ALISSA WU

CS+Math at NYU | Prev Software & Data @ Visa, Interos, Point72, Duke, AYR, NJIT

I'm a senior studying CS and Math at NYU. I'm mainly a software engineer, though I have done work in other domains. I'm currently working through Neel Nanda's mechinterp roadmap, and will upload some notes once I'm at a good stopping point. I enjoy interesting problems. I also like nightcore, ai alignment, cats, light mode, and other somewhat idiosyncratic things.

I'm the Startup Week Engineering Lead for Tech@NYU, and I'm a member of Stern EEG and Business Analytics Club.

I've attended Point72 Investment Academy. I became a DTech (Women in Tech) Scholar this summer, and attended many events in SF, like YC Summer Conference 2025. I'm also hoping to add blog posts; at least one would be about Garry Tan's "Prompt or Be Prompted" speech.

I'm a National Merit Scholarship Awardee. I was involved with DQF and DUU Art Union (Events Committee).

I'm driven by a love of exploration, learning, and creation. Software, music, art. People become real by creating real things, externalizing intention into the emptiness. It's what makes life meaningful to me.

(PS: If you explore around, this site may feel incomplete, random, or kind of strange. I haven't finalized it yet, and also haven't really linked it anywhere. It's a work in progress...)