Areas of Work
Selected Impact
4,800+
Users reached through EqualiLearn AI
22 Chapters
International outreach network
1,000+
EyeGuard app downloads
120+
MemoLens downloads
15
Participants in neurodiversity research
4
Published research papers
2 Olympiad Qualifications
USAMO 2026 and USAJMO 2025
7-time
AIME qualifier
Team USA
2025 IOAI Team USA member
Research & Engineering
Neurodiversity Research
Qualitative study conducted through an academic mentorship with Dr. Esther Kim at the University of Southern California. Examined how non-neurodivergent high school students perceive the treatment, belonging, and social inclusion of neurodivergent peers.
Result: Conducted 15 participant interviews, transcribed responses, developed a codebook, applied thematic analysis, and created Collective Access Guidelines to inform more inclusive student events, communication, participation, and school culture.
ARC AI
Patented AI-powered robotic cooking system designed to improve meat-cooking safety, consistency, and precision. Integrated computer vision, robotics hardware, and recipe-following logic to recognize ingredients, monitor cooking progress, guide preparation steps, and reduce the risk of undercooking.
Result: Programmed and tested the system through repeated cooking trials to validate safety, consistency, and precision outcomes.
GAMS
Graph-based autoregressive molecular generation system for drug discovery integrating graph neural networks and sequence modeling.
Result: Developed a Dynamic Guided Decoding strategy that outperformed several existing approaches in QED and the proportion of drug-like molecules, published the work in Frontiers in Medical Science Research, and earned Third Place at the 2025 Orange County Science and Engineering Fair.
MemoLens
Patented adaptive digital-archive system developed using Flutter and Dart to help students document, organize, and preserve school memories. Includes photo uploads, captions, event-based organization, personalized memory retrieval, and iterative user testing.
Result: Released the system through MemoLens, reaching 100+ downloads while incorporating feedback from student users.
SR-EyeScan
AI-assisted retinal-image analysis system intended to support early glaucoma-risk screening. Applied computer vision and machine-learning methods to preprocess retinal images, identify visual patterns associated with glaucoma risk, classify image-based eye-health indicators, and analyze classification errors.
Result: Evaluated model performance on separated training and testing sets and analyzed classification errors to identify opportunities for improving reliability.
Leadership, Service & Advocacy
EqualiLearn Inc.
Built an AI-powered personalized learning website called EqualiLearn AI for neurodivergent and underserved students, focusing on adaptive explanations, accessibility, and an iterative process with improvement from user feedback. Reached 4,800+ users and expanded outreach through a 22-chapter international network, including partnerships with autism-related community organizations such as The Autism Community in Action (TACA).
Impact: 4,800+ users reached
EyeGuard Impact Inc.
Founded and developed an eye-health nonprofit combining AI research and public education to promote early detection and early screening and prevention of vision diseases such as myopia. Connected AI research with public-health outreach for students and families, with the EyeGuard app reaching 1,000+ downloads.
Impact: 1,000+ app downloads
Memories Through Lenses
Founded and developed an app to document school events and preserve shared memories through collaborative storytelling. Led the Memories Through Lenses school club as Founder and President, focusing on photography, digital yearbooks, and community memory preservation, with MemoLens reaching 120+ downloads.
Impact: 120+ app downloads
President, CAST-LA Youth Club
Led youth service initiatives supporting neurodivergent children and families through education, tutoring, and outreach. Organized student volunteers, meeting agendas, project planning, outreach materials, and advocacy projects connecting student leadership with neurodiversity inclusion.
Sage Hill Math Meet Club Problem Writer
Wrote original contest-style mathematics problems for student practice and competition preparation. Collaborated with peers on mathematical problem-solving and contest preparation.
Peer Tutor, Physics
Tutored students in physics, helping peers strengthen conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills through one-on-one explanations, practice problems, and test preparation.
Peer 1 on 1 Tutor/Mentor
Provided one-on-one academic and social support for a teenage student with autism, adapting communication and tutoring strategies to support confidence, learning pace, and interests.
