Odd Friends
October 2023 - October 2023
I wanted to learn more about convex.dev's take on the data layer, so I built a simple clone of Wits and Wagers to play in the browser.
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Cyclicism
July 2023 - August 2023
As a kid, I loved reading the news. Nowadays, I find it rare to find an article that I don't feel like I've read some version of before. Cyclicism is a tool that uses transformer embeddings to compare trending NYT articles to stories published 20 years ago to highlight patterns in the news cycle.
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Out-of-Place Writes on the PGM Index
February 2023 - May 2023
Preliminary research into efficiently extending the functionality of the PGM index. Traditionally, the PGM uses ML techniques to achieve fast reads with little memory usage. This research implements a novel technique to allow for fast writes as well, with minimal additional memory overhead.
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NumCross
February 2023 - May 2023
Along with a few friends at Harvard, spun up a NYT-mini inspired app for sharing a unique type of number puzzle. I was in charge of spinning up the database and coordinating deployment with terraform so that when this thing blows up, we'll be ready for a million users..
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Verifying the Byzantine Generals Problem
February 2023 - April 2023
Using the Lean theorem prover, I composed a formal proof of the byzantine generals problem.
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Nerf Goliath
March 2023 - May 2023
Nerf Goliath is a novel multiplayer networking protocol which seemlessly switches hosting to give ping benefit to players in losing positions.
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Pokegan
March 2023 - May 2023
As a fun dive into the world of GANs, I tried to generate novel pokemon using GANs. The results were... interesting.
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Climate Innovathon
February 2023 - March 2023
Organized an event at the intersection of computer science and chemistry at Harvard encouraging students to explore research topics in carbon capture. Sponsored by Frontier Climate, over $500 in prizes.
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README #
December 2022 - March 2023
The culmination of my time on the Lampoon, I edited an issue of the magazine focused on why computers make whirring sounds sometimes.
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play.JPEG
December 2022 - January 2023
Inspired by my research into fractal compression, I took a deep dive into the JPEG encoding scheme and created a friendly tool for anyone to look under the hood of the world's most popular image compression scheme.
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Lampoon Digital Subscriptions
August 2022 - January 2023
As president, I oversaw a team that made digital subscriptions a reality for the first time in the magazine's 150-year history.
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Towards Fast Fractal Image Compression
September 2022 - December 2022
As part of an advanced algorithms class at Harvard I spent part of a semester attempting to improve the feasibility of fractal image compression. Some successes, some failures.
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Implementing a Modern Column-Store from Scratch in C
September 2022 - December 2022
Over the course of a semester, I took principles from modern database research and implemented a column-store from scratch in C.
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Vaccine Checker
March 2021 - (a few hours later) March 2021
Vaccine rollout in California was, let's say, complicated. I wrote a script that would scrape the CVS website a few times a day and text me as soon as I could sign up.
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Expo RGB Color Picker
Febuary 2021 - (a few days later) Febuary 2021
Bored one weekend, I decided to make a natural color picker for React Native/Expo.
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