Work

Undergraduate Researcher @ Free Appropriate Sustainable Technology Lab

Nov 2022 - Present

  • Currently designing a website to interface with an open-source microgrid optimization tool for solar energy.
  • Designed a wireless protocol and web user interface aptly named Butter for an open-source data acquisition and automation device called BREAD.
  • Received a USRI Award for the Summer of 2023. Designed an open-source packing algorithm to tile as many building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) as possible on any arbitrarily shaped object or building. This involved the use of complex packing algorithms, computational geometry, Python, and Blender. Culminated in a first author peer-reviewed paper publication in the Designs Journal.
  • Researched and developed a cheaper Recyclebot extruder that converts plastic pellets into 3D printer filament under the supervision of Dr. Joshua Pearce.

Machine Learning Consultant @ Condominium Authority of Ontario

May 2024 - Aug 2024

  • Enhancing categorization of survey responses and qualitative feedback analysis with natural language processing and text embeddings using Python.

Undergraduate Researcher @ Diller Microrobotics Lab

May 2024 - Aug 2024

  • Received an NSERC Award to do research under the supervision of Prof. Eric Diller where I worked on designing instruments to enable bimanual magnetic control of microrobotic tools for surgery.

Data Analyst Intern @ Condominium Authority of Ontario

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 | Dec 2023 - Jan 2024

  • Wrote Python scripts to classify survey responses by modifying the BERT LLM text classifier using TensorFlow.
  • Performed data cleaning and extraction of survey responses using Python and Pandas.
  • Created interactive maps and statistics of all Condominium Corporations in Ontario using Python, Pandas, Matplotlib, and Excel.

Research Assistant @ University Health Network

Jun 2021 - Sep 2022