Xavi Costafreda-Fu
High-school student | London, UK | xavi.ccf@gmail.com
SELECTED WORK
- Won first prize and $17,000 in the Non-trivial Fellowship (Summer 2023 cohort) with his team for their policy proposals on how to improve the information security of leading AI companies to reduce risks from a breach. Was selected for a cohort of 100 out of 20,000 applicants.
- Developed an Alexa Skill for a clinically-certified cognitive orientation test using AWS (Alexa SDK, S3, and Lambda) at age 13 (2020). The speaker was prompted to recite the months backwards and scored on their accuracy.
- Selected for the Early 2024 cohort of BlueDot Impact’s AI Safety Fundamentals course.
- Reached the interview stage of the Center on Long-Term Risk’s Summer Research Fellowship after completing a research work trial where he proposed a research agenda evaluating the implicit values and moral reasoning of LLMs. Was one of 34 interviewed out of 216 applicants (15% interview rate).
SKILLS
- Can code in C#, Python, and R.
- Native English speaker. Conversational Spanish. Understands French and Catalan.
EDUCATION
St Paul’s School, London Sept 2023 - Present
A-Levels:
- Predicted A* in: Maths; Further Maths; Physics; Computer Science
Achievements:
- UKMT British Maths Olympiad Round 1: Merit (2023)
Alleyn’s School, London Sept 2011 – July 2023
GCSEs:
- Received 11 grade 9’s (A**) in the following subjects: Maths; Further Maths; Physics; Chemistry; Biology; English Language; English Literature; History; Spanish; Drama; Religious Studies
Achievements:
- Alleyn’s Combined Cadet Force (2020-2023): completed Junior NCO Cadre with Merit (2023) and was promoted to Lance Corporal
- Hans Woyda Maths Team (2022-23)
- British Physics Experimental Olympiad (2021) - received a Gold award for his report
- UKMT Senior Maths Challenge: Gold (2022)
- UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge: Hamilton Olympiad (2021)