Jeffrey Shen

ABOUT

Hey! I'm Jeffrey (he/him), a freshman at MIT currently pursuing a major in Computer Science and a minor in Political Science. I'm interested in how technology can be used responsibly to improve government, understand political issues, and democratize access to information. Other interests include open source software, digital journalism, urban planning, and public libraries.

Besides CS and politics, I like to read, cook, and run. I also run a blog and a micro-blog, where I write about data visualization, politics, music, and more!

FEATURED WORK

Russian Internet Meddling

A four-part data journalism series exploring Russian Internet meddling in American cyberspace.

Weibo Censorship Dashboard

Read the research paper!

A nearly real-time, fully open-source feed of censorship on the popular Chinese social media site Weibo.

Is My District Gerrymandered?

Winner of the 2018-2019 Congressional App Challenge! (MA-6)

Data visualization project that estimates how gerrymandered a congressional district is.

PollPA

An anonymous platform to poll Phillips Academy students on important issues, in real-time. Received over 2,000 visitors a week.

State of the Academy 2018

A visualization of the results of The Phillipian's State of the Academy survey, an annual survey covering politics, academics, wellness, and culture at Phillips Academy.

BOOKS I'VE RECENTLY READ

I love to read! Here are some books I just finished reading:

Check out my Goodreads profile here.