Projects

RL-Based PCB Routing

Reinforcement Learning Java MCTS

Masters thesis building a Monte Carlo Tree Search system inspired by AlphaGo. Applied novel RL augmentations to solve printed circuit boards that were previously unsolved, focusing on constant improvement in feedback loops.

Distributed K:V Store with Raft

Distributed Systems Go 6.824

Built Raft consensus algorithm from scratch in Go, then used it to create a sharded, consistent key-value store for the 6.824 final project.

SUNDR Filesystem Replica

Security Cryptography 6.858

Created a replica of SUNDR, an encrypted K:V filesystem with fork consistency where the server cannot know the contents of stored data—a precursor to Bitcoin.

Discovering the Higgs Boson

Machine Learning Statistics 6.481

"Discovered" the Higgs boson through combinations of neural network predictions and P-value testing, connecting statistics and probability theory to ML.

Robotic Manipulation RL

Robotics RL 6.843

Built a robotic manipulation version of my masters thesis at a smaller scale, applying reinforcement learning to physical robot control.

Computational Astrophotography

C++ Image Processing 6.815

Traveled to a low skyglow area for astrophotography, then processed images with C++ computational photography code for enhanced results.

Oppenheimer's Political Story

History of Physics 8.225

Final paper exploring J. Robert Oppenheimer's political journey—examining the intersection of physics, ethics, and politics in the atomic age.

Cosmological Inflation

Cosmology 8.286

Coursework on inflation theory taught by the theory's creator, Prof. Alan Guth. Deep exploration of the early universe and cosmological questions.

Buddi: Mental Health Fitbit

Startup Mobile ML

Co-founded a mental health startup at MIT DeltaV. Built Android/iOS apps, Python backends, and emotion recognition CNNs using TensorFlow.