Academics

Academics

Coursework, awards, competitions, leadership, and service — the academic record behind the projects.

For counselors and admissions readers. This page collects everything on the academic side in one place. If you are here to evaluate technical work instead, the About page and the Projects page are the engineering-side equivalents.


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Education


International Community School Bangkok (ICS)

Expected graduation May 2027  ·  24.5 credits earned through grade 11
Cumulative GPA 3.73 weighted  ·  3.54 unweighted (4.0 scale) ·  92.1 numeric average
Annual GPA by year: 3.50 (grade 9)  ·  3.81 (grade 10)  ·  3.88 (grade 11)
SAT 1250 superscore (650 Math / 600 Reading & Writing)  ·  1240 highest single sitting (650 Math / 590 Reading & Writing)

AP Courses
World History (2024–25), Computer Science Principles (2025–26, A+), English Language & Composition (2025–26); in progress 2026–27: Computer Science A (Java), Cyber Security, English Literature & Composition, Statistics

Honors Courses
French 3 (2024–25), HS Band (2025–27, in progress), Tech Theatre (2025–27, in progress)

Other Coursework
Applied Technologies, Digital Media, English Composition, French 2, Geometry, Intro Chemistry & Physics, Technical Theatre 1, World Geography (2023–24); Algebra 2, Biology, British Literature, Judeo-Christian History & Literature (2024–25); Pre-Calculus, Conceptual Physics, Philosophy & Worldview, World Religions (2025–26); Personal Finance & Investing, Engineering Design Foundations (2026–27)

Additional
Codecademy Intro to IT, BYU United States History


Honors & Awards


NOAI — National Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence

Competed in the National Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence, representing the International Community School (Bangkok). Prepared through self-study of classical machine learning, deep learning, NLP, and computer vision, and am still working toward IOAI qualification. The search and optimization theory behind it feeds directly into my AI security research.

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VEX Robotics

Qualified for nationals with my team at ICS Bangkok (2025–26), and qualified to States as an individual competitor at Bull Run Middle School (2020–22). Multi-year competitor across collaborative robot design, build, and programming.

Global Citizen Award (2024)

Recognized for Theatre Tech contribution and service.

Boy Scouts of America — Life Rank

Currently completing the service project for Eagle Scout, the BSA's highest rank — leading the social-media buildout for the Saphan Siam Foundation (see Community Service below). Earned the Programming and Robotics Merit Badges (2020).


Competitions & Hackathons


I compete in hackathons as a way to ship complete, deployed software under time pressure rather than leaving projects half-finished. Recent entries include Hack America 2026 (a privacy-first RAG study tool), the International AI Agents Hackathon 2026 (a 6-agent CrewAI pipeline), the USAII Hackathon 2026 (Villages, a full-stack AI learning platform), PhysTech 2026, and HackMars 3.0.

See all hackathon submissions →

Leadership & Activities


STEAMXchange — Tech Lead

Lead the tech side of STEAMXchange, a club that teaches children about STEAM subjects, including at the club's Science & Engineering Day event.

NOAI — Thailand National AI Olympiad

Competitor, actively preparing for IOAI qualification. Self-studying classical ML, deep learning, NLP, and computer vision.

Chess

Active player, working through daily tactics training. The search and game-theory concepts connect directly to my AI and algorithms work — including the chess engine I built.

Cross Country & Track and Field

School athletics at ICS Bangkok (2025–26) — cross country in the fall season and track and field in the spring.

Honor Band — Trumpet

Performs university-level repertoire in selected honor-band ensembles.


Work Experience



Community Service


44.5 service hours recorded on my school transcript through grade 11 — 10 hours in 2023–24, 10 in 2024–25, and 24.5 in 2025–26.

House of Blessings, Bangkok (2023–24)

Taught underserved students Scratch programming and Canva design, helping them build and present their own creative projects.

Saphan Siam Foundation (2025–present) — Eagle Scout Service Project

Led the effort to build a Bangkok-based non-profit's entire social-media presence from scratch as my Eagle Scout service project — sole technical and communications lead across Line, Facebook, and Instagram. Created content plans, set up platform profiles, and advised on how to reach a wider community audience through each platform's native features and posting cadence.


College Plans


Class of 2027 — targeting a BS in Computer Science with concentrations or minors in AI/ML and Cybersecurity. I am a U.S. citizen currently studying abroad in Bangkok, so I apply as a domestic student.

Applying for the Stokes Educational Scholarship Program (NSA) — a merit-based scholarship for students committed to careers in national security and cybersecurity. My work in algorithm design, security tooling, and applied AI aligns directly with NSA's research and mission areas.

Copyright Notice: The Common Application essay and all personal statements on this site are original works protected by copyright. They are shared for review by admissions officers and counselors only. Reproduction, adaptation, or use by any other party without explicit written permission is prohibited.

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Career Goals


Target Fields
Software DevelopmentAI / Machine LearningCybersecurity

Long-term, I want to work at the overlap of these three — building systems that are intelligent, secure, and production-grade. Whether that's ML infrastructure, security tooling, or applied AI research, I'm building the foundation now through competitions, hackathons, and self-directed projects.

Spoken Languages


English (native)French (intermediate, B1)Indonesian (in progress)

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