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Education

From a national STEM boarding school in Addis Ababa to Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science — built on merit scholarships and a love of mathematics.

Carnegie Mellon University

2026 — 2030 (expected)

School of Computer Science · B.S. in Computer Science

Education City, Doha, Qatar · Planned SCS Concentration in Security & Privacy

Now taking · Fall 2026

99-102Core@CMU
21-120Differential and Integral Calculus
07-129Freshmen Immigration Course
15-112Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Science
21-108Introduction to Mathematical Concepts
76-100Reading and Writing in an Academic Context

Up next · Spring 2027

21-127Concepts of Mathematics
33-104Experimental Physics
21-122Integration and Approximation
76-101Interpretation and Argument
15-122Principles of Imperative Computation

Explore my interactive 4-year plan

Kotebe University of Education — Menelik I Science Shared Campus (KUESSC)

Sep 2021 — Jun 2025

High school · Specialized STEM boarding school

4 Kilo, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

A specialized STEM-center boarding school with a highly selective 7% acceptance rate, reserved for the top 2% of scorers on Ethiopia’s National Elementary Leaving Exam.
Awarded a full four-year merit-based tuition scholarship for consistent academic excellence and entrance performance.
Advanced Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry within the Ethiopian national curriculum, plus a Computer Maintenance course.
Graduated in the top 50 of 580,000 on the Ethiopian University Entrance Exam (571.91 / 600), with a perfect 100 / 100 in Physics.
Leadership: President of the Math Club, founder and President of the Environmental Club, and President of the Sports Club. Research: Lead Data Analyst on a university-funded public-health study.

Advanced PhysicsAdvanced MathematicsAdvanced ChemistryComputer Maintenance

፩Honors & distinctions

Recognition along the way

Top 50 / 580,000

Ethiopian University Entrance Exam (EUEE)

Scored 571.91 / 600 — top 0.01% nationally — including a perfect 100 / 100 in Physics.

1st place

Addis TeenCode Hackathon · ALX Ethiopia

First place out of 200+ contestants.

3rd place

Meta Empowering Next Generation (ENG)

Third of 50+ competitors for Cyber Smart’s digital-safety advocacy.

Semi-finalist

National Mathematics Olympiad

The 1st National Mathematics Olympiad, organized by EMPA, with 5,000+ competitors.

1500 SAT

SAT superscore · 790 Math

98th percentile.

100% tuition

Full four-year merit scholarship

Awarded by KUESSC, a school with a 7% admission rate, for academic excellence and entrance performance.

፪The path so far

From 4 Kilo to Education City

What’s next: my 4-year plan

2021Joined KUESSCAdmitted to a national STEM boarding school on a full merit scholarship.
2021First tech roleIT Assistant at the Children’s Heart Fund of Ethiopia’s Cardiac Center.
2024Robotics, embedded & Cyber SmartAI & Robotics Summer Program, INSA internship, and founding Cyber Smart.
2025Top 50 nationallyGraduated after placing in the top 50 of 580,000 on the EUEE.
2026Carnegie Mellon · SCSBegan a B.S. in Computer Science in Doha, Qatar.

፫Contact · ያግኙኝ

Let’s build something that matters.

I’m open to research, internship and project opportunities in security & privacy, embedded systems and AI — and always happy to talk about Ethiopian culture over a cup of buna.

lberhanu@andrew.cmu.edu LinkedIn