Michael Han


michaellhan@gmail.com

I am a Junior at Lexington High School in the Boston area. I'm seeking an opportunity as an Academic Research Assistant. I've been programming in C++, Python, Java, and JavaScript for seven years. Furthermore, I am well-versed in LaTeX and HTML/CSS.

In 10th grade, I had the privilege of being accepted into the MIT PRIMES research program, where I am fortunate to receive guidance from Noah Golowich on algorithmic game theory. I have implemented and compared multiple algorithms(OMWU, BM, and TreeSwap) and also developed a new algorithm Multi-Stage Multiplicative-Weights Update(MS-MWU), that is converges significantly faster than any of the existing no-regret algorithms (OMWU, BM, TreeSwap) across all our experiments. Earlier during both the 7th and 9th grades, I was selected for the MIT PRIMES STEP research program and had the honor of being advised by Tanya Khovanova.

My mathematical accomplishments include qualifying for the USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO), and since the 6th grade, I have consistently qualified 5 times for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME). I have also earned places on the Distinction for AMC12 and Distinguished Honor Roll(DHR) for AMC10 and AMC8. During my participation in MOEMS, I attained a perfect score and received the George Lenchner Award. In computer science, I have reached the Gold Division of USACO(USA Computing Olympiad), and I earned a near-perfect score in ACSL(American Computer Science League).

Beyond academics, I'm the Captain and a Coder at Lexington High School VEX Robotics Team. In the 2024 competition season, our team advanced to the finals and earned regional qualification. I'm also an oboe player in the concert band as a section leader. In my free time, I enjoy playing the oboe, reading and biking.