resume
Praise for Roman Hauksson
“I also just have to say, your code is very exemplary in its organization and overall cleanliness. And so are your commits. I have a thing or two to learn from you!”
“You're the most technically skilled member on our team.”
“I really do mean it when I say you're more capable than you have a right to be at your age...”
education
University of Texas at Dallas
B.S. in Computer Science
Aug 2021 – Dec 2025 (Expected)
- National Merit Scholar, Cybersecurity Group officer, Open Source Software Club officer
work experience
Capital One
Software Engineering Intern
Jun 2023 – Aug 2023 • McLean, VA
- Created Chrome extension with React, refactored build tool to increase preview speed by 300%
- Completed 4-week curriculum on full-stack technologies including Go, React, and Linux
Joint Special Operations Command
Software Engineering Intern
Jun 2022 – Aug 2022 • Remote
- Created Python interface for internal Node API
research experience
Dioptra
Independent Research Assistant
Dec 2023 – Current • Remote
- Helped create GameBench: a benchmark to test the strategic reasoning ability of large language models
- Coded benchmark task, conducted literature review, wrote related works section, did factor analysis
- Currently researching international AI governance
ACM UTD Research Program
Director
May 2022 – Dec 2022
- Directed semester-long undergraduate research program with 15% admission rate
- Managed 4 teams of 6 students each, hosted poster presentation event for 50+ attendees
Team Lead
Dec 2021 – Apr 2022
- Fine-tuned GPT-3 to generate targeted password guesses, achieved 3+ times higher accuracy than baseline, won poster presentation contest versus 5 other teams, amassed 70 stars on GitHub
- Presented separately at the Hackers on Planet Earth conference to audience of 20+
Assistant
Sep 2021 – Nov 2021
- Trained LSTM model with team of 4, won poster presentation contest versus 5 other teams
projects
Demo for "I"
- Designed and coded simulated trading platform for securitized income share agreements
Manifold Markets Depth Chart Feature
- Created React component to visualize prediction market depth, won 3rd place in hackathon, pushed to production on site with 800+ daily active users
MF FOOM
- Fine-tuned GPT-3 on the lyrics of 96 MF DOOM songs to write lyrics in his style, then cloned his voice to edit those lyrics into a song
Just Arrived – HackUTD VIII
- Designed and coded frontend for app to help international students, won hackathon challenge
professional development
Global Challenges Project Existential Risk Workshop
Nov 2023 • Berkeley, CA
Program on AI and Reasoning
Aug 2023 • Cambridge, UK
- Studied AI and cognition at 10-day camp for mathematically talented students (2.5% acceptance rate)
AI safety workshop
Nov 2022 • Berkeley, CA
Effective Altruism Introductory Program
Oct 2022 – Nov 2022 • Remote
TexSAW 2022 Capture The Flag Winner
Apr 2022 • Dallas, TX
- Won cybersecurity CTF competition with a partner against 10+ teams
CodePath Cybersecurity course
Jan 2022 – Apr 2022 • Remote