Projects
A collection of hardware, robotics, research, and outreach initiatives.
Student Makers (Global STEM Nonprofit)
2021–202550+ workshops, 1200+ students, 15+ schools across the U.S., India, and Kenya. Hands-on 3D printing, Python, Physics, Financial Literacy curricula. 3D printing/design teacher training.
Details
- •Served as Executive Director. Led 3D printing workshops and advised/iniated Python, Physics, and Financial Literacy Workshops
- •Designed modular curricula (3D printing basics, slicer settings, TinkerCAD, Fusion360).
- •Donated 3D printers to Kenyan and rural Indian Schools; Met with school teachers to educate on hardware/software
- •Distributed & manufactured 150 airplane model kits/toys for KRA orphans.
- •Currently working to obtain official 501(c)3 status, and looking to partner with other educational nonprofits/organizations
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Infant Head Circumference Measuring Tool
2024-2025Knob-adjustable, helmet-style gauge for clinician-friendly circumference measurement. TPU/PLA hybrid designed to be printed within 10×10×10 3DP volume.
Details
- •Mechanism: dial-actuated belt for smooth, symmetric expansion
- •Materials: flexible TPU band + rigid PLA fixtures with rounded edges for comfort
- •Distributed over 20 new circumference gauges, reaching 30+ patients in 3+ clinics
- •Reduced margin of measuring error by 90% compared to traditional measuring tapes
- •Researched & tested through infant head dummies and clinical validation
- •Designed for manufacturability within standard 3D printer build volumes
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VEX 23880B: Robotics Team
2023-2025Competed in VEX V5RC tournaments. Captain & Lead Builder; built 3 robots: Over Under, High Stakes, Push Back. Design Award & state qualifier.
Details
- •Received numerous design awards in 2024/2025, qualified for state 2025, and Top 20 State “High Stakes Skills.
- •Founded local McClure Junior High School VEX IQ Robotics Chapter; Mentored 10+ students in CAD, Python, Block Coding, etc
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Floe Inc. — Product Development (Internship)
2025Interned at MIT & Yale weather-tech startup.
Details
- •Designed and developed 3D CAD models from vector graphics to support installer training materials.
- •Engineered a recurring email automation service for the technical team using AWS SES and S3, enhancing system notifications and data storage/sharing.
- •Researched and prototyped implementation of web-based map annotation features; evaluated performance and user interaction methods.
COMPASS: LLM Hallucination Mitigation Research
2025Lead Researcher at Algoverse. Developed COMPASS: Context-Modulated PID Attention Steering System for reducing hallucinations in Large Language Models.
Details
- •Lead Authored: COMPASS: Context-Modulated PID Attention Steering System for Hallucination Mitigation
- •Developed a dynamic mitigation solution for LLM hallucinations using a robotics PID feedback loop
- •Collaborated with Nvidia, Harvard, Georgia Tech, and U.C. Berkeley researchers
- •Published in arXiv. Accepted into AAAI TrustAgent, AIR-FM, and XAI4Science workshops
- •Achieved 2.8-5.8% reduction in hallucination rates across multiple benchmarks (HotpotQA, XSum, HaluEval, RAGTruth)
Urban Sustainability Ranking via Colley Matrix
2024-2025Applied the Colley Matrix ranking system to evaluate and compare urban sustainability performance across nations using environmental metrics.
Details
- •Developed a mathematical framework using linear algebra to rank countries based on sustainability metrics
- •Analyzed metrics including renewable electricity, recycling rates, pollution (AQI), wastewater, CO2 emissions, and waste generation
- •Applied PID-inspired weighting and population-adjusted scaling methods
- •Presented findings at Valparaiso Math Circle and collaborated with research team
- •Demonstrated how sports ranking algorithms can be adapted for environmental policy analysis
Current Research: TBD
2025New research project currently in development. Details coming soon.
Details
- •Project scope and methodology under development
- •Collaborating with research team to define objectives
- •Expected publication timeline: TBD