Alberto Navalón

about me.

I'm Alberto Navalón Lillo, a 19-year-old Spanish university student in love with many things —I won't even try to go through them all, but I will list some—. You may know me because of Google Code-In , or maybe you came here from one of my projects out there on the internet. But whatever the case is, welcome!

I took my first steps in the computer science world at around age 7, and since then I have developed a very strong (some would say toxic) love-hate relationship with programming, and everyday I question myself about whether I should work as a fisherman in the Norwegian fjords instead. Apart from hating adoring programming, I also find it very appealing to hit piano keys in a certain way so that the sound coming out ressembles a Chopin waltz, and you can often find me playing around with obscure languages —and eventually trying to learn them—, and solving chess tactics problems conceived by prestigious Soviet grandmasters during the Cold War, just to then miss a forced en passant checkmate in my next tournament game.

I took my first steps in the computer science world at around age 7, and since then I have developed a very strong (some would say toxic) love-hate relationship with programming, and everyday I question myself about whether I should work as a fisherman in the Norwegian fjords instead. Apart from hating adoring programming, I also find it very appealing to hit piano keys in a certain way so that the sound coming out ressembles a Chopin waltz, and you can often find me playing around with obscure languages —and eventually trying to learn them—, and solving chess tactics problems conceived by prestigious Soviet grandmasters during the Cold War, just to then miss a forced en passant checkmate in my next tournament game.

about me.

Alberto Navalón

I'm Alberto Navalón Lillo, a 19-year-old Spanish university student in love with many things —I won't even try to go through them all, but I will list some—. You may know me because of Google Code-In , or maybe you came here from one of my projects out there on the internet. But whatever the case is, welcome!

I took my first steps in the computer science world at around age 7, and since then I have developed a very strong (some would say toxic) love-hate relationship with programming, and everyday I question myself about whether I should work as a fisherman in the Norwegian fjords instead. Apart from hating adoring programming, I also find it very appealing to hit piano keys in a certain way so that the sound coming out ressembles a Chopin waltz, and you can often find me playing around with obscure languages —and eventually trying to learn them—, and solving chess tactics problems conceived by prestigious Soviet grandmasters during the Cold War, just to then miss a forced en passant checkmate in my next tournament game.

my achievements.


Google Code-In Grand Prize Winner
 Google Code-In Grand Prize Winner

Dec 2018, Google

Google Code-In was a contest that introduced pre-university students (ages 13-17) to open-source software development. I worked on the improvement of Apertium's rule-based machine translation system, especially focusing on the Spanish-Catalan pair and their respective monolingual modules. The grand prize consisted of a 4-day paid trip to San Francisco, where we visited the city, Google's offices and their Sunnyvale campus, together with other winners from all around the globe.


Google Code-In Runner Up
 Google Code-In Runner-Up

Dec 2019, Google

After winning in 2018, the following year I qualified as runner-up in the 10th (and last) edition of the Google Code-In contest, also collaborating with the Apertium organization. I started the development of the Spanish-Latvian pair and did significant work on the improvement of the English-Spanish bilingual dictionary.


Finalist of the Spanish Informatics Olympiad
 Finalist of the Spanish Informatics Olympiad

2022-2023, Madrid

Participated in the final round of the 26th and 27th editions of the Spanish Informatics Olympiad, after winning the regional stage (Olimpíada Informàtica de la Comunitat Valenciana) for two consecutive years.


Winner of the Informatics Olympiad of the Valencian Community
 Winner of the Informatics Olympiad of the Valencian Community

2022-2023, Alicante

Ranked first in the 1st and 2nd editions of the Olimpíada Informàtica de la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian Community). Starting in 2022, the Informatics Olympiad of the University of Alicante takes part in the newly-created Informatics olympiad of the Valencian Community. The winner in each of the host universities (Alicante and Valencia) is awarded a spot to participate in the final round of the Spanish Informatics Olympiad.


Winner of the Informatics Olympiad of the University of Alicante
 Winner of the Informatics Olympiad of the University of Alicante

2021-2023, Alicante

Ranked first in the 8th, 9th, and 10th editions of the Informatics Olympiad of the University of Alicante, organized every year by the Escuela Politécnica Superior (Higher Polytechnic School) of the University of Alicante, bringing together pre-university students (ages 15-18) from all over the province of Alicante.


