Ciana Tzuo

CV

Curriculum Vitae

Education, research, publications, experience, leadership, and honors.

Education

  • Horace Mann School

Selected Academic Summer Programs

Harvard Summer School — 7-Week SSP Residential (Summer 2026)

  • –Wearable Devices and Computer Vision — A
  • –Writing about Social and Ethical Issues — A

Cornell Pre-college Summer Online Courses (Summer 2025)

  • –Science, Technology and Society (STS) — A (97.33)

Wharton Global Youth AI Leadership Program, San Francisco (Summer 2025)

  • –Deep dived into lectures about ML structures, AI regulations and ethics, and business/innovation
  • –Coded AI system (using pre-trained datasets) that can identify emotion by facial expressions and vocal tone
  • –Pitched the above idea as a non-profit impact organization

Harvard Undergraduate Venture-Tech Summer Program (HUVTSP) (Summer 2025)

  • –Selected through a competitive application and interview process to join HUVTSP, a startup incubator led by Harvard student founders and VC mentors
  • –Engaged in intensive workshops on startup development, product design, and venture capital fundamentals, with a focus on tech-driven innovation
  • –Collaborated with a cohort of aspiring entrepreneurs at Rove to develop and pitch early-stage startup ideas, design an app, receiving feedback from industry professionals
  • –Gained hands-on experience in business modeling, market validation, and user-centric product iteration within a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Brown University Pre-college Summer Courses (Summer 2024)

  • –Introduction to Machine Learning and AI with Python
  • –Introduction to Neural Networks and the Philosophy of AI

Stanford Pre-collegiate Summer Institutes (Summer 2024)

  • –Innovation and Entrepreneurship — market research and pitched a notes-sharing app for homeschooled students

Research

  • Machine Learning Anxiety — The Concord Review (Published)
  • U.S. Political Surveillance — Independent Research (Submitted)
  • Human-AI Interaction — HBS/Wellesley collaboration
  • Data Nutrition Project — AI literacy research
  • Terra NYC Science Fair — Two-time semifinalist

Publications

  • Futurem — Founder / Editor-in-Chief (4 issues)
  • The Record — Staff Writer (Volumes 121–123)
  • The Concord Review — Machine Learning Anxiety

Experience

  • Stripe — Product development internship
  • The Concord Review — Editorial assistant
  • LaunchX Beyond X — Organizer
  • CCVA — AI literacy advocacy

Leadership

  • Women in STEM — Leader
  • Peer Leadership — Ninth grade mentor
  • Horace Mann 250th Committee — Programming

Technology Projects

  • tact&tech — Founder
  • Broadway as Living History — Digital exhibition
  • Golf Archive — Stroke-level tournament database
  • Motion-to-Music System
  • PosterAI
  • Wasteless — Food waste app (Technovation Girls)

Arts

  • Musical theatre — The Prom, Chicago, and more
  • Choir & vocal — ACDA honor choir, NYSSMA
  • National singing competitions

Athlete

  • National Ranked Golfer — Junior Golf Scoreboard
  • Varsity golf — 4 years, co-captain, #1 player
  • 100+ competitive tournaments

Honors

  • John Locke Institute Essay Competition — 2023: High Distinction, Philosophy
  • John Locke Institute Essay Competition — 2024: Commendation Award, History
  • John Locke Institute Essay Competition — 2025: Shortlist, History
  • Harvard International Review Academic Writing Contest — 2025: Silver Medal
  • The Concord Review — Published (Machine Learning Anxiety)
  • Terra NYC Science Fair — Two-time semifinalist
  • Technovation Girls Competition — Global Semifinalist (Wasteless food waste app)
  • ACDA Honor Choir selections