William Cielen
Software engineer and founder building AI agents and startups
Summary
Early-stage founder and builder: William repeatedly founds and leads small companies and product teams, positioning himself as a technical founder/CEO during and after university. williamcielen
Competitive programmer and club leader: active in programming competitions (ICPC/ICPC NA East) and held web/director roles within the Quantitative Research and Competitions Club (QUARCC), showing strength in algorithms and student leadership. kattis+2
Hands-on AI and agent development: builds agentic projects and hackathon prototypes (EvoSec, Oscar) that explore multi-agent orchestration, evolutionary prompt techniques, and applied AI tooling. devpost+1
Multidisciplinary background and disciplined performer: combines a technical/software engineering education with formal ballet training and ongoing athletic practice (Muay-Thai), indicating high discipline and diverse skill sets. williamcielen+1