
Jin Schofield
Computer Science Student (Minor in Mathematics)
Princeton University
Hi! š I'm a computer science student with a minor in mathematics at Princeton University. I research at the intersection of causal inference and machine learning, exploring robust, interpretable systems for cause-and-effect reasoning. I'm passionate about engineering ML systems that are not only theoretically sound but also practical and impactful.
Education
Princeton University
Bachelors in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics
1590 SAT, 36 ACT, IB Diploma with 44/45
⢠š§ President of Princeton NeuroTech ⢠š¤ Officer of Princeton AI ⢠š¼ Principal at Prospect Student Ventures (VC investing in Princeton-founded startups) ⢠š¤ Pitched to GenNTech, AstraZeneca, and Trinity Life Sciences with E-Club
Experience

š§ Neuromorphic Reinforcement Learning Researcher ā Eysenbach Lab, Princeton University šÆ
Supervisor: Prof. Ben Eysenbach
š¬ Researching contrastive reinforcement learning with Ben Eysenbach to create agents that leverage rich representations.

š§ Research Assistant in Computational Cognitive Science ā Griffiths Lab, Princeton University
Supervisor: Prof. Tom Griffiths
š Exploring Bayesian approaches to reinforcement learning and decision-making with Tom Griffiths.

š Teaching Assistant, COS 226 & COS 217 ā Princeton University Computer Science Department
šØāš« Taught and aided students with data structures, algorithms, and programming systems material and assignments.


š¤ Machine Learning Researcher (Diffusion, Language, and Logic) ā Ramaswamy ML Interpretability Lab, Princeton University
Supervisor: Prof. Vikram Ramaswamy
š¤ Developed novel conditional diffusion methods with Vikram Ramaswamy for cellular automata synthesis in Conway's Game of Life; researched diffusion for text language data with Diffusion-of-Thoughts.
š Quantitative Research & Data Science Intern ā QuantCap, LLC
Manager: Joshua Zimmer, Quantitative Researcher at BlackRock, ex-Meta Data Scientist
š Built RNN, XGBoost, and Random Forest models to drive a trading strategy that achieved 305% cumulative returns over 12 months; constructed datasets using SQL and Python under mentorship from a BlackRock quantitative researcher and previous Meta data scientist.


š¤ AI Research & Software Engineering Intern ā Perona Computer Vision Lab, Caltech š¬
Supervisor: Prof. Pietro Perona
š Implemented novel in-context learning techniques within latent diffusion models, improving predictive accuracy by 26%.

š Product Intern ā GPTZero š¤
š” Designed features for an AI-driven educational tool and authored a weekly newsletter reaching 45,000+ subscribers.

š¼ Principal ā Prospect Student Ventures š
š Led due diligence and investment decisions for early-stage Princeton-affiliated startups. Evaluated pitch decks, financial models, and market opportunities. Contributed to the growth of student entrepreneurship at Princeton through mentorship and funding decisions.

š Data Science & ML Intern ā Oxford University Clinical Research Unit š
š Analyzed large-scale patient datasets in R and built outcome prediction models using machine learning techniques.
šØāš» Software Engineering Intern ā Hybrid Biomedical Optics Lab, York University
š§ Programmed back-end C++ code of SeekThermal infrared cameras for immunoassay bodily fluid THC detection device. Programmed GUI in Python.
Other Projects

Alstotle Chrome Extension

ConchShell Wearable ASL Translator
Publications

2021
Vanderbilt Young Scientist Journal Publication
Published research on 'Regressions to Understand Allergy Development' in the Vanderbilt Young Scientist Journal. Read the Paper
Awards

2025
1st Place, Jane Street Estimathon at Harvard Undergraduate Trading Competition
Won first place in the Estimathon competition at the Harvard Undergraduate Trading Competition.

2024
Team Princeton, ICPC Regionals
Competed in the ACM ICPC North America East Regional Programming Contest.

2023
Princeton Pitch Competition Finalist
Selected as a finalist in the Princeton Pitch Competition.

2023
National HOSA Medical Innovation Champion
Won 1st place at the National HOSA Medical Innovation Competition.

2022
Invited Speaker, Canadian Business Hall of Fame
Invited to speak at the Canadian Business Hall of Fame event.

2021
DMZ Champion
Won $5,000 as a DMZ Champion. Also received $10,000 from the Youth Impact Challenge.

2020
97th Percentile, Fryer Math Contest
Achieved 97th percentile in the University of Waterloo Fryer Math Contest.

2021
1st Place, Youth Impact Challenge
Awarded 1st place out of 300+ competitors in the Youth Impact Challenge, receiving $10,000 in funding.

2020
Selected to Represent Canada at FIRST Worlds (Robotics)
Chosen to represent Canada at the FIRST Robotics World Championship.