Danielle Yang
Student | Researcher | Innovator
Student | Researcher | Innovator
Hi, I'm Danielle, and I believe impactful science is rooted in powerful stories.
My interests lie at the intersection of computational social science and emerging AI, where I aim to understand how algorithmic systems shape public discourse, trust, and identity. By examining how people perceive and engage with synthetic media across online platforms, I hope to help inform the design of more responsible, human-centered technologies.
As an undergraduate at the California Institute of Technology, I am pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in political science. My prospective graduation date is June 2029. I am involved in NCAA Track and Field, the First-Year Success Research Institute, and the Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy. Go Beavers!
I began writing my very first independent research paper as a sophomore in high school, and it was love-at-first-sight (write?). Now, I've worked with researchers at the MIT Kavli Institute, interned and co-authored at the Indiana University Observatory on Social Media, and presented my work to Nobel laureates. I am currently developing machine learning methods to analyze elections in the U.S.
In 2025, I collaborated with some classmates to create Storm Shield: a device created for hard-of-hearing athletes by a hard-of-hearing athlete. Built upon my personal struggles growing up with a hearing aid, my team and I prototyped a headband complete with GORE-TEX, 3D-printed ear shields, and a circuit-app integrated AI system to increase the users' spatial awareness. Recently, we were awarded $100,000 in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition to further STEM education at our public school and an additional $25,000 to help bring our prototype to market. Now, we are working with professional Samsung engineers to build our next prototype. As I said in our final pitch, "everyone deserves to live without limits."