Future Plans

I spent the past few months applying to graduate programs for ECE and Robotics. I managed to somehow study for the GRE in 3 weeks. Excel spreadsheets are a lifesaver for study planning.

My goals are to get involved in research areas like Reinforcement Learning, Social Navigation, and Perception (and AUVs!). Normally the field of robotics is broken into three areas: Sensing, Reasoning, and Action. I believe I have developed skills in Sensing and Reasoning, and I am looking forward to learning more about Action in the future. Specifically, I am taking classes in Optimal Control and Reinforcement Learning this semester, as well as incorporating Reinforcement Learning into my active research. I look forward to learning!

I spend my free time over winter break playing with MATLAB (my favorite programming environment). MATLAB and Simulink allow me to experiment with controls for vehicles like drones and rockets. It’s super easy and I can already see myself using these skills for my Senior Capstone. There is a lot that can be accomplished with cascaded PIDs, but I’m also learning about Model Predictive Control and LQR on the side.

I have recently been accepted to Carnegie Mellon’s Master’s of Science in Robotics program (MSR). I am honored for this opportunity to work at the Robotics Institute and look forward to considering my other options as results come out.

Summer 2020

Due to the Coronavirus, my internship has been moved remote. Although I would have enjoyed working with robots in person, I continue to be productive at home. Since the Robosub competition has been cancelled as well, most of the work has transitioned to the simulator, where I am developing the vision system to maturity.

Having so much time to myself with minimal interaction has helped me focus on learning new things and reviewing old things. As a result, I opened a “Notes” section of this website to compile important math and science from my experiences. The idea is to create a centralized and personalized location I can go to for review instead of searching Google all the time. Hopefully it will be useful as reference for others as well.

New Year!

My fourth semester at Carnegie Mellon has started and I’m excited for what it holds. I’m currently taking some interesting graphics/computer vision courses and look forward to the overlap between that and internships/projects. The year started strong with Build18, CMU’s hardware hackathon and Pennapps, UPenns’s hackathon. Otherwise, it’s the usual schoolwork grind :D.

Sophomore Year First Semester

This semester was a very interesting one. With the prospect of chunkier classes, fun was definitely at an all time low. However, I managed to entertain myself with the usual shenanigans and gained a lot of knowledge.

End of Year

The academic year at Carnegie Mellon is coming to an end. Although my grades are all over the place, I am pleased to say that I probably learned the most I have ever learned in the short amount of time I have spent at CMU. I look forward to taking more Robotics courses sophomore year and more exciting Build18 and Hackathon projects. 

I recently commissioned PharmaBot to be a continuing project which will pickup after the summer. There is a frontend to be developed and an IOT system to be implemented with Qualcomm's Dragonboard 410c. 

Bayer Hackathon

Recently went to Bayer Hacks in Pittsburgh, PA, with our project, Rxtr. Read project page for more! I become uncomfortably familiar with Pytorch and Tensors, something I never thought I'd venture into. We won first place and had a lot of fun talking to experts in Radiology and IT at Bayer. 

Summer Plans

Spring break has ended, which means there is 1.5 months until summer vacation. I will be interning at Qualcomm in San Diego over summer!

Further projects for this semester include an automated pill dispenser for senior citizens and an undecided project for Bayer's Hackathon in Pittsburgh. Stay tuned for new projects. 

RIP Stephen Hawking

TartanHacks 2018!

Last weekend was TartanHacks 2018, the annual hackathon at Carnegie Mellon. 

Awards: Google's Best Use of Cloud API

My team had many ideas, which included a blackbox for cars that makes insurance claims more objective by collecting IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) data and being able to recreate a 3D model of crashes, a social networking app that enables students to find other students who are struggling with the same homework assignments, and a VR public speaking coach. 

We decided to go with the VR public speaking coach. Our project (Syft on the homepage) placed you in a VR audience environment so that you could realistically practice your speaking skills. Furthermore, it provided detailed analytics by using Natural Language Processing while you were talking to give you details like rhythm, volume, tone, and stutter detection. 

The end result was an app that graphed your performance every trial, and was able to help you improve speaking in front of an audience without leaving the comfort of wherever you are practicing. 

Although it was tiring, it was very fun to work with my team and present to the judges. Can't wait to work on the other ideas at other hackathons!

Hagrid's Wild Ride

An entire week was spent building the VR environment for Hagrid's Wild Ride. The funnest part was letting people use our interface during Demo Day. Check out the project in the 'Projects' tab for more information. 

Website Up

Hello, 

This initial post designates the beginning of my work on the website. 

Not all my projects have been uploaded, and the site is a work in progress.