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Isabella
Andrade

Life is not fair but I fight to make it fair.

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About Me

Isabella Andrade

I'm a Harvard student pursuing a double A.B. in Computer Science and Economics, passionate about ethical AI — especially AI safety and governance.

With experience as a software developer and venture fellow, I bridge the gap between building AI systems and understanding their market and societal impact. I've explored AI's implications in healthcare and clean energy — areas where I believe transformative growth is imminent.

Location

Cambridge, MA

University

Harvard College

Email

isabellaandrade@college.harvard.edu

Focus

AI Safety · Clean Energy · VC

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Skills

Languages

Python C# JavaScript TypeScript Java SQL

Frameworks & Tools

Next.js React Spring Boot EF Core MySQL MongoDB Git

AI / Research

OpenAI API Meta Llama 3 RLHF Prompt Engineering AI Safety Market Research
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Experience

Jan 2026 – Present

Research Assistant

Y Lab, Harvard Medical School
  • ▸ Conducting a PRISMA-guided systematic literature review on demographic bias in healthcare LLM applications, synthesizing how studies define and measure bias.
  • ▸ Queried PubMed and ran a multi-stage screening pipeline; screened 528 titles, reviewed 63 abstracts, and advanced 15 papers to full-text review.

June 2024 – Jan 2026

Software Developer Intern

Artificial Intelligence Risk Inc.
  • ▸ Integrated Meta Llama 3 and OpenAI GPT-4o mini into a production platform using C#, MySQL, and EF Core to expand client-facing capabilities.
  • ▸ Built prompt-based agents for AI risk mitigation (e.g. "Financial Wiz Agent") with structured prompts, evaluation criteria, and safety-focused outputs.
  • ▸ Created a repeatable testing workflow for main-branch deployments to reduce regression risk and improve release confidence.
  • ▸ Configured EF Core DbContext and code-first migrations; automated database wipes and repopulation with SQL scripts for reliable environments.

May – Aug 2025

Venture Fellow

Milemark Capital

  • ▸ Led market research on agentic AI across healthcare, fintech, and agtech; synthesized findings into investment memos and client-ready presentations.
  • ▸ Supported due diligence for early-stage companies by analyzing business models, financials, product differentiation, and technical feasibility.

Sep 2024 – Jan 2025

Engineering Leader

Goldman Sachs Emerging Leaders Program

  • ▸ Developed a mutual fund calculator using Spring Boot, MongoDB, and Next.js; modeled projected returns using CAPM and compound interest.
  • ▸ Presented the project at the Goldman Sachs Dallas summit.
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Projects

HTML JavaScript

Passio Go — Harvard Upgrade

Redesigned the UI/UX of the Passio Go transit app used on Harvard's campus, improving usability and visual clarity for students navigating campus shuttles.

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Leadership

Jul 2024 – Present

SCOUT Program Co-Director

Harvard Undergraduate Clean Energy Group

Launched HUCEG's first VC education program — designed and led a semester-long curriculum and produced clean-energy market research briefs for VC partners.

Feb – Aug 2024

Software Engineer & Ethics Researcher

Harvard Computer Society Tech for Social Good

Built an upgraded fund simulator for Matanataki Strategy tracking 15-year financial and environmental outcomes. Researched ethical implications of AI in hospitals and drafted policy proposals for Fight for the Future.

Jul 2024 – Present

Junior Outreach Representative

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)

Planned and executed outreach and service events with campus and community partners; managed logistics to support engagement with underrepresented students in STEM.

Jul – Aug 2023

Technical Fellowship

Harvard AI Safety Team

Synthesized research on interpretability, RLHF, goal misgeneralization, and eliciting latent knowledge; shared takeaways with a 5-member cohort over 8 weeks.

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Education

A.B. Computer Science

Harvard College

2023 – 2027  ·  Cambridge, MA

A.B. Economics

Harvard College

2023 – 2027  ·  Cambridge, MA

High School Diploma

Quince Orchard High School

2019 – 2023  ·  North Potomac, MD

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Writing

Political Voices: Deepfakes and the Future of Democracy

CS 1050: Privacy and Surveillance

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Argues that voice-cloning deepfakes pose a fundamental threat to democratic communication that existing legal frameworks and reactive policy measures cannot adequately address. Examines the growing tension between AI and privacy — moving beyond individual personhood to focus on AI's broader impact on democratic systems.

Algorithmic Bias in AI Diagnostic Tools in Low-Income Countries

Economics 1343: The Economics of Development and Global Health

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Examines how AI diagnostic tools validated in high-income settings fail catastrophically when deployed in low-income countries. Through two cases — CAD4TB (TB detection in sub-Saharan Africa) and First-Derm (dermatology AI in Uganda, with a 52.9 percentage point accuracy collapse) — the paper argues that absent rigorous local validation, algorithmic bias becomes a structural health equity crisis.