ACEing Autism Volunteer
Supported tennis programming for children with autism through patient instruction and encouragement, helping create an inclusive sports environment focused on confidence, coordination, and social connection.
Publications & Presentations
Published Research
Published • SR-EyeScan
SR-EyeScan: An Integrated End-to-End Interpretable AI System for Robust Glaucoma Screening in Resource-Constrained Environments.
Published research on an integrated interpretable AI system for glaucoma screening in resource-constrained environments.
scholarly review • Neurodiversity Research with Dr. Esther Kim
Study examining non-neurodivergent students’ perspectives on the treatment, belonging, and social inclusion of neurodivergent peers in a high school setting.
Conference Presentations
SR-EyeScan • CAST Global Youth STEM Innovation & Entrepreneurship West Regional Competition
Presented SR-EyeScan at the 2026 CAST Global Youth STEM Innovation & Entrepreneurship West Regional Competition, explaining the project's AI-assisted retinal image analysis, glaucoma-screening approach, model evaluation, and potential applications for underserved communities and accessible early eye-disease screening.
Recognition: Second Place, Cash Prize of $200, 2026.
Awards & Honors
Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science
IOAI Team USA Member, 2025.
Jindong represented Team USA at the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence.
USAAIO Camp Invitee; Distinguished Honor Roll; Round 2 Gold Award, 2026.
Jindong was invited to the USAAIO Camp after outperforming more than 300 participants nationwide, earned the Distinguished Honor Roll in Round 1 out of 3,000 participants, and earned a Gold Award in Round 2 out of more than 500 participants.
Kaggle Bronze Medalist, 97th of 1,142 Teams, 2025
Jindong placed 97th out of 1,142 teams in the NeurIPS 2025 Google Code Golf Championship.
Mathematics
USAMO Qualifier, 2026; USAJMO Qualifier, 2025; 7-Time AIME Qualifier
Jindong earned a perfect score on the 2024 AMC 10A and placed in the Top 1% on the 2024 AMC 10B.
Physics
USAPhO Honorable Mention, 2025
USAPhO Bronze Award, 2026
Research and Engineering
Google IgniteCS Programming Expo First Place, 2024 (ARC AI); Second Place, 2025 (GAMS)
GameGala First Place, 2024 (ARC AI)
Orange County Science and Engineering Fair Second Place, 2023; Honorable Mention, 2024; Third Place, 2025 (Take a Break, ARC AI, GAMS)
Service and Leadership
The President’s Volunteer Service Award, Gold Level, 2023
The President’s Volunteer Service Award, Gold Level, 2024
CAST-LA Gold Service Award, 2025
Music
American Protégé International Music Talent Competition Second Place, 2024
American Protégé International Music Talent Competition Third Place, 2025
United States Open Music Competition First Place Prize, 2025
ABRSM Level 8 Violin Certification, 2023
Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F major, Op. 50 | Filmed 2025
Education, Summer Programs & Internship
City of Irvine Councilmember Melinda Liu’s Office, Research Committee Intern | Irvine, California
July 2026 - Present
Yale Young Global Scholars: Solving Global Challenges | New Haven, Connecticut
June 2026 – July 2026
Stanford Neurodiversity Project Research, Education, and Advocacy Camp for High Schoolers (SNP-REACH) | Stanford University
July 2026
Research Intern, SoftCom Lab, Computer Science Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Pomona, California
August 2023 – September 2025
Harvard Undergraduate Ventures-TECH Summer Program | Cambridge, Massachusetts
June 2025 – August 2025
Brown University Pre-College: Economics, Technology, and Innovation | Providence, Rhode Island
June 2024 – July 2024
Skills & Additional Interests
Technical Skills
Robotics & Hardware
Python, Java, C++, artificial intelligence and machine learning, TensorFlow, OpenCV
Arduino; Raspberry Pi; robotics frameworks
Research Skills
Languages
Qualitative interviews; thematic coding; literature review; data analysis
English; Mandarin; Spanish; American Sign Language
Athletics
Frosh/Soph Tennis, Sage Hill School, April 2024
Jindong participated in team practices and matches and developed consistency and teamwork through singles and doubles competition against other high school teams.
