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Sarah Akhtar

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Stockton, CA
United States

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Bio

My name is Sarah Akhtar, and I am a passionate third-year undergraduate Computer Science student at University of the Pacific. As an avid developer and Artificial Intelligence (AI) researcher, I enjoy presenting at conferences, contributing to open-source initiatives, and creating software solutions.

Chapter Affiliation

University Of The Pacific

Education

University of the Pacific
Stockton, California, United States
Bachelor of Science, 2026
Computer Science
2023 To

Memberships & Associations

MACHINE Laboratory (Founder & CEO)
2025 - Present

Association for Computing Machinery (Researcher)
2024 - Present

Central Valley Hacks (Member)
2024 - Present

YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley (Survivor Outreach Services Coordinator)
2024 - Present

AnitaB.org (Advocacy AnitaBees Volunteer)
2023 - Present

Art of Problem Solving (Virtual Mentor Chapter Founder)
2023 - Present

Dean's Student Leadership Council (Class of 2026 Representative)
2023 - Present

Georgia Institute of Technology (Researcher)
2023 - Present

Google Developer Student Club (Competitive Programmer)
2023 - Present

International Business Machines (Student Representative)
2023 - Present

Honors & Awards

Cal Hacks 11.0 Reflex First-Place Winner
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
2024

Goldberg/Schardt Experiential Learning Endowment for Women
University of the Pacific (UOP)
2024

John and Sallie Chaney Endowed Scholarship
University of the Pacific (UOP)
2024

Norman E. Allen Endowed Scholarship
University of the Pacific (UOP)
2024

Pinnacle Distinguished Student Award
San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE)
2023

San Joaquin County Principal's Merit Award
San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE)
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Job History

Engineering Intern
Cupertino, CA, United States
May 2025 - August 2025

Undergraduate Data Science and HCI Researcher
Stockton, CA, United States
January 2025 - May 2025

Engineering Intern
Cupertino, CA, United States
May 2024 - August 2024

Project Manager
Stockton, CA, United States
January 2024 - May 2024