Cat Shelf
We found a cat on the side of the road. He had no shelf. Naturally, I had to make one.
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2026
2025
Neuron Visualizer — Ionic Currents on a Membrane
Returning to Hodgkin–Huxley style membrane equations — and turning Na⁺ / K⁺ currents into a live 3D neuron visualization.
2023
Interactive Neural Network Visualizer
An interactive Neural Network visualization built w/ modern web technologies including tensorflow.js and react-three-fiber.
Practical ML: Detecting Out-of-Distribution Data
Detecting out of distribution samples using
Automating Free Staging Deployments for Github Pages
Automating free staging deployments for Github Pages using Github Actions.
Performant Clustering of Geo Coordinates w/ Custom Distance Functions
Implementing vectorized clustering methods for distance metrics unsupported by common libraries.
2022
Audio Source Separation w/ Deep Learning
A from scratch pytorch implementation of Spleeter - a network to separate vocal and instrumental tracks from an input song.
Automating a Keep-Alive Probe for Deployed Apps
Automating a keep-alive probe for a deployed streamlit app using puppeteer and Github Actions.
Coastal Coasters
Concrete and resin coasters cast from bathymetric survey data — a smaller, giftable spin on the coffee table.
Bert w/ Label Semantics
Incorporating label semantics in a BERT model for few shot Named Entity Recognition.
2021
Interactive Audio Visualizer
A portable 3D audio visualizer built with modern web technologies including React & THREE.js
Using AI to add dimensions to video
Experiments adding dimension to video footage, using simple and AI driven approaches.
Using 3rd Party Python Libraries in Fusion 360
Installing 3rd party python libraries in Fusion 360.
2020
Connecting Instruments to a Game Engine
Connecting instruments (MIDI data) to Unreal Engine 4, and visualizing the logic.
Bathymetry Coffee Table - Data Driven Design
A data driven design for a custom coffee table. Build log includes laser cutting acrylic, pouring resin, and molding concrete.
2019
Interactive Music Visualization in Unreal Engine
Early experiments creating interactive AV tools enabling a user to play with sound in a 3D context.
Useful S3 Python Snippets
A collection of useful actions when interacting w/ s3 in python.
Talk: How Neural Networks See the World
A presentation on how neural networks see the world, meant to build intuition for a broader AI discussion.
Talk: Embodied Cognition
A presentation on embodied cognition and thinking through touch.
Profiling Python w/ cProfile & Snakeviz
Debugging and profiling python code using cProfile & snakeviz.
2018
Visualize & Cluster Features using Tensorboard
Using tensorboard to visualize or cluster arbitrary feature vectors/embeddings.
Generating Text & Poetry with AI
Generating text and poetry with language models.
2017
Interactive Robot Simulator
A 3D robot simulator built in React and THREE.js
Using hardware sensors in Python: I2C
Creating a python library to communicate w/ a hardware sensor on a Raspberry PI.
Multi-channel Time Series Classification w/ Deep Learning
Using Keras and convolutional neural networks to classify multi-channel time series data.
2016
Visualizing Runtime Flowpath in VR
An interactive Virtual Reality sandbox for the creation of digital logic circuits and graphical scripting
Estimating Fundamental Matrix & Triangulating 3D Points
Estimating a fundamental matrix to triangulate and reconstruct 2D points in 3D space.
Fiducial Marker Tracking for Augmented Reality
Real Time Tracking for Augmented Reality using OpenCV and Popular Game Engines
Estimating Homography w/ RANSAC
Implementing a robust homography estimation to register pairs of images separated either by a 2D or 3D projective transformation.
Multinomial Regression on Wide Datasets
Classification for “wide” datasets, w/ more features than examples.
Parametric Regression via Kernel Smoothing
Regression of spatial data using kernel functions.
Image Segmentation w/ EM Algorithm
Segment images using a clustering method.
Photometric Stereo: Shape from Shading
Recovering surface normals and surface heights from lighting cues.
Visualizing High Dimensional Data: Blob Analysis + PCA
Visualizing and simplifying high dimensional data.
Comparing Classifiers in R
Comparing various classifier in R.
Stochastic Gradient Descent + SVM Classifier in R
Implementing Stoachastic Gradient Descent from scratch in R.
Laplacian Blob Detector
Implementing a laplacian blob detector to identify scale invariant features.
Naive Bayes Classifier in R
Writing a naive bayes classifier from scrach in R.
Experimenting with Tracking & Depth Perception in VR
Minor experiments in VR.
Destiny: Editing Gameplay Montages
Creating and editing gameplay montages for the videogame destiny.
Paper: Architecture Support for Accelerator Rich CMPs
A presentation and summary of a paper on architecture support for domain-specific accelerator-rich CMPS
2015
Simlating Neuronal Learning during Brain Machine Interface
Modeling a population of neurons learning to control a 2 dimensional cursor.
Hybrid Control of a Self Balancing Robot
Designing a hybrid controller for a self-balancing robotic pendulum.
Markov Decision Processes & Reinforcement Q-Learning
Navigating environments w/ Markov Decision Processes & Reinforced Learning.
Facial Detection & Recognition
Creating 360 panoramas from a set of images.
Digit Classification
Digit classification w/ Naive Bayes and Multi-class Perceptrons.
