Portfolio
Everything, by area: research, robotics, math, code, music, and athletics. Items with a write-up open into their own page.
Research & Academic
Published math research through MIT PRIMES STEP.
MIT PRIMES STEP: Senior Group
2024–2025Math researcher
A year of mentored math research in the Senior Group that produced two papers posted to arXiv.
Chip-Firing in Infinite k-ary Trees
2025Co-author
Published research on chip-firing dynamics, in Enumerative Combinatorics and Applications (ECA).
Robotics
FTC co-captain, CAD lead, and program mentor.
FTC #22489: Galactic Narwhal Chicken Effect (Diamond, Weston)
2024–2026Co-Captain (2025–2026); team member (2024–2025)
Co-captain of a FIRST Tech Challenge team, leading design and strategy. We reached the World Championship.
Multinational Tech Invitational 2026: Mechatronics Synergy Award Winner
2026Invited
Won the inaugural Mechatronics Synergy Award at the 2026 Multinational Tech Invitational.
Michiana Premier Event 2026: Croft Division Finalist & Control Award (1st)
2026Reached the Croft Division finals as an alliance partner and took 1st place for the Control Award.
DECODE: Clutch PTO Lift & Drivetrain
2025–2026Drivetrain + clutch power-take-off (PTO) lift
Designed the drivetrain and a clutch power-take-off (PTO) lift system for the 2025–2026 DECODE season.
FTC World Championship: Motivate Award, 2nd
2025Earned 2nd place for the Motivate Award at the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship.
Into the Deep: Open-Source Claw CAD
2024–2025Claw CAD / mechanical design
Open-source claw mechanism CAD for the 2024–2025 Into the Deep season, modeled in Onshape and released publicly.
Mathematics
AMC/AIME, olympiads, and team competitions.
Competitive Programming
USACO Gold, Codeforces, and informatics olympiads.
Codeforces: rating 1737
2024–presentgenius0412
Active competitive programmer; peak rating 1737.
Software
Web tools, open-source contributions, and apps.
DSIM: Online 2D FTC Driving Simulator
2025–presentFounder & Main Programmer
A browser-based 2D driving simulator for the FIRST Tech Challenge games DECODE and Chain Reaction. Teams practice solo or face off online, 1v1 and 2v2, on a ranked ladder. I founded it and write most of the code.
read moreEmpower Initiative
2024–presentWebsite Coordinator
I build and maintain the website for Empower Initiative, a student-run tutoring nonprofit.
read moreA11y Checker: Congressional App Challenge, 2nd place
2024An accessibility checker that placed 2nd in the Congressional App Challenge (Office of Rep. Katherine Clark).
FTCDesign
Major Contributor
One of the main contributors to FTCDesign, a design-resource hub for FTC teams.
Configlib
Major Contributor
Major contributor to Configlib, a configuration library that makes setting up an FTC robot a lot less painful.
SolversLib
Docs Contributor
I write and maintain the docs for SolversLib, an FTC robotics programming library.
Voya
A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure study game for students, built with Next.js and Tailwind CSS. Created as a final project for AP Physics C.
Music
A cappella soloist and choir singer.
Weston Town Criers (a cappella): soloist on "500 Miles"
2025–2026Soloist
Member of the Town Criers a cappella group; soloist on "500 Miles."
Athletics
High school tennis.
Education
Coursework and academic background.
Weston High School
2024–presentAP coursework & exam results:
Hanyang University: Gifted & Talented Center for Informatics, Seoul
2020–2021Advanced Course in Informatics
Youngest in the cohort, selected to study under Prof. Ki Hyuk Sung.