ESP Biography



JENNA HIMAWAN, MIT freshman. Loves puzzles. Wants to study EECS.




Major: Not available.

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2021

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

I'm a freshman living in Simmons Hall. I love board and card games and puzzles. I'm interested in studying Electrical Engineering and/or Computer Science.

Feel free to contact me at himawan@mit.edu.



Past Classes

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C13910: Artificially Not-Very-Intelligent in Spark 2020 (Mar. 14 - 15, 2020)
Everybody's talking about AI, ML, Deep Learning, etc. these days. However, most AIs aren't really that smart. Let's learn about AI that try to name paint colors, describe pokemon, create D&D spells, imitate Shakespeare, and write code! Let's learn about robots which "commit suicide" by driving into fountains!


X13916: How to Run a Spark! in Spark 2020 (Mar. 14 - 15, 2020)
Ever thought about what happens behind-the-scenes when you sign up for Spark classes? Or how all of our teachers and classes fit into MIT's classrooms? Spark takes months to plan, and for good reason. Come learn how we make Spark happen every year!


Z13932: Language Interactions in Spark 2020 (Mar. 14 - 15, 2020)
How do languages evolve? How do we know whether languages are related? What differentiates a language from a dialect? This is a class where we discuss these questions, learn about language study and classification, and see how history, language, and culture work together with each other.


W13211: (Not Jigsaw) Puzzles! in Splash 2019 (Nov. 23 - 24, 2019)
Do you love the "a-ha" moment of solving a puzzlehunt-style puzzle? Do you love the satisfaction that comes with filling in the last square of a crossword? Do you love making slow and steady progress through a logic puzzle? Stop by and have fun!


W13212: SET and Its Variations! in Splash 2019 (Nov. 23 - 24, 2019)
Have you ever played the card game SET? How about 3-deck SET with colored borders, using the borders as an additional attribute? How about SET with cards facedown? SET Sudoku? If your answer to any of those questions was "No", come play! Players with any level of experience are welcome!


C13487: Artificially Not-Very-Intelligent in Splash 2019 (Nov. 23 - 24, 2019)
Everybody's talking about AI, ML, Deep Learning, etc. these days. However, most AIs aren't really that smart. Let's learn about AI that try to name paint colors, describe pokemon, create D&D spells, imitate Shakespeare, and write code! Let's learn about robots which "commit suicide" by driving into fountains!


X12779: How to Run a Spark! in Spark 2019 (Mar. 16 - 17, 2019)
Ever thought about what happens behind-the-scenes when you sign up for Spark classes? Or how all of our teachers and classes fit into MIT's classrooms? Spark takes months to plan, and for good reason. Come learn how we make Spark happen every year!


W13052: SET and Its Variations! in Spark 2019 (Mar. 16 - 17, 2019)
Have you ever played the card game SET? How about 3-deck SET with colored borders, using the borders as an additional attribute? How about SET with cards facedown? SET Sudoku? If your answer to any of those questions was "No", come play! Players with any level of experience are welcome!


W13053: (Not Jigsaw) Puzzles! in Spark 2019 (Mar. 16 - 17, 2019)
Do you love the "a-ha" moment of solving a puzzlehunt-style puzzle? Do you love the satisfaction that comes with filling in the last square of a crossword? Do you love making slow and steady progress through a logic puzzle? Stop by and have fun!


W12083: SET and Its Variations! in Spark 2018 (Mar. 17 - 18, 2018)
Have you ever played the card game SET? How about 3-deck SET with colored borders, using the borders as an additional attribute? How about SET with cards facedown? SET Sudoku? If your answer to any of those questions was "No", come play! Players with any level of experience are welcome!


Z12133: Understanding Diplomacy through Wargaming in Spark 2018 (Mar. 17 - 18, 2018)
Much of historical European politics would have made more sense if you were there at the time. This class will give you a chance to recreate those politics. Take command of countries in a simple war game and learn about the balance of power by seeing it play out in action. Adapted from game created by Daniel Whalen; run with permission.


W12187: Card games! Recollection + Дурак (Stupid) + others! in Spark 2018 (Mar. 17 - 18, 2018)
Come play card games! We can teach you Recollection (also called Fish), a super fun logic & memory game for 6 people! We can also teach you Дурак! (And any other card games that we know!)


W11638: SET and Its Variations! in Splash 2017 (Nov. 18 - 19, 2017)
Have you ever played the card game SET? How about 3-deck SET with colored borders, using the borders as an additional attribute? How about SET with cards facedown? SET Sudoku? If your answer to any of those questions was "No", come play! Players with any level of experience are welcome!


X11639: Recollection! It's a card game! in Splash 2017 (Nov. 18 - 19, 2017)
Recollection is a very fun memory and deduction card game for 6 players (2 teams of 3). Some of you may know it as "Fish" or "Canadian Fish". If you like Hanabi, strategy games, memory games, and/or logic puzzles, you should come play!


Z11710: Understanding Diplomacy through Wargaming in Splash 2017 (Nov. 18 - 19, 2017)
Much of historical European politics would have made more sense if you were there at the time. This class will give you a chance to recreate those politics. Take command of countries in a simple war game and learn about the balance of power by seeing it play out in action. Adapted from game created by Daniel Whalen; run with permission.