Projects

Take a look at some of the projects I’ve worked on. Many of these, plus some other smaller endeavors, are on my GitHub page.

Making Software

NREL: OpenPATH

An open-source, sustainability-oriented transportation research app. I created the system design and user interface for auto-filling AI-inferred data.

Iznik

A browser-based multiplayer adaptation of the board game Azul, created using React and Flask.

HOMAR

An object-oriented, modular Java library bringing holonomic drivetrains, control algorithms, and more to the FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition.

Doing Science

NOAA: AI Arctic Boat Navigation

Can machine learning methods like semantic segmentation be used to teach a robotic sailboat to not run into Arctic sea ice? Probably!

NextEra Analytics: Power Grid Data Science

Can basic machine learning predict the power needs of a city? Yes! Figure out when a house is charging its electric car? Future work!

Minnesota Regional Climate Modeling

How do regional climate models predict Minnesota’s climate will change over the next century? Hotter and less snow!

Exploring Concepts

Microcontroller and FPGA Reaction Wheel Cat

Inspired by cats, designing a device that uses an IMU, a PID controller, and a reaction wheel to always land on its feet.

Convex Optimization Notebooks

Implementing some of the algorithms I learned about in my graduate-level convex optimization course as Jupyter Notebooks.

Shift-Reduce Parser in Haskell

Writing a shift-reduce parser for a sample LR(0) grammar from scratch for a Compiler Design final project.

Thin Group Matrix Investigation

Testing out some abstract algebra-related properties of long matrix products using Numba and other high-performance Python techniques.

Communicating Ideas

TSL Opinion on Climate Misinformation

Overcoming modern bad-faith arguments against climate action requires responsible citizenship from all of us.

CMD-IT/ACM Tapia Conference BoF Presentation and Discussion

Small liberal arts college computer science departments face some unique challenges — but also have unique tools to bring to the table.

Other Fun Stuff

Pi Calculating Programs

For years, I’ve been interested in calculating pi in various ways — to many digits, with as little code as possible, explainably, in exotic languages….

HOMAR Animated Logo

My HOMAR library (see above) needed a cool logo, so I learned Inkscape and made one — and then animated it….

Silent Journey Fractal Programs

I’ve been programming for quite some time. Here are some fractal visualizations I made as a 13-year-old in Montessori junior high….