Jin Schofield

Jin Schofield

Computer Science Student (Minor in Mathematics)
Princeton University

Hi! šŸ‘‹ 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

Sept. 2022 — May 2026

Princeton University

Bachelors in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics

1590 SAT, 36 ACT, IB Diploma with 44/45

• 🧠 President of Princeton NeuroTech • šŸ¤– Officer of Princeton AI • šŸ’¼ Principal at Prospect Student Ventures (VC investing in Princeton-founded startups) • šŸŽ¤ Pitched to GenNTech, AstraZeneca, and Trinity Life Sciences with E-Club

Experience

May 2025 — Present
Eysenbach Lab, Princeton University 🐯 logo

🧠 Neuromorphic Reinforcement Learning Researcher — Eysenbach Lab, Princeton University 🐯

Supervisor: Prof. Ben Eysenbach

šŸ”¬ Researching contrastive reinforcement learning with Ben Eysenbach to create agents that leverage rich representations.

May 2025 — Present
Griffiths Lab, Princeton University logo

🧠 Research Assistant in Computational Cognitive Science — Griffiths Lab, Princeton University

Supervisor: Prof. Tom Griffiths

šŸ” Exploring Bayesian approaches to reinforcement learning and decision-making with Tom Griffiths.

Jan. 2025 — May 2025
Princeton University Computer Science Department logo

šŸ“š Teaching Assistant, COS 226 & COS 217 — Princeton University Computer Science Department

šŸ‘Øā€šŸ« Taught and aided students with data structures, algorithms, and programming systems material and assignments.

Dec. 2024 — Apr. 2025
Conway's Game of Life simulation
Ramaswamy ML Interpretability Lab, Princeton University logo

šŸ¤– Machine Learning Researcher (Diffusion, Language, and Logic) — Ramaswamy ML Interpretability Lab, Princeton University

Supervisor: Prof. Vikram Ramaswamy

šŸ¤– 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.

Dec. 2024 — Jan. 2025

šŸ“Š Quantitative Research & Data Science Intern — QuantCap, LLC

Manager: Joshua Zimmer, Quantitative Researcher at BlackRock, ex-Meta Data Scientist

šŸ“ˆ 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.

Jun. 2024 — Aug. 2024
Caltech Research Project
Perona Computer Vision Lab, Caltech šŸ”¬ logo

šŸ¤– AI Research & Software Engineering Intern — Perona Computer Vision Lab, Caltech šŸ”¬

Supervisor: Prof. Pietro Perona

šŸš€ Implemented novel in-context learning techniques within latent diffusion models, improving predictive accuracy by 26%.

Jun. 2023 — Sep. 2023
GPTZero šŸ¤– logo

šŸ“ˆ Product Intern — GPTZero šŸ¤–

šŸ’” Designed features for an AI-driven educational tool and authored a weekly newsletter reaching 45,000+ subscribers.

Sep. 2023 — Sep. 2024
Prospect Student Ventures šŸš€ logo

šŸ’¼ Principal — Prospect Student Ventures šŸš€

šŸ“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.

Jul. 2023 — Aug. 2023
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit šŸŽ“ logo

šŸ“Š Data Science & ML Intern — Oxford University Clinical Research Unit šŸŽ“

šŸ” Analyzed large-scale patient datasets in R and built outcome prediction models using machine learning techniques.

Jun. 2021 — Aug. 2022

šŸ‘Øā€šŸ’» Software Engineering Intern — Hybrid Biomedical Optics Lab, York University

šŸ”§ 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

Alstotle Chrome Extension

TypeScriptReactGPT-4 VisionElevenLabs
šŸ“š An LLM-powered educational Chrome extension for YouTube videos using GPT-4 Vision, ElevenLabs, and retrieval-augmented generation.
ConchShell Wearable ASL Translator

ConchShell Wearable ASL Translator

C++PyTorchEmbedded Systems
šŸ¤– A wearable device that converts ASL letters into speech with 94% accuracy, built in C++ and PyTorch. Selected for the DMZ Accelerator program and secured $16,600 in funding. Featured in CBC and National Observer!

Publications

Vanderbilt Young Scientist Journal Publication logo

2021

Vanderbilt Young Scientist Journal Publication

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

Awards

1st Place, Jane Street Estimathon at Harvard Undergraduate Trading Competition logo

2025

1st Place, Jane Street Estimathon at Harvard Undergraduate Trading Competition

Won first place in the Estimathon competition at the Harvard Undergraduate Trading Competition.

Team Princeton, ICPC Regionals logo

2024

Team Princeton, ICPC Regionals

Competed in the ACM ICPC North America East Regional Programming Contest.

Princeton Pitch Competition Finalist logo

2023

Princeton Pitch Competition Finalist

Selected as a finalist in the Princeton Pitch Competition.

National HOSA Medical Innovation Champion logo

2023

National HOSA Medical Innovation Champion

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

Invited Speaker, Canadian Business Hall of Fame logo

2022

Invited Speaker, Canadian Business Hall of Fame

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

DMZ Champion logo

2021

DMZ Champion

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

97th Percentile, Fryer Math Contest logo

2020

97th Percentile, Fryer Math Contest

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

1st Place, Youth Impact Challenge logo

2021

1st Place, Youth Impact Challenge

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

Selected to Represent Canada at FIRST Worlds (Robotics) logo

2020

Selected to Represent Canada at FIRST Worlds (Robotics)

Chosen to represent Canada at the FIRST Robotics World Championship.