Albert X. Chen
陈熙研 · 潼潼
Irvine, California · University High School (Irvine), since August 2025
[email protected] · albertxychen.net
Physics-minded AI builder. Starts from first principles and uses technology on real problems. USAPhO Semifinalist · USA-NA-AIO Round 2 at MIT and Harvard · AP Chinese 5/5.
Education
University High School (Irvine)
Irvine, California · August 2025 – present
Current high school. Born June 2011.
Sierra Vista Middle School
Irvine, California · August 2023 – June 2025
Strong physics, chemistry, and biology, with physics the favorite. Self-taught Python. Programming lead of the robotics club.
International School of Beijing (ISB)
Beijing · August 2019 – June 2023
Project-based work across science, technology, and art. Chinese as a foundation and English at a native-level command. First programs, a science-fair smart home, and the start of piano.
Stonegate Elementary School
Irvine, California · August 2017 – June 2019
First science labs, and the curiosity the later work still runs on.
Selected record
AP Chinese Language and Culture — 5/5
Exam May 8, 2026 · Los Altos High School · recorded July 7, 2026
Top score, Extremely well qualified, from the official 2026 SCORES report. Commonly accepted for college credit or placement.
USAPhO Semifinalist
United States of America Physics Olympiad · exam April 10, 2026
Qualified from F=ma (February 12, 2026; individual scores are not published). About 400 students nationwide were invited. Four-hour individual closed-book exam. Semifinal score, USAPhO Plus, and the U.S. Physics Team are pending and are not listed as results.
USA-NA-AIO Round 2
April 3–5, 2026 · MIT and Harvard
On-site round of the United States North American Artificial Intelligence Olympiad. Two contest blocks, three talks, proctored. Rank and score are pending.
Piano, Certificate of Merit
CM Level 7 passed, 2024 · CM Level 10 not passed, February 26, 2025 · CM Level 8 passed, March 24, 2025
CM Level 10 in 2026 has not been taken. The February miss is kept on purpose: preparation had been left until the end, and the same night became an FFT study of his playing.
Projects
P1 · Air-quality alert
2020 · Beijing, ISB · Independent
The system was crude and not very accurate. It was the first time he understood that the value of a technology is the real problem it takes on.
P2 · Robotics club, programming lead
2023–2025 · Sierra Vista Middle School · Programming lead
The team placed second in the regional maze challenge.
P3 · Physics simulations
2023–2025 · Independent
Each simulation made the underlying law clearer. This is the start of the two-track habit: physics and code, side by side.
P4 · Playing-rhythm analyzer
2024–2025 · Independent
A failure opened a new piece of work, across music, signal processing, and programming. It was his own recording, not a class assignment.
P5 · A mental-health tool for teenagers
2025 – present · early · Independent study
Early stage. The direction is set. There is no deployed product and no outcome claim.
P6 · Personal carbon footprint
2025 – present · exploring · Independent study
Still an exploration. No public impact figure is claimed.
Leadership and service
Programming lead
Robotics club, Sierra Vista Middle School · 2023–2025
Obstacle avoidance, arm control, and path planning. The team placed second in the regional maze challenge.
New Hope World Alliance Foundation
2025-10-17 · 4 hours · https://www.newhopeworld.org/
Website maintenance for four hours: updating pages, uploading event information, and fixing small problems. The point of the shift was a site that stayed accurate and understandable. He also helped with basic troubleshooting and a regular check so the site kept running.
Skills
Languages: Python, C++, JavaScript. Machine learning: TensorFlow, PyTorch. Data: Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib. Physics simulation: Free fall, Orbits, Pendulum. Robotics hardware: Arduino, Raspberry Pi. Web: HTML / CSS, Flask. AI study: NLP, Sentiment analysis, Multimodal affective computing. Signals: FFT, Audio analysis. Also Robot programming, Physics contests, Piano.
Machine-learning libraries are foundational. The mental-health and carbon projects are early and make no outcome claim.
Athletics
Badminton, Summer 2026. He spent that summer playing badminton, and he likes it a great deal. A mind trained on physics still needs the sweat.
GPA, class rank, SAT, ACT, TOEFL/IELTS, other AP scores, the USAPhO semifinal score, and the USA-NA-AIO rank are omitted because they are not on record. This page does not estimate them. School: University High School (Irvine), California — since August 2025.