Education
Oregon State University - Corvallis, OR
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Applied AI Option), Honors College · GPA: 3.75 · Expected Graduation: Winter 2027
Projects
Self-Organizing AI Agents at the Edge (Capstone)
Distributed multi-agent system where nodes cooperatively solve mazes.
Small Shell
A Unix-like shell implemented in C supporting job control, piping, and I/O redirection.
Research Experience
Honors Thesis - Faithful Reasoning in LLMs
Investigating how reasoning traces align with internal model states.
Work Experience
Software Engineering Intern - UpSight Security Inc.
Undergraduate Learning Assistant - Operating Systems & Intro to Computer Science II
Graphics Lab Research Assistant
Environmental Lab Research Assistant
Undergraduate Learning Assistant - Engineering 103
Material Lab Research Assistant
Skills
C/C++, C#, JavaScript, Python, React, HTML/CSS, Jest, Cypress, Playwright, Assembly, PyTorch, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Linux, SQL
Arduino IDE, MongoDB, MATLAB, Unity, Unreal Engine 4/5, Microsoft Office
Contact
Email: zaitsevanatalia13@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/natalia-zaitseva-78153a252
GitHub: github.com/natashazai
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