Jeffrey Shen

ABOUT

Hey! I'm Jeffrey (he/him), a student at MIT studying Computer Science, with a minor in Political Science. I want to use technology to bring clarity and transparency to politics, and am especially interested in data journalism, urban planning, open source software, and civic tech.

Currently, I'm an undergraduate researcher working on LobbyView, a database of money in U.S. politics, and am also a volunteer data analyst for Sri Kulkarni's 2020 Congressional campaign. I also run a blog and a micro-blog, where I write about data visualization, politics, 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.