“Premi Extraordinari Ed. Secundària”
 “Premi Extraordinari Ed. Secundària”

Nov 2022, Altea

This is an award given by the Generalitat Valenciana (regional government of the Valencian Community) to the top students of the region after secondary school.


“Premi Extraordinari Ed. Primària”
 “Premi Extraordinari Ed. Primària”

Apr 2018, Alicante

This is an award given by the Generalitat Valenciana (regional government of the Valencian Community) to the top students of the region after primary school.


Valencian Writing Contest Finalist
 Valencian Writing Contest — Finalist

Oct 2023, Sant Vicent del Raspeig

In September of 2023, I presented my work Melodies de solitud ("Melodies of solitude"), which was awarded the finalist spot in the narrative category "Escriptora Gràcia Jiménez" of the 9th of October Awards for Literary Creation in Valencian, celebrated every year by the local administration of Sant Vicent del Raspeig regarding the regional festivity of the 9th of October.


School's Writing Contest Winner
 School's Writing Contest — Winner

2018-2022, Sant Vicent del Raspeig

Every year, my school, the IES María Blasco , holds a writing contest where all students are invited to participate. My works have won for five consecutive years in the Spanish category, two in English, as well as Valencian for the first time in 2021.


National Geographic Writing Contest — Finalist
 National Geographic Writing Contest — Finalist

Jun 2020, National Geographic Spain

My article “El verde naturaleza es mejor que el verde dólar” qualified as finalist in the first edition of the Concurso de Redacción Periodística para Jóvenes, a yearly journalistic writing contest organized by National Geographic Spain for students aged 14-18.

languages.idiomas. llengües. langues. valodas. языки.

languages.
idiomas. llengües. langues. valodas. языки.

Flag of Spain

Spanish

español

native

Flag of Spain

Spanish

español

native


Flag of Catalonia

Catalan

català (val.)

native

Flag of Catalonia

Catalan

català (val.)

native


Flag of the United States

English

(none)

proficient (CEFR C2)

Flag of the United States

English

(none)

proficient (CEFR C2)


Flag of Latvia

Latvian

latviešu

intermediate

Flag of Latvia

Latvian

latviešu

intermediate


Flag of Russia

Russian

русский

beginner

Flag of Russia

Russian

русский

beginner


Flag of France

French

français

beginner

Flag of France

French

français

beginner

projects & work.

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albertonl.com

 Vue.jsBootstrapSASS

The website you're now looking at. Built with Vue.js .

Baby Shark

 C++PythonJavaScriptAssembly...

Baby shark doo doo doo doo doo doo,
Baby shark doo doo doo doo doo doo...
(cringe alert)

Langsbay logo

Langsbay

 PythonDjangoHTMLSASSJavaScript

An open-source concept for a multilingual dictionary available for and editable by everyone. Part of the CS50 Web Programming with Python and JavaScript course projects.

User interface of Facemask'd

Facemask'd

    PythonDjangoTensorflow.jsp5.js

An automatic face mask recognition system and body temperature reader. It consists of a machine learning model based on Tensorflow.js, which evaluates an image and provides a prediction based on whether the user is wearing their face mask properly or not. In addition to this, an MLX90641 thermal camera attached to a Raspberry Pi 4B will read the user's body temperature and output it to the interface. Documentation (in Spanish)

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Hydrogreen Energy

 Vue.jsBootstrapSASS

A simple landing page for Hydrogreen Energy, a company that specializes in the production and distribution of hydrogen fuel cells and Gas Diffusion Layers (GDLs).

ALB Programming Language

    C++

A concept for a simple but powerful —and semi-esoteric— programming language, combined with the speed and stability of C++.

Apertium Spanish-Latvian

 XMLVISL CG-3

Started the development of the Apertium Spanish-Latvian (apertium-spa-lvs ) bilingual translation pair.

ALB AulesScraper

 PythonBS4

A web scraper for Aules , which notifies you of any new tasks or content in any of your Moodle courses. This project is completely independent and has no affiliation to the Generalitat Valenciana.

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