Qiran (Asa) Ma

Emory University, intended majors in Data Science and Environmental Sciences

I turn geographic data into maps people can actually use. My biggest project, CollegeDeck, helps Chinese international students and families explore US colleges by climate, cost of living and campus setting.

I build with AI coding tools, and I own the product, design and data decisions.

Now

Previously

Tools

QGIS · Mapbox GL · R (tidyverse) · SQL · Excel · Supabase · ArcGIS Pro (learning)

Work

Live products you can open and use today.

CollegeDeck map of the United States with a ranked list of schools beside it

CollegeDeck

Founder & Product Lead2026

A free college-discovery map for Chinese international students and families, built around geography instead of another rankings table.

  • 117 US colleges on an interactive map
  • Climate, cost-of-living and campus layers
  • Open data from NOAA, government agencies and OpenStreetMap
  • Full English and Simplified Chinese

JavaScript · Vite · Mapbox GL JS · Supabase · Vercel
Archstone globe showing where alumni have gone

Archstone

Co-Founder & Product Lead2026

A bilingual world map of Keystone Academy alumni, with messaging, posts and events. 90+ alumni users. Built with Max Lan.

React · Tailwind · Mapbox GL JS · Supabase
Pixel-art Palau countryball on a white background

Palau Ball

Solo project2026

A pixel-art countryball you can throw and bounce in the browser. A small game made for fun.

Field work and research

Collecting and analyzing geographic data in the field.

Awards