About Us

BUGS is the premier open source club at NYU; we advocate for the ideals of open source via first-hand experience of students having an exciting and inclusive environment for them to develop their own projects, work together with other members on larger projects, and take their skills to contribute to pre-existing open source projects.

Executive Board

Abigail Zhou

President

Abigail is a senior majoring in CS at CAS with an interest in operating systems and machine learning. She's currently exploring the finance industry and enjoys trying new restaurants and running in her free time!!

Alex Ying

Lead Event Coordinator

Alex is a senior studying CS at Tandon. He enjoys skiing, rock climbing, doing escape rooms, and learning about cool algorithms in his free time. He is currently learning how to juggle.

Rishabh Verma

Lead Developer

Rishabh is a 2nd year MS CS student at NYU Tandon. In his free time, he likes to learn more about financial markets, algorithmic trading strategies, and system design.

Alex Jia

Developer

Hello everyone my name is Alex, I am a Sophomore who is majoring in computer science and mathematics at CAS. I was born in Xi’an and raised in Seattle, and I am interested in the intersection between image processing and machine learning. In my free time, I love hanging out with friends and discovering local restaurants with Beli!

Grace He

Event Coordinator

Grace is a junior studying Applied Psychology at Steinhardt and CS at CAS from Toronto, Canada. In her free time, she enjoys trying out new restaurants and matcha places 🍵

Aryan Rai

Event Coordinator

Aryan is a second-year master's student in CS at Tandon with a strong interest in machine learning and finance. He’s currently exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and financial technology, focusing on how AI can transform the finance industry. In his free time, Aryan enjoys trekking, playing badminton, and seeking out new experiences around New York.

Angela Liu

Event Coordinator

Angela is a junior at Stern studying finance and data science from Massachusetts. In her free time, she enjoys cute lattes and gaming.

Sewon Kim

Website Designer

As a passionate musician who has been composing and performing on the clarinet from an early age, Sewon has a great interest in the art of creation. For this reason, Sewon believes that computer science means more than simple coding as it is a form of art, built on inspiration and innovations.

Isha Gopal

Graphic Designer

Isha is a junior studying CS at CAS, minoring in Economics and Film. In her free time, she's either dancing, drawing, or playing video games!

Riley Dou

Communications | Photographer

Riley is a junior studying CS at Tandon. Born near the brown waters of Galveston, Texas, she enjoys dancing and skiing, and really really really likes dogs.

Elaine Zou

Treasurer

Elaine is a junior majoring in Business and CS at CAS. Originally from Northern Virginia, she enjoys reading, drawing, and exploring New York in her free time.

Boyoon Han

CS Wiki Writer

Boyoon is a senior studying Data Science and Math at CAS. In her free time, she likes cafe-hopping, trying out new restaurants, and photography.

Faith Winford

Website Maintainer

Faith Winford is a sophomore studying CS and Philosophy at CAS. She’s interested in the intersection of AI and ethics. In her free time, she likes listening to music and going to concerts.

Members

A list of some of our active members (in alphabetical order): Abhilasha Tandon, Akash Iyer, Alex Xie, Alex Ying, Andrew Ma, Aranzazu (Ahri) Bravo Cerpa, Betty Li, Catherine Ku, Cathy Huang, Chandana Srinivasa Yatisha, Christopher Li, Daisy Liu, David Shen, Dongje Kim, Elaine Zou, Elizabeth Tang, Flora Cai, Gefei Gong, Grace He, Jessica Chen, Josef Dunlap, Junyao Chen, Kairui Huang, Kazi Hossain, Kevin Chan, Madison Phung, Manav Parikh, Matthew Cheng, Mihir Prajapati, Navid Chowdhury, Nick Wu, Noah Zhou, Paul Ioffreda, Phoebe Huang, Rahul Narayanan, Rick Li, Riley Dou, Sachin Iyer, Sam Frank, Sam Huppert, Sewon Kim, Thomas Wang, Tianhao Gu, Triet Vo, Walker Tupman, Wentao(Thomas) Zhao, Xiaomin Liu, Xiaoyi (Amy) Liang, Yifei Zhu, and Zayn Wang

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