Landy Rakotoarison

From Madagascar, studying at Lafayette College (US) as a full-ride international scholar.

school Computer Science, Class of 2026
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCHER
COMMUNITY BUILDER

Projects & Experience

Award for the Mining.AI project

Machine Learning Research

End-to-end AI solution to predict clay mineral content from 55k+ spectral samples.

PyTorchScikit-learnSHAPStreamLit
Karoka Game Screenshot

Karoka: AI EdTech Game

AI-powered 2D game that teaches Python through personalized learning paths.

Phaser.jsReactNode.jsGPTDocker
Datanz Dashboard

Datanz: Healthcare Platform

Full-stack web app to visualize and analyze access to 13k+ healthcare facilities.

Node.jsExpressSQLJavaScript
ASECNA Project

Aviation Data Science

Engineered Python pipelines to process flight telemetry data for safety analysis.

PythonPandasPlotlyFolium
Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Mentored 40+ students in Java & Python, strengthening core programming fundamentals.

JavaPythonMentorship

More Than Code

Public Speaking

I both fear and love public speaking ,but I’ve learned how people can be inspired by them just as much as I’ve been inspired by others . And also , how you present something matters as much as what you build Highlights: UNICEF-selected TEDx Talk, TikTok grown to 11k+, and 3rd place at Lafayette’s Big Pitch.

Non-Profit Founder

Knowing I also started somewhere, I founded F&F Mada in 2022, to give back. I designed the curriculum and mentored 5 instructors , helping train 250+ students in our free Python bootcamps.

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Hackathon Host

I love bringing people together. I organized and co-host a stupid hackathon just to help starting engineers enjoy building. Over 100 participants built wonderfully fun projects in less than 24 hours, including a AI that roast your friends' rizz or an over-engineered app to remind you to tie your laces..

Awards & Recognition

Some hardwork that paid off...

2019

Robotex Estonia

Represented Madagascar as a national champion in an international robotics competition.

2021

Top 50 Youngest Entrepreneur in Africa

Co-founded and led a startup to help transform trash into energy

2022

Awesomeness of 2026

Selected as a top 5 student over 700+ students for academic excellence and leadership.

2025

Pan-African Robotics

Gold Medal 🥇 (1st Place): Winning team in the AI League over 2800 students and 30 countries

Skills:

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Languages: Python, JavaScript (Node.js, Express), SQL, Java

Frameworks & Tools: React, Firebase, Phaser.js, REST APIs, Git, Docker

ML/DS Tools: PyTorch, Scikit‑learn, TensorFlow, Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib

Outside of tech...

...I love dancing , learning the rhythm, practicing the steps, perfecting later.

Landy having fun