Angelina Yieu

Building web intelligence at Akiboe. Previously AI and cognitive science research at USC Norris and EdUHK, modelling how the brain and body respond to interventions.

Building

Akiboe The feed that turns scrolling into learning Site

Research

Brain-Body Digital Twin Lab Individual outcome prediction for research-paper interventions Page
Digital twin techniques A statistical approach to AI world models for biology, real-world systems and more, to enable recursively improving AI reasoning Patent pending

Interests

  • Self-improving, explainable mind-body digital simulation
  • Knowledge graphs for strategic causal modelling
  • Multi-variable uncertainty modelling and resolution for prediction

Experience

  1. USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center 2026

    Brain models research. Recursive brain modelling to personalize cancer recovery, with a 28–63% difference in impact.

  2. The Student Innovation Council 2024 – 26

    Founder & chair. Solo-founded. Pooled resources and talent from 22+ schools for SDG projects with NGOs; events for 1k+ students in Hong Kong, the US and Dubai. Members went on to Stanford, UCLA and Harvard.

  3. The Education University of Hong Kong 2025

    Cognitive research. Ran cognitive enhancement trials and data modelling in Dr. Ahorsu's lab; helped participants by +42%.

  4. Harvard Global Research and Consulting Group 2024 – 25

    Fund analyst. Ventures in healthcare and education.

  5. IKEA 2024 – 25

    Software engineer.

  6. Mainland – Hong Kong supply chain 2023 – 24

    Founder. Bundled frozen and tech goods to cut cost for 20+ retail stores: 500k USD revenue in the first year, at 15–16.

  7. 11+ companies 2019 – 24

    Research, development & deployment. Six years of commissioned cross-sector work (tech, F&B, retail) across design, product and sales.

  8. The New York Academy of Sciences 2024

    AI + machine engineering head. Led two solutions certified by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences: a CT AI scanner that diagnoses and repairs devices to cut e-waste, and a cognitive tracker for AI-assisted learning.

  9. Rice Robotics 2024

    Robotics intern. Edtech robots that help kids remember homework: component design, 3D printing and assembly under time limits.

Honors

  1. Stanford × Google Hackathon · top 6, solo 2025
  2. The New York Academy of Sciences · top 10 of 460, gold 2024
  3. GRC Global Essay Competition · top 10 2024

Writing

Global Health: AI Systems for Hyper-personalized Preventative Healthcare GRC 2024 Global Essay Competition, top 10 Essay
Overview
Problem
Chronic diseases dominate global mortality and costs; current prevention participation is low.
Why personalization
People differ biologically. Genomic variants can change drug response and risk profiles, so generic guidelines leave value on the table.
Core concept
A preventative-care platform that combines multi-source data (genetic/epigenetic, lifestyle, environment, medical history) with AI to produce individualized risk predictions and prevention plans.
Blueprint
An AI prediction and simulation engine that updates as new data arrives; continuous data capture from wearables, questionnaires and epigenetics, with a credit system for adherence; and a shorter training pathway for practitioners who supervise AI outputs and run prevention plans.
Technical details
Clustering, handling missing data, and interpretable tree-based models for clinician-facing decision support.
Example & rollout
Hypertension prevention guided by epigenetic and lifestyle/environment data. Start in higher-resource clinical settings, then scale via telemedicine and mobile hubs.

Education

  1. Granada Hills Charter 2026

    High school, class of '26. 4.0 GPA, 10 APs.

  2. International Baccalaureate

    HL physics, chemistry, economics · SL math AA, English, Chinese.

Contact

Let's chat: yieuangelina@gmail.com or LinkedIn.