Hi, I'm Jalen Francis

Passionate Computer Science & Engineering student at The Ohio State University, specializing in machine learning, quantitative finance, and full-stack development. I love building innovative solutions that bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world applications.

OSU Honors Student7x Hackathon FinalistOpen to Opportunities

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Courses Completed

Hackathon Finalist

3.98

GPA

Years Experience

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Technical Skills

Languages

Frameworks & Libraries

Tools & Platforms

Game Dev & VR

Experience

Software Engineering Intern

Jun 2026–Aug 2026

JPMorgan Chase

Incoming Software Engineering Program intern in Columbus, Ohio. Will build and optimize digital applications and systems that support millions of customers, clients, and employees worldwide.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Aug 2024–Present

The Ohio State University

Assisted students in CSE courses with programming and algorithms. Held office hours and led review sessions.

Process Automation Engineering Intern

May 2025–Aug 2025

Kroger

Designed and implemented an end-to-end data pipeline to optimize logistics for delivery networks, focusing on store order forecasting and routing.

Engineering Intern

May 2022–Aug 2024

EM Engineering Group

Assisted in mechanical engineering design work including AutoCAD drawings and HVAC load calculations. Developed and maintained the company website.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science & Engineering

Aug 2023–Dec 2026

The Ohio State University

GPA: 3.98Honors College of EngineeringSpecialization: Artificial Intelligence

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics

Aug 2023–Dec 2026

The Ohio State University

GPA: 3.98Specialization: Theoretical

High School Diploma

Aug 2019–May 2023

Pickerington High School Central

AP Honors Scholar with DistinctionNational Honor SocietyVarsity FootballVarsity Track

Clubs & Organizations

AI Club

Technical Committee Member

SIAM2I

Quantathon Coordinator

Tau Beta Pi

General Member

Featured Projects

A showcase of my technical projects spanning machine learning, systems programming, and full-stack development.

Clubble – Event & Club Management App

Cross-platform app for discovering and managing college events and clubs.

React NativeFirebaseAWS LambdaStripeCloudflareWasabiMobile

Demo

Honorable Mention - Regeneron

Empirica - AI Research Assistant

Autonomous AI system for literature discovery, knowledge graphs, and hypothesis generation

PythonFastAPIReactThree.jsTailwind CSSscispaCyNetworkXsentence-transformersSQLiteClaude 3.5 SonnetRAG

GitHub Demo

HackAI 2025 Winner

SignifyAI - ASL Recognition

Real-time ASL recognition system using deep learning

PythonTensorFlowOpenCVMediaPipe

GitHub Demo

Honorable Mention

El Mercadito - VR Language Learning

Immersive virtual reality language learning game that transports players to a vibrant Cuban market

UnityC#VRMeta Quest 3Game DevelopmentLanguage Learning3D Design

GitHub Demo

2nd place

QuantiFiAI - Quant Trading System

Multi-strategy quantitative trading platform with ML-powered market prediction

PythonPyTorchScikit-learnPandasNumPyStatistical ModelingTime Series AnalysisEnsemble Methods

GitHub Demo PDF

IM²C 2025 - Meritorious Team

Beyond the Line - Redistricting Fairness Framework

Data-driven framework for quantifying community and evaluating redistricting fairness using spatial clustering

PythonPySALscikit-learngeopandasCensus APIGerryChainSpatial ClusteringData Science

GitHub PDF

MakeOHI/O 11 - Most Original

PillifyAI - Automatic Pill Dispenser

3D-printed automatic pill dispenser with microcontroller backend & API

Microcontrollers3D PrintingAPI DevelopmentHardwareIoT

Demo

DataFest 2025 - Best Insight Finalist

DataFest 2025 - Market Segmentation Analysis

Advanced clustering and market segmentation analysis using K-means, PCA, and time-series analysis

PythonK-means ClusteringPCAData AnalysisVisualizationTime Series

Demo

DiffSense – Predictive Breaking Change Detection

AI-powered platform for predicting and preventing breaking changes in codebases.

ReactViteTailwindCSSFastAPIClaude AICodeBERTPythonWebSocketsGitHub APIAI/ML

GitHub Demo

JNet - Custom C++ Neural Network Framework

A lightweight neural network framework built from scratch in C++.

C++Neural NetworksDeep LearningCNNSGDAdamTensor OperationsCustom Framework

GitHub Demo

JShell - Custom Unix Shell

A feature-rich Unix shell with scripting capabilities

CUnixProcess ManagementScriptingJob Control

GitHub Demo

CodeSpaced – Spaced Repetition for LeetCode

A spaced repetition learning platform for LeetCode, powered by the SM-2 algorithm.

ReactFirebaseSM-2 AlgorithmSpaced RepetitionLeetCodeUI/UX

Demo

Pneumonia Classification CNN

CNN model for classifying pneumonia from chest X-rays

PythonTensorFlowKerasGUITkNumPy

GitHub Demo

Blockchain Voting System

Secure decentralized voting platform with user authentication

C++QtBlockchainMulti-threadingCryptographyGUI

GitHub Demo

Contributions

Security Research

Grubhub Bug Bounty

Identified and responsibly disclosed a high-severity vulnerability (IDOR/BOLA) in Grubhub's order APIs that allowed authenticated users to access other users' order details and PII.

High Severity (CVSS 8.2)IDOR / BOLA

Scope: api-gtm.grubhub.com order endpoints

Impact: Unauthorized access to PII and order metadata

Disclosure: Responsible disclosure with detailed remediation report

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Open Source

Bitwarden iOS mTLS Support

Implemented client certificate authentication (mTLS) support for Bitwarden iOS app, enabling secure connections to self-hosted Bitwarden servers requiring client certificates.

Swift / iOSmTLS / Security

Features: PKCS#12 certificate import, secure storage, URLSession mTLS integration

Status: Pull request submitted, under review

View PR

Academic Record

3.98

Cumulative GPA

Courses Completed

94%

A Grades

Grade Distribution

A-

Course History

ENGR 1281.01H - Fund Engr Honors IA

CSE 2221 - SW 1: ComponentsA

MATH 2568 - Linear AlgebraA

ENGR 1282.01H - Fund Engr Honors IIA

CSE 2231 - SW 2: Dev & DesnA

CSE 2321 - FNDS 1: Discr StrA

MATH 3345 - Fdn Higher MathA

MATH 4530 - ProbabilityA

ECE 2060 - Int Digital LogicA

CSE 2331 - FDNS 2: DS & AlgA

MATH 4181H - Honors Analysis IA-

CSE 2421 - Sys 1: Comput OrgA

CSE 2431 - Sys 2: Oper SysA

CSE 3902 - Proj: Interact SysA

CSE 3521 - Intr Artif IntellA

MATH 4548 - Intro Analysis 2A

STAT 4202 - Intro Math Stat 2A

Contact Me

Feel free to reach out for opportunities, collaborations, or just to connect!

jalenfran@proton.me

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