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INTERESTS
Entrepreneurship
Gym
Cryptocurrencies
Steak
Media design

ASK ME ABOUT
Computer science
Human-computer interaction
Psychology
Fintech
US universities
US vs UK and applying to both
IB Diploma
Yousif Alnajjar
EDUCATION


Carnegie Mellon, USA
2026
B.S. Human-Computer Interaction

Sevenoaks School, UK
2022
IB Diploma

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Student
Currently working as a research assistant at an HCI lab at CMU, researching usable security for cryptocurrencies
Creating a game over the summer that will provide incentives for people to perform eco-friendly actions in real life
Developed a platform that enables safe and private voting on the public Ethereum blockchain with the CMU Blockchain Group
ABOUT ME
I started my first year at college thinking I was going to major in CS, which I’ve wanted to study for as long as I can remember. However, as I had the chance to explore my interests further, I ended up choosing Human-Computer Interaction as my major. It feels like the perfect fit since it allows me to focus on creating user-focused systems. I think this switch embodies the most important skill I’ve learned over my freshman year - looking at things objectively and allowing myself to change my mind.
FAVORITE EMOJI
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