I am a teenage girl who loves coding, music, stargazing, and playing tennis. I did programming for the first time with Lego WeDo and Scratch when I was a kindergarten student. You can see some of my early Lego WeDo models and Scratch games here.😄 I still love Lego; my dream is to buy all the lego sets in the world and build an empire!
My first textual programming language was Squeak Smalltalk. I used it in a few summer science projects when I was an elementary school student. Most of my recent projects use Python for data analytics and algorithmic music composition as well as Internet-of-Things device development with single-board computers and microcontrollers. I also use Java and JavaScript for several projects. You can find all my projects here at GitHub and a few of them at my Devpost portfolio page. I have completed Harvard University’s CS50P and CS50T, Girls Who Code's summer program on data science and AI, and Python Institute’s associate certification (PCAP).
- The Music Theory Mentor, Honorable Mention, InnovArt 2026, January 2026.
- Machine Learning-based Heat Risk Estimation for Outdoor Sports, Best Oral Presentation Award, 12th International Young Researchers' Conference, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, December 2025.
- Chronicles of Tomorrow: Gaining Foresight for Your Next Quest with NASA Earthdata, Honorable Mention and Amazon AWS Award, Boston regional contest, 2025 NASA International Space Apps Challenge, October 2025.
- Modeling the Impact of Pets on Household Happiness: An Economic Approach, Grand Prix, AnimalHack 2025, September, 2025.
- AlertAthlete: A Real Time Alert Tracker for Outdoor Athletes in the Summer, 2nd place, PhysTech 2025, June 2025.
- Sip Log: A Water Intake Monitor and Reminder, 3rd place, PhysTech 2025, June 2025.
- The CliMappers: Empowering Communities with Personalized Climate Insights, 1st Place and Kintone API Award, Boston regional contest, 2024 NASA International Space Apps Challenge, October 2024.
- Underwater Eye: An IoT Camera to Observe Aquatic Animals at an Extremely Close Range, 3rd place, AnimalHack 2024, September 2024.
- Audio Augmentation for Celestial Objects: Sonifying Constellations and Mapping their Sound Logos onto the Night Sky, National Finalist, 3M Young Scientist Challenge, June 2024.
- Portable WBGT Tracker for Outdoor Athletes in the Heat, 3rd place, PhysTech 2024, June 2024.
- Glow in the Dark Skateboard, Excellence in Creativity Award, PhysTech 2024, June 2024.
- Renaissance Quintet, Global Finalist Honorable Mention, 1st Place and Kintone API Award in Boston regional contest, 2023 NASA International Space Apps Challenge, October 2023.
- Cloud-assisted Electronic Deer Repeller, Honorable Mention, AnimalHack 2023, September 2023.
- Quantitative Analysis of Space Weather and its Visualization, Massachusetts State Merit Award, 3M Young Scientist Challenge, June 2023.
- Earth, Wind & Flare, Global Championship, 1st Place and Kintone API Award, Boston regional contest, 2022 NASA International Space Apps Challenge, October 2022.
- Jimmy-in-the-Box, Global Championship, 1st Place and Kintone API Award, Boston regional contest, 2021 NASA International Space Apps Challenge, October 2021.
- Aspirations in Computing (AiC) High School Award, National Honorable Mention and Massachusetts Winner (2x), National Center for Women and Information Technology, 2026 and 2025
- Congressional Award, Gold Certificate, April 2025
- Books Edited:
- Rimi Yoshikawa, Hanna Suzuki and Alyssa Yasuhara (eds.) Where Art and Technology Resonate: Creative Stories from InnovArt 2026, Binnovative Innovation Book Series, ISBN: 9798-2433-7429-3, April 2026. to appear.
- Yuma Karube and Hanna Suzuki (eds.), Innovating Human-animal Harmony: Tales from AnimalHack 2025, Binnovative Innovation Book Series, 161 pages, ISBN: 979-8-2662-9835-4, November 2025.
- Rei Nagata, Hanna Suzuki and Shun Nagata (eds.), Innovation in Motion: Technology Hacks from PhysTech 2025, Binnovative Innovation Book Series, 144 pages, ISBN: 979-8-2639-6243-2, September 2025.
