My name is Emerson Kahle, and I am a 20 year-old undergraduate junior from the Boston area. I love to play sports, specifically soccer and basketball, and I am a die-hard Boston sports fan. I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics from the University of Southern California (Fight On!). I expect to graduate with both degrees in May of 2025.

From as young as I can remember, I have always been fascinated by numbers and patterns. In my early childhood, this fascination drove me towards a passion for chess. As I got older and learned more about mathematics, my interests shifted to better understanding the mathematical patterns underlying the behavior of human institutions. Recognizing computer science as the best field for applying mathematical theory to build such understanding, I decided to study CS alongside applied math. Now, my interests primarily concern using my technical skills to create real-world impact or provide real-world insight through software engineering, data science/statistics, and machine learning.

For the majority of my career, I intend to establish myself in industry working in one of the aforementioned fields at the intersection of mathematics and computer science. I believe that working for companies whose survival is predicated on leveraging mathematical/computational theories and/or patterns to create real-world impact will best build the base of technical knowledge that supports my interests. At the end of my career, I hope to utilize this knowledge base to increase engagement with math among the youth. I firmly believe that the true test of one’s understanding is their ability to effectively and adaptively explain supposedly understood concepts to a variety of listeners. In school and personal projects, this often leads me to explain my ideas to my peers in detail to validate my own understanding. For this reason, after building a strong base of applied technical knowledge through education and industry, I want to share and motivate that knowledge with the young minds of the next generations by teaching at the high school or undergraduate level.

C, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Firebase, SQL, Git/GitHub, React Native, NextJS, MATLAB, R, TypeScript, Microsoft Office, Team-Oriented, Organization, Leadership