About me
Hello! I'm a Computer Science and Mathematical Finance junior at the University of Waterloo. I often do not notice that my glasses are lopsided. This may have a correlation with my interests in computer vision and quantitative trading.
I'll try to keep this updated. No promises though.
Last updated: Aug 28, 2026
Portfolio, 2025-2026
CG Software Developer @ SideFX
Developed ML tools for animation workflows in Houdini.
May 2026 - August 2026.
Undergraduate Research Assistant @ Vision and Image Processing Lab
Improved Gaussian Splatting reconstruction for close-up renders.
May 2025 - April 2026.
Software Developer Intern @ Blendable
Software Developer Intern @ Blendable
Built webpages and features in Django.
May 2025 - August 2025.
Fridge Mind @ Hack The 6ix 2025
Fridge Mind @ Hack The 6ix 2025
Software Developer Intern @ Blendable
First winning hackathon project!
July 2025.
Tetris AI
Fridge Mind @ Hack The 6ix 2025
Tetris AI
C++ Tetris with an in-built AI.
April 2025.
Portfolio, 2023-2024
Hack The North 2024
Hack The North 2024
Hack The North 2024
My first in-person hackathon. September 2024.
Moonshots
Hack The North 2024
Hack The North 2024
Think of something stupid, then get serious with it. May 2024.
BetterSiri
Hack The North 2024
When you're dissatisfied with Siri, make a better one! February 2024 - April 2024.
Microsoft Challenge
Building GPT from Scratch
A 4-week student consulting challenge on efficient data center cooling system solutions with the support of TKS and Microsoft. March 2024.
Building GPT from Scratch
Building GPT from Scratch
Building GPT from Scratch
Starting from first principles to truly understand transformers and LLMs. December 2023 - January 2024.
Google Sprint Challenge
Building GPT from Scratch
Building GPT from Scratch
A 2-week student consulting challenge on managing employee information overload with the support of TKS and Google. December 2023.
MidnightFocus
Aerospace + Virtual Reality
MidnightFocus
November 2023, supported by TKS. Created a YOLO-based application to keep night-owl students awake.
TKS Showcase
Aerospace + Virtual Reality
MidnightFocus
Sharing my story, and wrapping up something that will continue. June 2024.
Aerospace + Virtual Reality
Aerospace + Virtual Reality
Aerospace + Virtual Reality
March 2023 - August 2023, with Dr. Xiaoliang Jin. Composed literature review and a VTVL rocket simulator.
COMSOL Modelling
COMSOL Modelling
Aerospace + Virtual Reality
March 2023 - August 2023, with Dr. James Feng. Modelled cytokinesis with COMSOL Multiphysics software.
Awards
COMSOL Modelling
Volunteering
I'm heck of a competitive person. Check out the awards I'm most proud of.
Volunteering
COMSOL Modelling
Volunteering
February 2023 - June 2024. Latching onto various opportunities to give back to my community.