Old Projects
cOURSE pROJECTS
Carnegie Mellon Cryptocurrency
CMU Coin | January 2019 - May 2019
Participated in an interdisciplinary course-based program between the Tepper School of Business, School of Computer Science, and Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy to synthesize ideas from finance, technology and policy to create a proposal for a CMU-centric crypto currency. We imagined using CMU Coin to further enhance how CMU students and faculty form work based connections. At the moment these connections are formed through media predating antiquity such as word of mouth, or printed posters. Our blockchain solution proposed using modern cryptographic primitives such as multi-party signature, secure multiparty computation (SMPC), and verifiable computing (VC) to facilitate advanced smart contracts which when paired with a campus focused incentive structure better facilitate student and faculty involvement in research projects.
Computational Biology
ml for data analysis and symbolic Models of CANCER | August 2018 - December 2018
Designed and studied image processing and machine learning algorithms to perform automatic quantitative analysis of biological data from labs. Employed symbolic programming to explore and compare various probabilistic and automata based models for early-stage microscopic, vascular tumor growth.
Personal Projects
blckOS
A RADICAL NEW OS | June 2012 - August 2015
Deeply explored the design of a radical, new operating system through a project that is a culmination of my experience in theoretical computer science, HCI, and design. Notable features include: home screen that uses circle packing heuristics to efficiently display apps, an interface which naturally blends with the world around it using sensor data, along with an intelligent use of 3D graphics and AR throughout the OS.
Mobile
Desktop
BLACK HORIZON GAMES
3D Game Design
Created Black Horizon Games Urban Map Pack — a series of gritty and dark game environments based on famous ghost towns like Pripyat, the outskirts of Chernobyl, and abandoned winter villages. During development over five gaming websites wrote about my work.
Worked as a level designer on the popular Crysis mod, Casus Belli.
Designed concept images for State of Emergency, a Crysis 2 mod.
Placed 2nd in the Just Make Games Halloween Contest.
Interesting Hackathon Projects
Hacking4Humanity
A BLOCKCHAIN BASED SOLUTION TO IMPEDE LABOR TRAFFICKING
Participated and won first place in Hacking4Humanity 2019 which focused on developing solutions to impede human trafficking or help human trafficking victims. We created an app called CleanWages which leverages blockchain contracts in a beautifully simple NLP-driven interface to help companies and job seekers engage in the hiring process safely and transparently.
Moneythink Tartan Financial Innovation Challenge
March 22-23rd | MAKING financial literacy EASY AND FUN
Participated in a CMU challenge to combat financial illiteracy, and prototyped an app, Fintivity, that seamlessly integrates public educational resources with a motivational incentives structure inspired by Apple’s activity app. Finvity presents users with a list of short educational which introduce them to a general idea in finance. After watching the video, users gain access to more specific guides, along with a quiz to test the knowledge they learned. Users can also set budgeting, spending, or educational goals, and view how close they are to achieving them in the Apple Activity app inspired rings. Finally users have the option to invite friends to compete with them.
