Lauren Lee

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About Lauren Lee

Lauren is a student at Yale University pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Certificate of Advanced Language Study in Chinese. She has interests in software engineering and systems programming. Check out what she has been up to: Yale Clubs - This is a scalable club directory application used by Yale students (Checkout beta release: https://yaleclubs.io) SuiteEase - At YHack's 2026 hackathon, SuiteEase is a fullstack application that makes it easier for roommates to manage finances and split chores. The application features receipt scanning for itemized splitting of costs, dynamic movable dashboard layout, and Google Calendar integration. DeepL - At HackMIT's 2024 hackathon, DeepL won a sponsor award for the most creative use of Llama and Whisper AI models. This web app allows learners to directly interact with videos and learn more about the content of videos without the need to leave their current link-Advocacy and community-building are always huge parts of her work. She created Bridging Seas with this in mind.What is Bridging Seas? Bridging Seas is a student-led global organization co-founded by Lauren that hosts a unique pen pal program for high school students of Asian ethnicity to explore their cultural roots and learn about how their culture changes and adapts in different countries. Our pen pal program not only facilitates cultural discovery but also works as a forum for students around the world to get together and build a community of young people who are committed to diversity and learning.What Bridging Seas is up to: Bridging Seas is working on establishing bases in both Singapore and Australia, expanding our programming and director recruitment of miles away from where we first began in NYC Bridging Seas has recently concluded multiple pen pal programs in Korea, Singapore, Canada, and the United States We now boast over 20+ chapters in the United States, Korea, and Singapore, and 400+ pen pals from over 17 cities in 12 countries