An extroverted learner with a passion for science and current events. An avid reader who enjoys a cross-section of genres from fantasy to nonfiction. Other hobbies include Kajukenbo martial arts, coding, video games including Pokémon and Minecraft, watching Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert, traveling, and making friends.

Kairan received his Associate of Science in Mathematics from Las Positas College where he entered at age 9 as the youngest enrollee in the college’s history and completed his degree at age 11 as the youngest graduate in the college’s history. He is a junior at Santa Clara University where he majors in Computer Engineering and expects to receive his Bachelor’s degree in 2022 and his Master’s in 2024.

Kairan has been featured on local, national, and international media outlets. He also serves as a research mentee in artificial intelligence at Intel Labs, has earned numerous certifications in deep learning, and is proficient in 19 programming languages and interfaces.