Isabela Ferrer

Colombian, 19, C.P. Davis Scholar studying Engineering at Columbia University.

I explore complex problems for fun, through:

I also love doing yoga, a good americano, and writing for my newsletter.

Isabela Ferrer

What I Have Worked On

AI in literacy instruction
AI in literacy instruction

Creating a website for teaching reading and writing skills through group activities powered by LLMs.

AI in reading ambition
AI in reading ambition

Designing books and stories for children to read about their future success. (website in spanish)

Materials that turn air into water
Materials that turn air into water

Exploring the structures and properties of dessicants: the materials used in atmospheric water adsorption.

Enzymes and Cotton Recycling
Medical Language Accessibility

(Hackathon) Turning medical discharge summaries into active followup for non-english speakers.

Enzymes and Cotton Recycling
Enzymes & Cotton Recycling

(Hackathon) Research into the process of turning textiles into liquid glucose.

Oasis
Oasis

(Moonshot project) Designing a device for producing potable water from the air.

Ethereum and Sustainability
Ethereum and Sustainability

Understanding how proof of stake can reduce the blockchain's environmental footprint.

Coding GPT from Scratch
Coding GPT from Scratch

Building and training the transformer architecture to write like Shakespeare.

A Breakdown of the Blockchain
A Breakdown of the Blockchain

An article explaining the main concepts behind the blockchain structure.

The Architecture Behind LLMs
The Architecture Behind LLMs

Breaking down the sections of the transformer architecture and how they work.

Data Processing for AI
Data Processing for AI

Transforming images with Pytorch for training artificial intelligence models.

CNNs for Image Classification
CNNs for Image Classification

Building convolutional neural networks for computer vision using Pytorch and the CIFAR dataset.

Unique Experiences

Role Date
Impact intern @ Finkargo 2025
Project Manager @ La Totuga Music 2024-2025
WISE Qatar Conference Speaker 2023
Miami Women in Tech Member 2022-2023
Impact Labs Explore Fellow 2023
Villars Institute Fellow 2023
Founder Camp Participant+Speaker 2023
Innovator @ The Knowledge Society 2022-2023