- Conference papers/abstracts:
- Hanna Suzuki, "Analyzing the Impacts of Pets on Household Welfare," In Proc. of the 16th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference, poster presentation paper, Princeton, NJ, March 2026. preprint
- Hanna Suzuki, "Machine Learning-based Heat Risk Estimation for Outdoor Sports," In Proc. of 12th International Young Researchers' Conference, oral presentation paper, Best Oral Presentation Award, New York City, NY, December 2025. preprint
- Hanna Suzuki, "Modeling and Visualizing the Impacts of Pets on Household Wellbeing," In Proc. of 5th American Society of Science, Engineering and Technology Conference, orgal presentation abstract, December 2025. preprint
- Hanna Suzuki, "Integrating IoT and Machine Learning for Mobile and Wearable Heat Risk Tracking in Outdoor Sports," In Proc. of the 29th Technological Advances in Science, Medicine, and Engineering, poster presentation abstract, Toronto, Canada, July 2025. preprint
- Book chapters:
- Hanna Suzuki, "The Music Theory Mentor: An Online Aural Skills Trainer," In Where Art and Technology Resonate: Creative Stories from InnovArt 2026, Binnovative Innovation Book Series, ISBN: 9798-2433-7429-3, April 2026. preprint
- Hanna Suzuki, "AlertAthlete: A Real Time Alert Tracker for Outdoor Athletes in the Summer," In Innovation in Motion: Technology Hacks from PhysTech 2025, Chapter 9, pp. 90 - 108, Binnovative Innovation Book Series, ISBN: 979-8-2639-6243-2, September 2025. preprint
- Hanna Suzuki, "Sip Log: A Mobile Water Intake Monitor and Reminder," In Innovation in Motion: Technology Hacks from PhysTech 2025, Chapter 2, pp. 9 - 25, Binnovative Innovation Book Series, Binnovative, ISBN: 979-8-2639-6243-2, September 2025. preprint
- Hanna Suzuki, "Underwater Eye: An IoT Camera to Observe Underwater Creatures," In Advancing Sustainable Human-Animal Relationships: Tales from AnimalHack 2024, Chapter 7, pp. 69 - 84, Binnovative Innovation Book Series, Binnovative, ISBN: 979-8-3031-7918-9, June 2025. preprint
- Hanna Suzuki, "Portable WBGT Tracker for Outdoor Athletes in the Heat," In Technology Hacks for Fitness, Sports and Outdoor Activities: Innovative Projects from PhysTech 2024, Chapter 5, pp. 64 - 78, Binnovative Innovation Book Series, Binnovative, ISBN: 979-8-3031-7444-3, December 2024. preprint
- Hanna Suzuki, "Glow in the Dark Skateboard: a Futuristic and Smart Skateboard," In Technology Hacks for Fitness, Sports and Outdoor Activities: Innovative Projects from PhysTech 2024, Chapter 1, pp. 1 - 15, Binnovative Innovation Book Series, Binnovative, ISBN: 979-8-3031-7444-3, December 2024. preprint
- Hanna Suzuki, "Cloud-assisted Electronic Deer Repeller," In Unleashing Technology Innovations for Positive Human-animal Relationships: Tales from AnimalHack 2023, Chapter 1, pp. 1 - 17, Binnovative Innovation Book Series, Binnovative, ISBN: 979-8-8722-5466-9, January 2024. preprint
- Magazine/newspaper articles:
- Hanna Suzuki, "Constellation Sonifier Development at NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2023," New York Weekly Newspaper, New York Seikatsu Press, January 2024. (in Japanese)
- T. Tatsumi, H. Suzuki, Y. Yashiro and M. Tatsumi, "Boston Students Win With Origami at NASA Space Apps Challenge," The Fold Magazine, No. 70, OrigamiUSA, May-June 2022.
- B. Ouchi, Y. Karube, H. Kudara, S. Nagata, H. Suzuki and R. Nagata, "The CliMappers: Empowering Communities with Personalized Climate Insights," Sustainability Workshop, Japan Festival Boston, April 26 and 27, 2025.
- H. Suzuki, "Folding origami chopstick rests with discarded chopstick sleeves," Sustainability Workshop, Japan Festival Boston, April 26 and 27, 2025.
- Certified Associate Python Programmer (PCAP), January 2025.
- Certified Entry-level Python Programmer (PCEP), December 2023.
- Certificate on Heat Illness Prevention, National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), June 2024.
- Co-founder and co-president, Girls Who Code Club, Bedford High School, MA, September 2025
- Co-founder, InnovArt (August 2025), PhysTech: Physical Activity and Technology Hack Day (February 2024) and AnimalHack (May 2023)
- Co-chair, PhysTech 2026, InnovArt 2026, AnimalHack 2025 and PhysTech 2025
- Organizer, PhysTech 2024, AnimalHack 2024 and AnimalHack 2023
- Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software, Duke University, August 2025.
- Data Science and AI, Girls Who Code Pathways Summer Program, August 2025.
- CS50P: Introduction to Programming with Python, Harvard University, January 2025.
- Heat Illness Prevention, National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), June 2024.
- CS50T: Understanding Technology, Harvard University, March 2024.
- Python Data Structures, University of Michigan, December 2023.
- Programming for Everybody, University of Michigan, November 2023.
- Music for Wellness, Berklee College of Music, December 2023.