Abigail Hsu, a high school student at Newark Academy in New Jersey, has shown her passion for computer science, business, economics, and mathematics through various awards and recognition, including being an International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate, a LaunchX Entrepreneurship Program Top Startup Pitch recipient, and a nominee for the Honor Council—an exclusive group representing just 1% of students upholding the school’s Honor Code.
She founded TeenPod, a podcast highlighting talented local teens across different domains such as sports, hobbies, and careers, garnering over 500 listeners per episode. Additionally, Abigail established MySportsFeedback, a data-driven platform connecting athletes and coaches for instant personalised feedback. She led a team of four high school students to create an MVP, pitched the product to seed investors, and maintained the website, boasting more than 800 active users to date. Abigail also delivered a TED-Talk on Designing Inclusive Algorithms, drawing from months of independent research on inclusive algorithms by analysing papers and publications.
During her internship at Sequoia Capital, Abigail researched the go-to-market strategies, financials, and revenue growth of various American, European, and Asian companies such as Bricsys and Snowflake. She also contributed to the Bloom Organisation as a tutor, educating underprivileged students in China on English grammar, pronunciation, and communication.
Abigail’s remarkable research paper, “Quantifying Exam Stress Progressions Using Electrodermal Activity and Machine Learning,” has been accepted for presentation at the 23rd IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE) and has also been published in the IEEE Xplore Journal.
Congratulations Abigail!
