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    3D Printing Valentines Chocolates
    • Feb 13, 2018

    3D Printing Valentines Chocolates

    Valentines day may be a "Hallmark holiday" to most, but that doesn't mean that it can't be a fun one. I happen to be a big fan of...
    High Altitude Balloon Project
    • Feb 2, 2018

    High Altitude Balloon Project

    After joining the Stanford Student Space Initiative high-altitude balloon team, one of our first projects was to build and launch our own...
    Building my NAS Media Server
    • Jan 26, 2018

    Building my NAS Media Server

    One of my first projects was creating a synchronized media library between multiple computers in multiple homes. The system worked well,...
    Going a Step Further with Google's Art Doppelgängers
    • Jan 20, 2018

    Going a Step Further with Google's Art Doppelgängers

    What if I could use my existing neural style transfer program to apply the style of my doppelgänger's painting onto my own photo?
    Bitcoin Mining
    • Dec 21, 2017

    Bitcoin Mining

    My computer has a pretty powerful GPU in my custom water cooling loop, and because I'm generally too busy to play video games, this power...
    • Dec 20, 2017

    Distributed Wi-Fi System and Improvised Backhaul

    My parents live in a house with walls literally made of concrete and metal mesh, making each room effectively a faraday cage, AKA Wi-Fi...
    Experiments with Photogrammetry
    • Apr 24, 2017

    Experiments with Photogrammetry

    Photogrammetry is the science of making measurements from photographs, but in modern times this science has been focused particularly on...
    VR Programming
    • Jan 22, 2017

    VR Programming

    I am a strong believer in the potential for VR, and as a result, decided to experiment with building experiences in VR. After building in...
    Game Building in Unity
    • Sep 17, 2016

    Game Building in Unity

    Unity is a game development platform that has become particularly important in virtual reality application development. As someone who is...
    No-Compromise VR Machine
    • Sep 17, 2016

    No-Compromise VR Machine

    After experiencing virtual reality (VR) for the first time, my parents decided that they wanted a system of their own. However, rather...
    Experimenting with DeepStyle
    • Sep 17, 2016

    Experimenting with DeepStyle

    DeepStyle is a deep learning algorithm similar to Deep Dream based off the research paper "A Neural Algorithm of Artistic Style". The...
    Intentionally Terrible Devices
    • Sep 16, 2016

    Intentionally Terrible Devices

    Three of my friends and I created a team to enter a parody hackathon (media coverage here). We created a sterling-engine powered "social"...
    Family Location Display
    • Sep 16, 2016

    Family Location Display

    After recently watching one of the old Harry Potter movies, I became very interested in the Weasley family’s magically automated home, in...
    Experimenting with Deep Dream
    • Sep 16, 2016

    Experimenting with Deep Dream

    After building and water-cooling my personal computer with the performance to blow away even the most graphically intensive video games,...
    Arcade Machine (In Progress)
    • Sep 16, 2016

    Arcade Machine (In Progress)

    I recently became interested in retro games, and wanted to build some sort of emulation station to play them. Initially, I thought I...
    Personal Computer
    • Sep 16, 2016

    Personal Computer

    I have been building my own computers all my life, and designing them for performance (even if I don't use that performance) is one of my...
    Smart Umbrella Stand
    • Sep 16, 2016

    Smart Umbrella Stand

    Despite the drought, it still occasionally rains in San Francisco. The rain's sparsity only makes it harder to remember an umbrella, so...
    Raspberry Pi "Ambilight" System
    • Sep 16, 2016

    Raspberry Pi "Ambilight" System

    Ambilight is a discontinued feature on early Phillips flat panel TVs that used rear-facing fluorescent tubes to illuminate a wall behind...
    Android Programming: SF Ferry App
    • Sep 16, 2016

    Android Programming: SF Ferry App

    Designed a simple Android app that displays ferry times for all the routes of the Golden Gate Ferry fleet. Automatically displays the...
    Data Synchronization over an Unreliable Connection
    • Sep 15, 2016

    Data Synchronization over an Unreliable Connection

    I Designed a system to keep terabytes worth of multi-gigabyte files (a large HD movie collection) synchronized between three homes. One...
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    *The banner background was generated from my personal photo of one of my favorite places, Stinson Beach. For more information on how I generated the painting, see DeepStyle on the Recent Projects Tab

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