Nate Pongtankul

npongtan01@gmx.com
(248) 949 4438

Education

Michigan Technological University

Bachelor of Computer Science
Mathematical Sciences Minor
4.0/4.0 GPA
04.2026 (Expected)

Experience

Undergraduate Research Internship Program

09.2024 - 03.2025
  • Ideate solution to emerging issue: black-box nature of modern AI
  • Research integration of classical AI with modern AI techniques
  • Develop model for interfacing LLM with logic-based problem solvers
  • Effectively relay findings to audience of more than 50 people of various backgrounds at gallery walk
  • Languages used: Common Lisp and Python

Paper Engine Project

07.2024 - 08.2024
  • Ideate new solution to problem: large number of pdfs, need keyword search
  • Index text in pdfs in <80ms on average
  • Efficiently cache computed work

College of Computing Learning Center Coach

01.2024 - Present
  • Aid on average 200 students a semester in computer science courses
  • Assist students in course concepts, homework, programming assignments
  • Work with courses using: Java, C, C++, SQL, Python

Leadership

Rhythm Game Club - Secretary

09.2025 - Present
  • Manage club meetings and facilitate setup and tear down
  • Organize and maintain inventory, elections, and budget

ASCII Student Organization

09.2024 - 03.2025
  • Facilitate mock technical interviews attracting over 40 students with the help of Amazon
  • Coordinate community events like Winter Wonderhack

Awards

Winter Wonderhack - Most Creative

12.2024
  • 24 hour hackathon
  • Text-based adventure game with natural language parsing

Monster Mini Code Golf - Best Underclassmen, Best Python Category

12.2023
  • Coding problems solved with as few characters in 1 day

Michigan Tech Dean's List 4.0

09.2023 - Present
  • Enrolled at Michigan Tech with at least 12 credits a semester and reach a GPA of 4.00.