Helped them learn simple choreography and performed it with them at the end of each semester.

Hobbies

Lindy HopFolk DanceTap DancePiano

Work history

BYU Computer Science Department

Teaching Assistant

February 2026 - April 2026 · Provo, UT, United States, 84606

CS 575 - Intro to Graph Data Science

Human-Centered Machine Intelligence Lab at BYU

Undergraduate Research Assistant

May 2023 - April 2025 · Provo, UT, United States, 84606

BYU Computer Science Department

Teaching Assistant

January 2024 - April 2024 · Provo, UT, United States, 84606

CS 575 - Intro to Graph Data Science

BYU Dining Technology

Systems Developer

October 2021 - December 2023 · Provo, UT, US

Gigs & freelance

Outlier AI

Contributor

May 2024 - April 2025

Data Annotation

Contributor

April 2025 - present

Leadership

BYUSA Vintage Swing Dance Club

President

September 2022 - April 2025

• Gave free weekly instruction in dances such as Lindy Hop and Charleston. · • Grew membership from 2 people (post-pandemic) to 10-15 regular attendees by organizing consistent, weekly meetings and by fostering a fun, we…

GitHub

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