Soma

ML-based biofeedback system exploring human-machine feedback loops

Co-led design and technical implementation of an immersive experience using live EEG signals. Built custom ML model with PyTorch to generate reactive visualizations from collective biosignal data, investigating how AI systems mediate emotional experience.

PyTorch OpenCV EEG (Muse SDK) Python

Impact: Raising questions about neutrality, control, and agency in human-AI interaction

Painterly Rendering

Non-photorealistic rendering pipeline transforming photos into stylized brush strokes

Built C++ pipeline for painterly effects using randomized stroke placement, importance sampling, and structure-tensor orientation analysis. Implemented orientation-aware strokes that follow image features through eigen-decomposition of local tensors.

C++ Computer Graphics Eigen NPR

Impact: Exploring computational approaches to artistic style in image processing

Aid Ally

AR assembly guide for humanitarian aid devices in disaster zones

Built offline-first AR app using Unity and AR Foundation for step-by-step device assembly. Created object detection and spatial instruction overlays for non-technical users in low-resource settings.

Unity C# AR Foundation Blender

Impact: Enabling community assembly of critical aid without technical expertise

Edible Art

Cake artistry business combining engineering and creative design

Ran a creative studio for 10 years, developing skills in structural design, client work, and custom fabrication. Applied engineering thinking to create unconventional edible sculptures.

Creative Direction Structural Design Client Relations Entrepreneurship

Impact: 10 years connecting engineering precision with artistic expression

Single-Image Dehazing

Image restoration using Dark Channel and Color Attenuation priors

Compared classical dehazing methods and improved edge preservation by replacing soft matting with joint bilateral and guided filtering. Trained linear depth model using brightness-saturation differences with CLAHE and gamma correction.

Python OpenCV scikit-image NumPy

Impact: Reduced halo artifacts while maintaining edge fidelity in atmospheric scattering removal

DeepSDF

Neural 3D shape representation using continuous signed distance functions

Implemented DeepSDF architecture for learning implicit surface representations of 3D objects. Trained models on shape datasets to generate smooth, watertight geometries from learned latent space, exploring applications in shape interpolation and completion.

PyTorch Neural SDFs 3D Generation Python

Impact: Hands-on experience with neural implicit surfaces for 3D content creation

The Butterfly Effect

Responsive art installation exploring cause and effect

Created interactive installation responding to viewer presence and movement. Integrated sensors and projection mapping to visualize how small actions create cascading effects in the system.

Arduino Processing Sensors Installation Art

Impact: Physical computing meets conceptual art in interactive experience

Magnetic Haptic Controller

Game controller using magnetic fields for tactile feedback

Designed and built custom game controller using magnetic forces to create haptic sensations. Explored alternative interaction methods beyond traditional vibration motors for more nuanced tactile responses.

Arduino Magnets Haptics Hardware Design

Impact: Novel approach to tactile feedback in gaming interfaces

Buster

Complete 3D game built from modeling to mechanics

Designed and developed full 3D game using Maya for asset creation and Unity for game mechanics. Built environment, character models, and gameplay systems from scratch.

Unity Maya C# 3D Modeling

Impact: End-to-end game development from concept to playable experience

Swipe Mosaic

Panoramic image stitching from video sequences

Built image mosaicking pipeline extracting distinctive features, matching correspondences, and computing transformation matrices. Warped and aligned overlapping video frames onto single projection surface for seamless panoramas.

Feature Matching Image Warping

Impact: Automated panorama creation from handheld video capture

Seeds of Time

Parametric design meets physical computing

Used Grasshopper parametric modeling with Arduino sensors to create responsive architectural forms. Explored how computational design can respond to real-time environmental data.

Grasshopper Rhino Arduino Parametric Design

Impact: Connecting digital fabrication with sensor-driven interactivity