Single View Modeling
Creating 3D texture wrapped models from a single image.
Optical Character Recognition w/ OpenCV and Deep Learning
Implementing an OCR system w/ OpenCV and Deep Learning.
Path Planning (Mazes + Pacman)
Solving mazes by implementing various path finding algorithms.
Adversarial Search
Solving war games w/ Adversarial Search, Minimax and Alpha-Beta Pruning.
360 Panoramas (Alignment, Stitching, Blending)
Creating 360 panoramas from a set of images.
Solving Constraint Satisfaction Problems
Solving word puzzles and other types of constraint satisfactions problems.
Image Feature Detection, Description and Matching
Discriminating and matching features in images.
Experimenting with NVidia FLEX
Particle based physics and interactive fluids w/ Nvidia Flex.
Simulating Bin of Objects with Mel in Maya
Automating/Simulating a bin of objects (teddy bears) using Mel in Maya.
Rigging Tank Treads with Mel in Maya
Programmatic rigging of tank treads in Maya.
Custom Racing Simulator Rig
Building a custom racing simulator with a direct drive wheel and hydraulic handbrake.
Generating Terrain and a simple Flight Sim w/ WebGL
Simple implementation of the diamond square algorithm to generate a tile of terrain.
Test History Jenkins Plugin Extension
Building a jenkins plugin extension to analyze test results.
Basic 2D Animation with WebGL
Animating a dancing letter w/ WebGL
2014
Simulating Electrical Stimulation w/ Comsol
Investigating the use of finite element solvers in basic electrode design and analysis.
Analyzing Reading Patterns using Consumer-Grade Gaze Tracking Hardware
Developing software to analyze and report reading patterns based on observed eye tracking data.
Optimizing Code w/ Intel x86 SSE Intrinsics
Optimizing a Rudimentary Eigen Value Solver with Intel x86 SSE Intrinsics
Designing a CPU in Logisim
Designing a 2 Stage Pipelined CPU in Logisim
Weighted Vector Addition w/ NVidia CUDA
Accelerating vector addition w/ NVidia CUDA framework
Parallel Reduction w/ NVidia CUDA
Accelerating via interleaved addressing with NVidia CUDA Framework
Multiplayer Networked Game of Set
A completely custom networked implementation of a card game called set.
Experimenting with PhysX and APEX Destruction
A completely custom networked implementation of a card game called set.
Myocardial Behavior w/ Frog Heart Muscle
Using an intact frog ventricle muscle to study myocardial behavior and the impact of various control mechanisms.
EKG, Vector Cardiograms & PulseWave Velocity
Measuring and modeling the 3Dimensional movement of electricity in the human heart.
Custom Beer Pong Tables
Building a custom beer pong table with audio reactive lighting.
Imaging -Rabbit Optical Mapping
Computing signal characteristics of optical data to measure electrical arrhythmia in rabbits.
Automatic Secret Knock-Detecting Door Opener
Tap a secret knock and a real door opens.
CardioVascular Mechanics
Modeling various cardiovascular mechanics.
Modeling Ion Channels
Modeling the flow and interplay of ion channels.
Voltage Clamp
Constructing a circuit to study the behavior of a voltage clamp.
EKG Amplifier - Biological Signal Conditioning
Constructing a simple analog EKG amplifier to produce clean Lead I EKG recordings with identifiable wave characteristics.
Multi-Room Chat Server
A simple multi-room chat server built using Node.JS and Socket.IO
Modeling Renal Pathology
Modeling renal pathology using Matlab.
Javascript Calendar
A simple calendar coded in JS, Jquery, php and mySQL
A-Symmetrical Multiplayer Survival FPS
Development and prototyping of a chaotic physics driven game.
2013
How-to: Install XSPC Full Cover Waterblock
A comprehensive installation guide and review of a GPU waterblock.
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) & Singular Value Decomposition (SVD)
Uncovering signals in noisy data using techniques in dimensionality reduction.
Simulating Smell - Locust Olfaction
Measuring, modeling and recreating signal transduction in locust olfaction.
3D Printed Frog Muscle Holder
Designing and printing a lab tool.
Modeling Neurons & Action Potentials
Various modeling techniques for neurons, action potentials and neuronal stimulation.
Compound Action Potentials in Frog Sciatic Nerve
Studying compound action potentials by dissecting and probing a frog’s sciatic nerve.
The Electrooculogram (EOG)
Measuring angular displacement of the eyeball by sensing changes in the orientation of the electric dipole.
Biomedical Signal Acquisition
Exploring tools and techniques in biomedical signal acquisition.
Ultrasound
Measuring and calculating properties of a frog heart using diagnostic ultrasound.
Dive Response
Measuring and studying the natural mechanisms of the body in response to being submerged in water.
2012
Random Art Projects
Random older art projects.
Track Day MX-5: the Supercharged Bathtub
Building a lightweight supercharged miata.
2011
Modified Electric Minibike
Building a ridiculous campus commuter from a childs toy.
2008
Lexus SC300 - show turned sleeper
Building a turbocharged show car.
2006
Pneumatic Tennis Ball Cannon
A powerful pneumatic tennis ball cannon for funsies.
2005
Custom Guitars
Designing and building custom guitars.