Education
Tompkins High School
CS related: AWS Cloud Computing, Data Structures, Unity Game Development, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles Math related: Multivariable Calculus AP Calculus BC (Calc 1&2), AP Statistics
2022 - Present
Experience
Researcher - The University of Texas at Dallas
Estimating hand & object poses using a multi-camera system at IRVL. Utilizing MANO for 3D hand modeling, HaMeR for hand mesh recovery, and FoundationPose for 6D object pose estimation and tracking. Developing an end-to-end pipeline for pose tracking in AR/VR, robotics, and computer vision applications.
Jun 2024 - Present
Instructor - ArcGen Technologies LLC
Selected by Dr. Meng (MIT App Inventor Foundation's Teacher Excellence Award recipient). Guided over 200 students through in-class labs and complex projects, achieving a 100% submission rate for fully functional labs.
Dec 2023 - Present
Co-local Lead - NASA International Space Apps Challenge
Organizing the annual Houston area NASA Space Apps Challenge—a global hackathon using NASA's open data to solve challenges on Earth and in space. Sharing winning experiences and hosting events.
2023 - Present
Honors & Awards
ISEF Grand Award - 2nd Place in Technology Enhances the Arts
Issued by ISEF (International Science & Engineering Fair)
Created a transformers pipeline for sentence level, real-time sign language translation.
System Software Category Winner - 3rd in TX
Issued by TXSEF (Texas Science & Engineering Fair)
Unobstructing voice for the deaf: A real-time centered sign language recognition system
ISEF Finalist (<1% internationally out of 175,000)
Issued by SEFH (Science Engineering Fair of Houston)
- Grand Champion 2025 in Physical Sciences
- 1st place in system software for high school
- Special SHPE Outstanding Project Award winner
- Special award category winner by BABS Foundation (3rd place)
- TXSEF finalist
Out of 900+ projects, 1200 students & 23 counties in Houston's 66th fair
2024 NASA International Space Apps Challenge - Global Honorable Mention
Issued by NASA
- Global winner: 1/59 total winners
- Honorable mention: 1/19 winners internationally
- Best use of technology award: 1st place in Houston TX
2nd Place Winner | 2024 STEM Competition at UTD CS
Associated with The University of Texas at Dallas
Developed a pipeline for estimating hand and object poses from multi-camera system data.
2023 NASA International Space Apps Challenge - Global Nominee
Issued by NASA
- Global nominee: 1/580 teams from 58,000 participants
- 1st place in Houston TX
- Project advanced to global judging
MIT App Inventor App of the Month
App was 1/20 winners of 2022 MIT's App of the month contests.
Dec 2022