Alan Shen

Builds education software, competes in programming and robotics, writes research on AI, and plays the violin.

Institut Le Rosey

class of 2027

Alan Shen

I care about writing code that solves real problems — and shipping systems that students actually use.

driver control, VEX team 15520X
The Le Rosey swim team on deck
the Le Rosey swim team
The team with medals after the lake relay
after the lake relay
race footage, Le Rosey
The arena at the VEX Robotics World Championship
the World Championship arena, Dallas
VEX team 15520X with their robot
team 15520X
The team at the VEX World Championship
at Worlds
The swim team with their medals on a rooftop
medals, on the roof

selected work

all work →
StudiousA modern LMS for schools — AI in the daily workflow, not bolted on as a demo.2023 —
ScribeAI study assistant that teaches how to learn — structured methods, not just answers.2025
notateAI music co-writer: sketch on a piano roll, a Transformer continues the phrase, and it plays back through a synth written from scratch.2026
FoundryAI-native workspace that takes a physical-product idea from brief to CAD, PCB, verification, storefront, and checkout.2026
NomadCampus planner plus student network — prerequisite graphs, dependency-aware plans, and people discovery.2026
Studious teacher home screen
Studious, a teacher’s home
Presenting Scribe on stage at HackHarvard China
Scribe, on stage at HackHarvard China
Laptops and hardware on the HackMIT China workspace
the Nomad table, HackMIT China

music

listen →

Violin and piano. Orchestra and solo stage. Two singles of his own.

Alan Shen performing violin on stage
Alan playing violin on a dark stage
solo
Alan with the orchestra ensemble
orchestra
The violin section in performance
the violin section

moments

Alan holding a certificate in front of the HackHarvard backdrop
HackHarvard China, 2025
Alan walking back from the stage at a school prize-giving
prize-giving
Volunteers at a housing construction site in Oradea, Romania
building houses in Oradea, Romania, 2025

about

Founder of Studious (a modern LMS, live since 2023) and co-founder of Scribe (AI study assistant, 1st Place Overall at HackHarvard China 2025). Lately: a Transformer music co-writer, an AI hardware-product workspace built at Penn ESAP, and a VEX robot that qualified for Worlds. Research contributor on AI-based pragmatics assessment. Also a competitive swimmer and violinist.

school
Institut Le Rosey, Rolle
programme
IB diploma, class of 2027
summer 2026
Penn ESAP — AI and its mathematics
languages
TypeScript, C++, Python

honours

full record →

Nov 2025

HackHarvard 2025 China — 1st Place

1st Place Overall, "Best Overall Hack" Winner.

Mar 2026

HackMIT China 2026 — 3rd Place (Education Track) & Outstanding Impact Award

Podium finish out of 300+ participants during the 2026 HackMIT China Challenge. Built Nomad in 36 hours.

Feb 2026

USACO Gold division

Achieved 1000 / 1000 in the USACO Silver contest to be directly promoted to USACO Gold.

Feb 2026

Excellence Award | Alpine Robo Games 2026

Won Excellence Award for VEX Robotics Swiss qualifications and qualified for VEX Worlds in Dallas, Texas. Issued by VEX Robotics.

Oct 2025

HackHarvard 2025 — Compile the Decade (Invitational)

Invited as one of only two high school teams to attend HackHarvard 2025.

2025

Empower 3.0 Hacks — 3rd Place

3rd Place, "Coding" track; 450+ participants in total.

2025

Swiss Group of International Schools Math Competition 2025 — 2nd Place

contact

Say hello.
alan.shen27@gmail.com
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