At just 18 years old, Angelina Tsuboi has been hailed as the “coding queen,” excelling not only as a programmer but also as a pilot, mechanical engineer, and scientific researcher. Her areas of expertise span astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and quantum mechanics. Additionally, she recently founded her own cybersecurity company.
Angelina Tsuboi made headlines as the youngest featured speaker at the annual aerospace cybersecurity conference at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Her passion for computers began at the age of seven when she took her first computer science class in elementary school. Since then, she has delved into various projects from game development to app and website development, ultimately leading her to the field of cybersecurity.
Graduating this week, Tsuboi is proficient in 20 programming languages and has a considerable skill level in around 30 others. She has developed over ten applications and even presented to Apple CEO Tim Cook at a global developers’ conference.
Although accepted to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, Tsuboi decided to defer and dedicate a year to teaching STEM knowledge to children in global underserved communities. She believes that all children should have access to STEM education.
Moreover, Tsuboi invented a device called the Meow Mixer, designed to help children learn about electronics and soldering. She expressed her desire to inspire children’s interest in electronics and the entire STEM field through this simple device.
Her ultimate goal in life is to use technology to assist people on a broad scale. Tsuboi aims to develop engineering solutions that will greatly benefit humanity and have a positive impact on society, leveraging her coding and cybersecurity skills. She acknowledges that technology is ever-changing and looks forward to adapting her professional focus as her career progresses.