Ian Solano-kamaiko
Research Assistant at Cornell Tech
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolIan Solano-kamaiko is a PhD student and research assistant at Cornell Tech with 11 years of software and product engineering experience bridging industry and academia. His work centers on HCI, ICTD, and machine learning for social good, focusing on community and in-home healthcare, automation and the future of work, and climate resilience for underserved populations. Previously he built product and engineering features at agencies and startups including Big Spaceship, Made by Many, Mic, and Opentrons, giving him practical experience shipping user-centered systems. At NYU and Cornell Tech he combines rigorous research methods with hands-on prototyping to evaluate technologies in real-world contexts. Known for a pragmatic, curious approach—summed up on GitHub as “I get computers 'puting”—he blends code fluency with a commitment to ethical, impact-driven design. Based in New York, he brings both technical depth and a track record of translating research into deployable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at New York UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computing and Information Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computing and Information Science at Cornell Tech
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Github Skills (23)
biology10
robotics10
protocols10
science10
json-api8
data-api8
partials7
border6
redux6
android-application5
api5
tachyons5
json4
css4
sass4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
iansolano/iansolano.com
Jan 2021 - May 2024
Contributions:32 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 4 months
nowadaysio/nowadays-comms
Mar 2020 - May 2020
Contributions:29 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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