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Abhinav Kommula

Vice President of Operations

Abhinav is a senior at Monta Vista High School in California. He is fascinated by computational problems and is interested in applying his theoretical knowledge for real-world applications. He's excited to work with others and hopes that his contributions will help find a solution to the COVID-19 epidemic.

Angela Jia

Vice President of Marketing

Angela is a senior at The Harker School. Her primary interest is computer science, especially machine learning and robotics software. She is involved in her school’s FRC team and has conducted research on the application of an industrial control algorithm in machine learning. Outside of programming and robotics, she is passionate about studying classics and listening to/playing music.

Jolie Wang

Vice President of Events

Jolie Wang is currently a senior at Laurel Springs School. She enjoys the topics of computational biology, computer science, and math. Her hobbies are badminton and piano, and she is very open to helping anyone in need. She is involved in the Math Team, Environmental Club, Creative Computing Club, and Scrubs Club at school. She is excited to be part of the Folding@Home team and hopes to include more people to this great cause.

Benjamin Wu

Director of Tech

Benjamin is currently a senior at Cupertino High School. He is passionate about Electrical Engineering and has led two underwater robotics teams as the CEO and electrical engineer.

He's done research on and built a physical system that balances a ball on a plate, using PID control coupled with a neural network. He has also been a part of other volunteer teams such as Teen Challenge and has hosted an art class for foster children.

Alex Kao

Director of Outreach

Alexander Kao is a senior at Lynbrook High School. Relating to a more science aspect, he enjoys topics that delve more into the brain, such as neuroscience and psychology. Other than these more educational interests, he also enjoys music, hype culture, and sports. Some of his hobbies include playing basketball, saxophone, and video games.

Carolyn Wang

Treasurer

Carolyn Wang is a junior at Saratoga High School. She loves music and biology, and is involved in the youth council in her local city government. She is also the current secretary in the IT club at Saratoga High. In her free time, she enjoys tutoring students english from conflict-affected areas, reading, and doodling. She also loves meeting new people and learning about different cultures.

Tiffany Ho

Secretary

Tiffany is currently a senior at Cupertino High School. She has extensive experience in music and the biological sciences, and hopes to one day make a difference in the scientific world by conducting research and spreading her knowledge and ideas to others. In her free time, Tiffany enjoys both performing and listening to music as well as doing online research to learn more about her fields of interest. With her experience in biology projects and studies, Tiffany is excited to contribute to the Folding@SiliconValley group.

Branch Directors

Abhinav Kommula

Director of Monta Vista High School Branch

Abhinav is a senior at Monta Vista High School in California. He is fascinated by computational problems and is interested in applying his theoretical knowledge for real-world applications. He's excited to work with others and hopes that his contributions will help find a solution to the COVID-19 epidemic.

Angela Jia

Director of Harker High School Branch

Angela is a senior at The Harker School. Her primary interest is computer science, especially machine learning and robotics software. She is involved in her school’s FRC team and has conducted research on the application of an industrial control algorithm in machine learning. Outside of programming and robotics, she is passionate about studying classics and listening to/playing music.

Anirudh Seshadri

Director of Cupertino High School Branch

Anirudh is currently a junior at Cupertino high school. He has extensive background in biotechnology, biomedicine and molecular biology as well as a keen interest for helping others. He has worked as both a leader and participant in several biology related projects and competitions and has a lot to bring to our Folding@Home group.

Kyle Liu

Director of Fremont High School Branch

Kyle is a senior at Fremont High School. He enjoys learning about english literature, science, and technology. He is very open to learning new concepts and ideas and likes to help and work with others. He is also a current member of his schools Key Club. He is excited to work with and contribute to the Folding@Home group.

Mason Chen

Director of Stanford Online High School

Mason Chen is currently a senior at Stanford Online High School. He is interested in biology, chemistry, statistics, and business management. He has led TreeHouse, a wellness club dedicated to giving students a safe place to talk, and STEAMS, an organization that helps students apply academic skills to conduct a wide range of research projects. In his spare time, he's an avid swimmer, plays clarinet for a local band, and designs/edits websites.

Nathan Chiu

Director of Lynbrook High School Branch

Nathan is a senior at Lynbrook High School in California. He is passionate about science and technology, specifically biology, chemistry, engineering, and computer science. He has extensive experience in the biological sciences and engineering fields. He is actively involved in his school’s Science Olympiad team and has led a winning biomedical engineering project. During his free time, Nathan enjoys reading and researching about his interest subjects, playing music, and soccer. He is very excited to bring his experience to contribute to the Folding@SiliconValley group and give back to his community.