Carson Rivera
Senior Computer Science Student
Florida State University
FSU Computer Science senior with experience as a Software Engineer Intern at Merck (supporting Research Labs IT) and an undergraduate researcher in AI/ML. Co-authored a multi-agent LLM system for behavioral health coaching, published at IEEE/ACM CHASE 2026 (21% acceptance rate).
Education
Florida State University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Experience
Software Engineer Intern — Merck & Co.
Engineered a Python and FastAPI backend service for a RAG agent application, automating error routing to ensure uninterrupted delivery of critical SOP insights to R&D.
Research Assistant — Florida State University
Co-authored a published, peer-reviewed multi-agent LLM coaching system, designing a vLLM and structured JSON state-tracking framework that cut redundant conversational loops by 55%.
Software Engineer Intern — Merck & Co.
Streamlined audit planning by developing a Power Platform solution with automated Graph API reminders and Test Studio cases to boost team coordination, deadline adherence, and long-term scalability.
Portfolio
Running Safer
Pedestrian safety web application with Strava and OpenStreetMap integration to help runners avoid high-risk areas.
Thread Count
Personal wardrobe management web application to encourage sustainable fashion practices.
Publications
IEEE/ACM CHASE 2026
Longitudinal Behavioral Change Coaching with Multi LLM Agents: Multi-Scale Summaries and Automated Dialogue Steering
Hansong Zhou, Zachary Skalski-Fouts, Linh Nguyen, Carson Rivera, Bonnie Spring, Hongyu Miao, Xiaonan Zhang