Marcos Arnold

CS + Sociology Student at Colorado College

arnoldmarcos9@gmail.com



Bio

I am a third year Computer Science and Sociology double major at Colorado College with interests at the intersection of technology, culture, and social impact. My work focuses on designing and studying digital systems that center marginalized voices through music, media, and cultural production. I am currently researching augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and human computer interaction for adults with cognitive disabilities in Colorado with Dr. Varsha Koushik. Broadly, I am interested in how computing, data, and platform design can be used to build more inclusive, accountable, and community centered digital spaces.

Projects

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Hue Hero

Java, Swing, SQL, Image Processing

Desktop color-by-number pixel art game that converts images into interactive grids and tracks user progress via a SQL database.

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Twitter Community Detection

Python, NetworkX, Pandas, Leiden, Infomap

Exploration of large-scale Twitter networks to identify political communities and information flow patterns using Leiden and Infomap algorithms.

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Snake AI

Python, Pygame, NumPy, Matplotlib, Jupyter Notebook

AI-powered Snake game implementing Greedy, Dijkstra, and A* pathfinding algorithms for optimized real-time navigation in dynamic environments.

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CashCow

React, TypeScript, Fetch.AI, FastAPI, BrightData MCP, Anthropic Claude

AI-powered Chrome extension that detects checkout pages, classifies merchants in real time using Fetch.AI and Anthropic Claude, and recommends the optimal credit card using real reward data from BrightData.

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Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Three.js, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Modular ES6

3D simulator of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb using Three.js and modular ES6 architecture, recreating the iconic Colorado Rocky Mountains and Red Rocks.

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Spotify Sentiment Analyzer

Python, Streamlit, Spotipy, lyricsgenius, Hugging Face Transformers, BERT multilingual model

Interactive web application that analyzes the emotional tone of songs and albums using Spotify metadata, lyrics, and a Hugging Face transformer-based sentiment model.

Experiences

  • Hey Neighbor Jan. 2025 - Present
    Data Analysis and Research Intern
    Python, Excel, Qualtrics, SPSS
    Hey Neighbor
  • CC Math and CS Department
    CC Math and CS Department Winter 2025
    HCI Research Assistant
    Advisor: Dr Varsha Koushik
  • SOCC Radio Sep. 2023 - Present
    Webmaster Assistant
    HTML, CSS, Cargo
    SOCC Radio
  • Colorado College
    Colorado College Summer 2025
    Software Engineer Intern
    Python, Django, React
  • Beats by Dre May 2025
    Data Analysis Externship
    Python, Excel, ChatGPT
    Beats by Dre
  • Discover
    Discover Aug. 2020 - May 2023
    CRM Intern
  • AbbVie Inc. Aug. 2019 - May 2020
    Finance Intern
    AbbVie Inc.