Ann Basil

Ann Basil is a senior at UC Berkeley majoring in Computer Science, and an undergraduate researcher with the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science and Environment (DSE). Having initially come to UC Berkeley heading towards an Environmental Science degree, Ann pivoted towards the CS field to help innovate new, interdisciplinary ideas to maintain and protect ecosystems due to her passion for ecology and technology. She has worked on a variety of projects, including working on local goals for heading towards the UN Sustainability Goal: Affordable and Clean Energy, mapping animal populations, creating a simple neural net, and developing game simulators. In her free time, Ann enjoys writing stories, drawing, playing Dungeons and Dragons, swimming, and bouldering.