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liz johnson

computer science '23 @ Pomona College

I've been passionate about visual art since childhood, which has motivated me to find intersections between art and computing. My academic interests are computer vision and other applications of deep learning. In my free time, I enjoy using web development to utilize self-illustrated animations & graphics while learning back-end technologies.

currently...

previously...

projects

website displaying college course recommendations

p-recs

Course Recommendations for Pomona College Students

Python (Pandas) Data Structuring Web Development Machine Learning

Implemented word similarity scoring to enhance the relevance of course recommendations

Group developed while at Associated Students of Pomona College

phone app displaying images of pottery collection in a photo grid

ArchiveIt

An app to share and catalog personal collections

Kotlin Swift- in progress Jetpack Compose iOS Development

ArchiveIt allows hobbyist collectors to easily document their collections.

My dad, an avid ceramics collector, can catalog his pieces to share with local museums and other ceramic collectors

simulation of Estella Courtyard

Lab Research

High-Fidelity Simulation Scenarios for Autonomous Robots

Deep Learning Remote Development

Research methods to improve generalization of image classification models for autonomous navigation.

Under the mentorship of Professor Anthony Clark

Sagehen Sprint

Sagehen Sprint

Web Game with Voice Classification & Cecil the Sagehen!

HTML, CSS, JavaScript Web Development

Spin-off from Chrome T-rex dinosaur game with Pomona College's mascot, Cecil the Sagehen.

Original Character design, animation, and game backgrounds

IDP proteins

P-rotein

Deep Learning Classification to Identify Type of Protein Structure

scikit-learn Pandas, NumPy

Built deep learning models classifying Intrinsically Disordered Proteins (IDPs). Created 250k line dataset from cleaning data from four protein databases.

Collaborated with 4 students from Harvey Mudd and Pomona College.

oscar 2022 sentiment graph

Oscars 2022 Conflict

Analyzing Tweets about Chris Rock and Will Smith

Python NLTK Twitter API

React web app detailing sentiment analysis results from the conflict between Will Smith and Chris Rock.

Used Twitter API, Pandas, and Natural Language Toolkit to curate and analyze data.

art

Actively taking art commissions here !
My portfolio mostly has human portraits, along with sticker & tattoo designs.

sports

I enjoy throwing ceramic pots, cycling, and skating for fun (after 10+ years of competitive skating).

Liz Johnson Biking in Newport Beach

Cycling

My favorite spot for riding is Back Bay Loop! (Newport Beach, CA)

Liz Johnson Speed Skating

Speed Skating

fun fact: I started skating since I (as a kid) thought Frozone was cool.