Lily Gniedziejko

Computer Science @ UIUC

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About

I’m a sophomore in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign.

Awards

Siebel Celebration of Excellence event photo 2025 Siebel Celebration of Excellence

Honored at the 2025 Celebration of Excellence

Recognized by the Siebel School of Computing & Data Science for academic excellence and impact.

Dunn Scholarship certificate Dunn Scholarship

Dunn Scholarship Recipient

Merit scholarship awarded for leadership and academic performance.

James Scholar recognition James Scholar

James Scholar

Grainger College of Engineering distinguished scholar.

Dean’s List recognition Dean’s List Award

Dean's List

Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.

Chamber of Commerce scholarship Chamber of Commerce Award

Chamber of Commerce Scholarship

Local scholarship awarded for academic excellence and service.

Salutatorian honor Salutatorian

Salutatorian

Graduated 2nd of 570 students. GPA 4.66 weighted, 3.99 unweighted.

Polish School graduation honor Polish School Graduate

Red Ribbon Honor Graduate

Earned the Red Ribbon distinction each year from middle school through high school.

Classes

A selection of courses I’ve taken at UIUC.

Relevant High School Classes

Foundations that set me up for CS at Illinois.

  • Intro to Computer Science
    HTML CSS Algorithms Web Dev
  • AP Computer Science Principles
    JavaScript
  • AP Computer Science A
    Java
  • AP Calculus AB
    Calculus I

Programs & Fellowships

NVIDIA Bridge Program

NVIDIA • Summer 2025

Invited to join a selective program exploring NVIDIA’s ecosystem—connecting with engineers and alumni, gaining exposure to GPUs, AI tooling, and professional development workshops.

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Certifications

Building RAG Agents with LLMs

NVIDIA • Issued Jul 2025
Credential ID 1eFdtT3wTImj4NPHMjeEAQ
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OpenCV Bootcamp

OpenCV • Issued May 2025
Credential ID j2Df5LzUQ5SHZbV4YqnMKg
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