ESP Biography



ZADRIANA SMITH, Studying Computational Neuroscience at MIT



Major: Brain and Cognitive Sciences

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: G

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Zadriana earned her B.A. in Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence from Dartmouth College, and is currently enrolled in a Pre-Doctoral program at MIT through the Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences.

Before this, she worked as a Medical Scribe, where she gained clinical experience in Neurology and Pain Medicine. She is passionate about designing technology that addresses the most perplexing, unresolved puzzles in healthcare.

In her free time, she offers free college advising, designs jewelry, and binge-watches Netflix.



Past Classes

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C16267: Health Technology in Action! in Splash Fall 2025 (Nov. 22 - 23, 2025)
Interested in using technology to solve challenges in healthcare? You've come to the right place! In this hands-on course, you will explore how computer science is transforming healthcare by tackling a critical real-world problem yourself! We will discuss what happens when non-English speaking patients cannot understand their doctor's instructions, then create a working prototype of an app or chatbot to help address these linguistic barriers. By the end, you will see how your technical skills can be used to save lives.