Welcome · AI & software engineering
I build thoughtful software, from privacy-first AI to the systems that make it work.
I’m an AI researcher at SwAPP Lab and a master’s student in Artificial Intelligence at Iowa State University, graduating in May 2027. I earned my B.S. in Computer Science with a minor in Applied AI in May 2026.
My work sits at the intersection of language models, program analysis, and distributed systems. Away from the keyboard, it’s playlists, Hot Wheels, and watching the Timberwolves cook with their new roster.
Jan 2026 — Present
SwAPP Lab
Working with researchers at Rice University and TU Darmstadt on ParaVerify, an LLM-based complexity analysis toolkit for the MPI C++ benchmark. Developing source-grounded analysis and independent verification across multi-file call paths, tracing halo-exchange buffer sizes to their source definitions, and improving symbolic cost predictions by ~35% while reducing LLM token cost usage by 130 times.
Jan — May 2026
AsMoment · POCIANET, LLC
Built a privacy-first, on-device RAG service with FastAPI, LangGraph, and Neo4j. Combined graph, vector, and keyword retrieval across 18,000+ nodes for sub-300ms retrieval, with local inference by default and PII redaction for opt-in external models. Shipped features to 1,500+ users weekly.
Dec 2025 — May 2026
IRLab
Investigated rendering bottlenecks in stylus-drawable AR/VR canvases. Used Unity, C#, ray-casting, and iterative benchmarking to improve responsiveness and debug collision and rendering logic.
Aug 2025 — May 2026
Iowa State University · Computer Science
Helped students with Python, Java, C/C++, data structures, algorithms, and debugging across CS courses.
Jan — May 2025
Iowa State University · Computer Science
Taught object-oriented programming and data structures in Java; supported debugging and developed grading rubrics with instructors.
Jan — May 2025
ISU Web Development Club
Led training in responsive web development, component architecture, and Git. Automated React/Node deployments with GitHub Actions.
Aug 2023 — Dec 2024
Iowa State University
Facilitated collaborative study sessions and exam reviews for up to 200 students.
Aug 2023 — Dec 2024
Iowa State University
Delivered individual and group tutoring, study plans, and exam reviews focused on applied problem-solving.
Founding member at Iowa State, serving in industry relations. Also a Rotary Club volunteer.
Privacy-first AI
An agentic graph-RAG system for social data. Combines hybrid retrieval, graph expansion, reranking, and local/remote model routing, with PII anonymized before external inference and restored only locally.
Python · LangGraph · FastAPI · Neo4j · Presidio · Ollama
Systems & infrastructure
An OCUDU 5G gNB on K3s with a CU/DU split, DPDK allocation, and PTP synchronization. Tuned real-time Ubuntu performance, validated latency and throughput, and streamed live cell and UE telemetry to Grafana.
K3s · DPDK · OCUDU · ZeroMQ · Grafana
SwanHacks ’26 · Award winner
A native macOS accessibility app that explains the screen in real time and guides users with cursor-tracked visual navigation. Won three NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nanos at SwanHacks.
Swift · Gemini · Anthropic Computer Use · Groq Whisper
HoyaHacks ’26
An AI career platform that matches GitHub and LinkedIn experience to job requirements, compiles ATS-oriented LaTeX resumes, and offers voice-enabled technical and behavioral mock interviews.
React · Flask · MongoDB · Gemini · ElevenLabs
Cloud security
A CSPM scanner for 8+ AWS services. Detects exposed infrastructure, overly broad IAM policies, unencrypted storage, and missing audit logs, with structured JSON output for SIEM workflows.
Python · boto3 · AWS
Cloud automation
Automates Azure VM right-sizing and blob-storage lifecycle transitions based on utilization, with repeatable infrastructure-as-code deployments.
Azure Automation · PowerShell · IaC · Azure Monitor
Full-stack engineering
A real-time lost-and-found platform with live comments, chat, and authenticated login. Led a four-person Agile team as Scrum Master.
Spring Boot · MySQL · WebSockets · JUnit · CI/CD
Machine learning
A PyTorch Vision Transformer with training and evaluation, learning-rate scheduling, and misclassification visualization on CIFAR-10.
PyTorch · CIFAR-10
Search & algorithms
An optimal A* solver with admissible heuristics, single- and double-move variants, solvability detection, and full path reconstruction.
Java · A* search
Search & algorithms
English draughts agents using depth-8 alpha-beta search, Monte Carlo Tree Search, and a hybrid strategy, with mandatory and multi-jump turns.
Java · Alpha-beta · MCTS · UCB1
Systems programming
A terminal roguelike with procedural generation, event-driven turns, Dijkstra pathfinding, fog-of-war, equipment, and persistent saves.
C/C++ · ncurses · Dijkstra
Machine learning
A content-based recommendation system with TF-IDF and cosine similarity, a Streamlit interface, and Docker packaging.
Python · Streamlit · Docker
Full-stack engineering
A portfolio and conversational assistant with an AWS Bedrock service layer and Dockerized deployment options.
Next.js · FastAPI · AWS Bedrock · Docker
Full-stack engineering
Moving-average and RSI-based buy/hold/sell suggestions, interactive charts, rate-limit-aware data caching, and persistent watchlists.
React · Node.js · MongoDB · Alpha Vantage · Chart.js
Software testing
Generated and analyzed JUnit suites, injected faults to evaluate detection, and compared mutated behavior and structural coverage.
Java · EvoSuite · JUnit · JaCoCo
Isovalent
Cognitive Class · IBM
TrAC · Translational AI Center
Microsoft
The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation
TrAC · Translational AI Center
Digital Ag Innovation Lab
HackerRank
JPMorganChase
Added RabbitMQ, persistent storage, and health checks for one-command local startup.
Added the Gradle Wrapper and updated Docker builds for reproducible multi-module Spring Boot builds. Merged PR #9.
Corrected Spanish labels across application pages.
Contributed MQTT TLS configuration and 12V battery telemetry fields, with tests and documentation.