About Lain Nelson

Lain is an undergraduate majoring in computer science and Cornell's College Scholar Program, where they study inclusive natural language processing. They intend to graduate in 2026. Lain grew up in New York City. They love performing, and have been onstage at Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden and Citi Field. They also love to learn from others and will happily engage in intellectual conversations (especially when someone else is excited). They hope to work in making AI more inclusive.

Here is a little introductory video made for the Cornell Laidlaw Program.

I am a/an:

Undergraduate Leadership & Research Scholar

University

Cornell University

Laidlaw Cohort Year

2023

Research Topic

Computer Science LGBTQ+ Linguistics Machine Learning

Area of Expertise

Computer Science

I am from:

United States of America

I speak:

English Spanish

My hobbies/interests are:

Dance Gym Music Theatre

I am open to participating in mentoring/buddy programmes

Yes

Influencer Of

Listening to Quechua

I spent my summer in Perú working with both make_sense and Saphi on the promotion and preservation of Quechua and the Andean perspective. In doing so, I learned to listen to the lessons of the Quechua language and share my imperfect understandings, recognizing the perpetual process of learning.