Aidan Griffin – Akamai 2021

Aidan is a third year student at Washington State University, pursuing a B.S. in computer science. He grew up on Maui, spending time playing pickup basketball and looking for compelling new books. Aidan constantly strives to grow in his knowledge of machine learning...

Kevin Diep – Akamai 2021

Kevin Diep was born and raised on Oahu. He graduated from McKinley High School in 2017. He recently graduated from University of Hawaii, Manoa in 2021 with a Bachelors of Science in Astrophysics and Mathematics. He is currently interested in learning some computer...

Dason Albano – Akamai 2021

Dason was born on the island of Hawai?i and grew up in Kea?au. He is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science—with a minor in mathematics—at the University of Hawai?i at Hilo and he will begin his junior year this fall. His career plans upon graduation include...

Terric Abella – Akamai 2021

Tojo was born and raised in Makakilo on the island of Oahu. He graduated from Kamehameha Schools Kapalama and is currently studying computer science at Columbia University. In his free time, he enjoys programming algorithms while surfing and eating ocean-salted...

Ryan Wong – 2012

Ryan Wong grew up in Wailua on the island of Kauai and graduated from Island School 2008. He joined KCC’s electronic program in 2010 and will graduate next fall semester. He plans to work for a year to gain more experience, then continue his education in electrical...

Vladimir Ivanov – 2006

Vladimir Ivanov was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 2005 he moved to Hilo with his family. He is currently attending University of Hawai’i at Hilo as a freshman. Vladimir is majoring in Computer Science, with a minor in Business Administration. He enjoys...

Kaniela Dement – 2006

Denny Kaniela Dement is a junior at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo majoring in Astronomy. He enjoys camping, hiking, reading, and any water sports, especially surfing. His interest in astronomy comes from the spirit of discovery, unveiling the secrets of the...