Allison Pham
Design engineering
Building human-centered systems to enhance cognition & productivity
✦ Campus Leader @ Notion & Leading ACM + Hackathons
✦ Researching autonomous traversal & HCI in space
✦ Computer Engineering @ UC Riverside
✦ CS • EE • Product • Design
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explore;
Areas of Work ‧₊ ♪˚⊹
missions;
Current Quests ⋆｡°
Researching autonomous traversal for space exploration
Leading @ NASA program
Project sightings - machine learning & HCI
Building systems from the ground up, tinkering with new ideas
Leading orgs across campus & internationally
Currently: President @ ACM at UCR, Director @ Citrus & Cutie Hack, etc.
live snapshot;
Now ⋆˚꩜｡
What I'm currently working on, reading, & thinking. Monthly log/snapshot: 1 book + 1 idea + 1 experiment + 1 quote = passion progress & productivity.
Focus
Mindfulness, life optimization, & productivity
System design, Linux, & cloud computing
Reading
Atomic Habits
James Clear
Zero to One
Peter Thiel
Listening
Lofi
PlaylistCurrently Building (Experimentation + Tinkering)
learning;
Pieces of Curiosity ⟡
My Curiosities
>About
A collection of my core focus areas that I'm exploring, learning about, and building.
>My History
Began documenting my curiosities as a way to track growth and connect ideas cohesively.
>Current Projects & Future Plans
Building systems that bridge across multiple fields for impact.
Curiosity Nav
work in progress;
Lab
Current tinkering on experiments & prototypes through a mini tinker lab. Building with design curiosity while showcasing progress on ideation.
Current Pieces
cs-ee-learning-system
interactive learning platform for cs, engineering, & product fundamentals
nexa
AI agent - building autonomous workflows to speed up repetitive tasks
terraground
Previous Iterations
Ideas Queue
astrotrade
space commerce & trading simulation concept inspired by space-economy scenarios
bioquest
environment learning through gamification
component-library
cozy-chat
all-in-one learning & social platform concept
cs-links
cyberdeck
figma-plugin-tool
finflow
personal finance workflow concept for better money habits
hci-in-space
cognitive load in environments & microgravity interaction design. hci concepts adapted for astronaut workflows
missionsync
async interfaces for mission planning (coordination system concept)
ml-models
machine learning model prototypes for applied use cases
musely
music x journaling
neurowell
healthcare learning combining neuroscience education & wellness
orbitintel
space asset directory & data exploration for orbital mission insights
organizer-dashboard
personality-quiz
interactive quiz experiments for personality-driven recommendations
product-website
resources
tamagotchi
thinksync
cognitive UX
youflow
data analyzer experiments for structured workflow insight
Stats
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Active
13%
Avg Progress
0
Completed
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Queued