What I have been up to...

I teach 3 sections of a Data Structures course at Rutgers University, New Brunswick weekly while tutoring undergraduate students in 4 CS courses. I also aid in testing an AI-aided object detection tool for NJ Transit as a Research Assistant. Still proctoring and grading 1000+ exams for Introduction to Computer Science, creating coding assignments for introductory CS courses, and upholding university policies in Demarest Hall as a Resident Assistant.

Works in Progress...

Nostalgia Net

Python, Flask, SQL, HTML, CSS

A shared nostalgia archive where users can showcase old media that they find nostalgic on a dashboard and can collaborate on forums amongst others. Using this project to practice web scraping, using flask, and creating a database of these memories with SQLite3.

Digital Scrapbook

HTML, CSS, Javascript, Node.js, React, Vite

Creating a digital scrapbook to showcase my experiences and growth throughout college, incorporating interactive elements where users can add or delete photos, captions, and tags.

Zebra Songfinch Senior Honors Thesis

Python, Anaconda, MATLAB, NumPy, Matplotlib, DeepLabCut, Pytorch, Tensorflow

Based upon previous research which has determined that Zebra Finches can determine a difference in auditory stimuli based on experiments where standard versus oddball stimuli were played, further work has been done which has alluded to the fact that the more different an oddball auditory stimuli is from the finch's original song, the greater change in head movement there is from the bird's behavior. In this project, I aim to create a predictive modeling algorithm which will be able to determine which auditory stimuli is played as a result of the bird's movement as input.

Cross-Linguistic Translatability of Thick vs. Thin Terms in Polish, English, and Spanish

Research in philosophy, linguistics, social cognition.

Preparing a manuscript to investigate the cross-linguistic translatability of evaluative versus descriptive terms related to emotional attachment across Polish, English, and Spanish.

Coding Projects

NYC Bicycle Traffic Predictor

Python, Pandas, Seaborn, Matplotlib, Scikit-Learn

Developed and trained supervised machine learning models to predict daily bicycle traffic across NYC’s East River bridges using weather and temporal data. Conducted data cleaning, feature engineering, and exploratory analysis on a real-world dataset including bridge counts, temperature, precipitation, and day-of-week indicators.

File Compression

Java, Queues, OOP, Arraylists, Binary Trees

Implementation of the Huffman coding algorithm for lossless data compression. Reduced size of large input file by encoding contents into an optimal binary tree based on the frequency of characters in the file, and then encoding the file's data to compress the file, which can later be decompressed to restore the original content without any loss of information.

NJ HDMA Loan Interface

Python, SQL, Paramiko, Llama.cpp

Developed a fully normalized PostgreSQL database for HDMA loan data with a Python-based natural language–to–SQL interface using llama.cpp, and deployed secure remote querying via SSH (Paramiko) to connect a local LLM interface with Rutgers’ iLab database servers.

Fake vs Real News Headline Detection

Python, Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Scikit-Learn

Developed an end-to-end fake news detection system in Python integrating TF-IDF vectorization, NLP techniques, hierarchical clustering, and a logistic regression evaluation module with Seaborn alongside an automated web scraping pipeline for continuous dataset updates, achieving 97% accuracy.

Sports Team Shell

C, Makefile, Git

A lightweight interactive shell for managing a simple in-memory database of sports-related entities (teams, athletes, and competitions). The program supports basic table operations such as setup, insert, delete, modify, and retrieval of records.

Fantasy RolePlay Game

Javascript, Python, Java, Node.js, React

A quirky fantasy roleplay where every choice leads to cookies… or chaos. In Cave of Choices, you’ll meet quirky characters like the misunderstood Orc, the judgmental Knight, and the eccentric Wizard. Each interaction branches into new paths, with outcomes ranging from friendship and cookies to awkward betrayals and magical banishments.

Publications

Un-Artificial Intelligence: A Computational Exploration of the Mind

Published Textbook

Authored a chapter on problem-solving and decision making alongside 100 students and faculty to publish an undergraduate textbook introducing core concepts in cognitive science.

The Atomic Lottery: A Story of Cosmic Rebellion

Published Novel

Co-wrote and edited a colleague's novel on the human experience, combining philosophy of mind, astrophysics, and personal experience to write a heartfelt dive into what it means to be a human being.

To What Extent does Linguistic Encoding of Motion Influence Event Segmentation?

Literature Review

Researched, reviewed, and examined 45 articles to write a cohesive literature review concerning the linguistic encoding of motion in different languages. Performed an interdisciplinary literature review combining the fields of cognitive science, linguistics, event cognition, and neuroscience, under the guidance of Dr. Shannon Bryant.

Essentialist Beliefs and Social Identity

Experimental Project Proposal

Extended Haslam et al.’s (2000) two-factor model of essentialism by incorporating participant identity variables and intersectional analysis using PCA, ANOVA, and moderation analyses.

Relevant Coursework

International Baccalaureate Diploma 2022

New Jersey Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish & Polish

Data Structures

Calculus I & II, Physics I & II, Linear Algebra

Discrete Structures I & II

01:198:211 Computer Architecture

01:198:344 Design & Analysis of Computer Algorithms

01:198:329 Minds, Machines, & Persons

01:198:336 Principles of Information & Data Management

01:198:439 Data Science

What Can I Do?


Java

Python

C

R

MySQL

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

React

NodeJS

Tailwind

Pandas

NumPy

Matplotlib

PyTorch

Git

Bitbucket

PostgreSQL

JQuery

SASS

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