Van Dang

/væn, vɑːn/[vən˧˧]n.
  1. Vietnamese vân, Sino-Vietnamese reading of 雲 “cloud”; with thanh < 青 “blue, green, young.” Thanh Vân, “blue cloud.”

  2. an undergraduate studying computer science and mathematics at Vanderbilt University, cl. 2027.

  3. a software engineering intern at Google: aDocs Editors, Summer 2026; bYouTube Live Infrastructure, Summer 2025.

  4. picking up Mandarin and the piano; a loyal reader of dictionaries.

  5. a teaching assistant for CS 3251 and CS 4288; formerly, a tutor in SAT preparation and English.

  6. researching formal methods for explainable multi-agent AI, with Prof. Meiyi Ma.

Veronican.colloq.the name used in coffee shops.

Projects

  1. Multi-Cluster Kubernetes WAN/LAN FabricTeam project for CS 4383: Computer Networks, measuring tail latency under WAN impairment
  2. Transaction-Based BlockchainA multi-threaded blockchain implementation in C++
  3. Chess AI SystemMulti-algorithm chess engine with search and reinforcement learning
  4. Family Chore TrackerTask management platform for households, built as my Senior Capstone project
  5. Solitaire GamesA collection of classic solitaire card games in React
  6. NAMI Davidson Mobile AppiOS app for mental health support and community events
  7. FosterSource Education PlatformCourse and survey platform for a foster/kinship caregiver training nonprofit
  8. Cloze Test StudyA study on the effectiveness of cloze tests for learning
  9. Trivia GameWeb-based geography trivia game with multiple modes

Skills

AWSC++CMakeDockerExpress.jsFirebaseGoogle TestJavaScriptKubernetesMongoDBNode.jsPrismaPythonReactSwiftSwiftUITypeScriptUIKitXcode

Usage

The vowel is nearer to fawn than to man. Commonly mispronounced; rarely corrected.

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