Research, publications, and things I've built.
Jupyter Notebook · Active · 2026
Predicting which spots inside Cas9 — the protein behind CRISPR gene editing — can have a second protein tucked into them without breaking it. Trained on the position-by-position screen from Oakes et al., Nature Biotechnology (2016).
Python · In progress · 2026
A tiny neural network library written from scratch, with no outside libraries — rebuilding the math that lets a model learn from its own mistakes, to understand how it actually works.
Python · Shipped · 2024
A model that listens for the phrase “turn on” and nothing else. Hooked up to a computer, it wakes the machine from sleep without anyone touching the keyboard.
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (remote) · Aug – Dec 2025
Supervised by Dr. Roshan D'Souza
Simulated how blood moves through a bulge in a brain artery, using computational fluid dynamics in ANSYS across different aneurysm geometries.
Boston University, RISE program · Jun – Aug 2025
Presented at SfN 2025
Built an ODE-based dynamical system to model BDNF signaling in the CNS to identify a potential biomarker for neurodegeneration.
MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge · Liberty High School team · 2026
Finalist — Top 6 of 770 · Outstanding Communication of Results
Modeled the personal and financial fallout of online sports gambling for the U.S. Treasury. Estimated how much disposable income Americans actually have from federal spending data, then used statistical models to predict who is most likely to bet.
University of Texas at Dallas · Jun – Aug 2024
Complete
Constructed a comprehensive dataset of Ballon d'Or top three nominees. Found four defining factors of Ballon d'Or winners.
With Senator Jose Menendez, via TextbooksForTomorrow · 2025
Filed — 89th Legislature
Wrote, filed, and advocated for a Texas state bill alongside Senator Jose Menendez.