Kairan Quazi is a Bangladeshi-American prodigy known for being the youngest software engineer in Elon Musk’s organization SpaceX.
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Kairan Quazi was born on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 (age 14; as of 2023) in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. Kairan began his elementary education at Helios in Sunnyvale. At the age of 7, Kairan started his journey into Python programming at the YoungWonks Coding Academy. He also attended a master class focused on open source machine learning. Kairan entered Las Positas College at the tender age of 9, making him the youngest enrollee in the college’s history. He then set another record as the youngest graduate at the age of 11, earning his Associate of Science degree in Mathematics. He then proceeded to Santa Clara University to continue his studies, specializing in Computer Engineering. Kairan earned his bachelor’s degree in 2022 and earned his master’s degree from the same university, completing it in 2023.
A childhood photo of Kairan Quazi
Physical appearance
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Fathers and brothers
His father’s name is Mustahid Quazi, a former chemical engineer, and his mother is Julia Quazi. Kairan has no siblings.
A photo of Kairan Quazi with his father and mother.
Career
In 2019, Kairan Quazi started as a Research Associate at Intel Labs’ Early Computing Lab in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA. He here he was working on the next generation development of the Stephen Hawking ACAT.
Kairan Quazi clicked in the Intel office
He has also written as a guest writer for MIT Technology Review (2019) and the Frederick Douglass Foundation (2020). In 2020, he was also a keynote speaker at the Shift AI Conference, where he spoke on the topic “Mission Collision: The Impact of AI on Social Justice Initiatives.”
A Kairan post about being the speaker at the SHIFT AI conference
A post by Kairan Quazi on being the guest speaker
For one year, from 2019 to 2020, he was a Staff Assistant and STEM Tutor at Las Positas College. Additionally, she completed a summer internship at a VC-backed cyber intelligence firm. Later, he did an artificial intelligence internship at Blackbird AI in 2022. In June 2023, he received an offer to work at Space X’s Starlink division in Redmond, Washington, as a software engineer.
Santa Clara University publication on Kairan Quazi joining Space X
Achievements and Recognitions
- Davidson Institute Young Scholar (Qualification requires a tested IQ at or above the 99.9 percentile)
- Alpha Gamma Sigma (California College System Honor Society)
- Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (Qualification requires a minimum SAT Math or Verbal score of 700 before age 13)
Favorites
- Dessert: Max and Mina ice cream
- Books: “1984” by George Orwell, “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” by Neil deGrasse Tyson and the Game of Thrones series
- News Channels: HuffPost, NPR and MSNBC
- TV presenter: Rachel Maddow
- Politician: Kamala Harris
Facts/Curiosities
- The name “Kairan” has its roots in Japanese mythology, where it represents a mythological unicorn-like creature that embodies the essence of human goodness. A mural featuring a Samurai rendition of Kairan, at the age of 1.5, was put together by San Francisco-based artist Jasper Figueroa.
Kairan Quazi’s samurai mural as a child
- Kairan started making complete sentences when he was only two years old.
- Being the youngest at his university, Kiran admits that he has to email his professors before the first day so they don’t get confused.
- In third grade (when Quazi was 9 years old), doctors tested his IQ and determined that he was above the 99.9 percentile. Surprisingly, her emotional intelligence (EQ) was also reported to be “shockingly high.” Following these results, which confirmed that Quazi was “profoundly gifted”, his parents changed his focus and enrolled him in a specialized primary school.
- Kairan is aiming to be placed at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) for further research.
- Quazi exhibits an unusual aptitude for what experts call “asynchronous learning.” This allows you to quickly assimilate academic topics and even understand concepts outside of your usual sequence. As an illustration, he grasped linear algebra concepts even before he officially enrolled in a formal algebra class.
- In 2019, he gave a speech at the Agami-Khan Academy fundraiser and Miles concert in San Jose (CA) to support education in Bangladesh.
Kairan Quazi during the Khan Academy fundraiser
- Although Kairan is super smart, he admits that he has trouble learning languages and spelling. He is trying to learn Bengali from his parents and taking Mandarin classes.
- He is also proficient in coding languages. Knows at least 19 programming languages and interfaces.
- The prodigious boy also knows how to play the piano, but says that he is not yet an expert and that sometimes it is difficult for him. “My piano teacher implied that maybe piano isn’t my thing,” Quazi said.
Kairan Quazi playing the piano
- In addition to the amazing feats, Kairan admits that he is not an outstanding student and that grades are not a main focus in his house either. He lives his life like any normal kid and is often punished for his behavior.
- He once spent just an hour studying for his chemistry test. Although her parents were concerned that she would fail the test, she scored a 101 percent on it.
- Kairan feels that his biggest challenge is staying focused for a long time while getting lost in his trail of random thoughts. He continues: “At any moment, I could be thinking about anything from the famine in Yemen to how to get out of piano practice that day.”
- Kairan is a Davidson Institute Young Scholar and a member of the Johns Hopkins Study of Exceptional Talent.
- Kairan has been featured on Good Morning America, the Huffington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, and numerous local and international media outlets.
A photo of Kairan Quazi on Good Morning America
- In June 2020, he participated in a local march against racism and the establishment of peace in his home area.
Kairan Quazi during a protest
- She also has her own YouTube channels where she likes to vlog. His channel is called “Kairan Quazi – Let’s Go Molecular!” where he talks about topics like news, gaming, pop culture, etc. that can encourage children and young adults to grasp difficult concepts with ease.
Kairan Quazi’s YouTube channel
- He is obsessed with reading and enjoys reading a cross section of genres, from fantasy like Game of Thrones to nonfiction. In his words, “A good book makes me forget to finish my meals and get ready for school on time. This makes my parents yell a lot. Wait, isn’t reading supposed to be a good thing? he said.
Kairan Quazi pictured with the GOT book series
- Science books aren’t the only kind of books you like to read. He also enjoys reading children’s books like Captain Underpants, the Harry Potter series (he read all eight books in the eight weeks of summer vacation after first grade), the Percy Jackson series, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
- Kairan admitted that he wasn’t always smart in school because it got him into trouble. He explains,
“I corrected my teacher’s knowledge of the constitutional requirements to be US President… In kindergarten, I learned that telling my friends that Bashar al-Assad was using chemical weapons against his own people would make children cry on the playground,” Quazi wrote. “My parents got a call from a disgruntled principal that day. And telling my third grade science teacher that her knowledge of gravity lacked depth earned me a spot on her naughty list for the rest of the year.”
- Kairan shows a particular interest in the topics of politics and science. She has closely followed every presidential debate since the tender age of three, beginning with Barack Obama’s re-election campaign.
- At SCU, he ran for the ASG position in the Senate during the April 2023 election.
Kairan Quazi’s Instagram post about his participation in the SCU election
- His hobbies include Kajukenbo martial arts, playing tennis, programming, video games including Pokémon and Minecraft, watching Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert, traveling, and making friends.
- He has also achieved the Kajukenbo student black belt in 2018; a hybrid martial art from Hawaii. He started learning this sport when he was only 3.5 years old.
Kairan Quazi at the age of 3.5 years
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