Projects

Selected projects showcasing work in AI research tools, blockchain infrastructure, and product development.

FiveW

Co-founded FiveW, a focused social platform for AI research discovery. Building tools that help researchers find signal over noise in the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Designed to prioritize credit, durable discourse, and meaningful connections over engagement metrics.

  • Research-focused social platform with semantic organization
  • Custom algorithms prioritizing academic credibility
  • Integration with arXiv and major ML conferences
  • Visit FiveW →

zKnowledge Base

Built a semantic search engine for research papers using zero-knowledge proofs and vector embeddings. Won Best Decentralized App at TreeHacks 2024 and placed 3rd at Codebase Demo Day as the sole collegiate team.

  • Vector-based semantic search across academic papers
  • Zero-knowledge verification for search integrity
  • Real-time paper recommendation system
  • Raised six figures in pre-seed funding
  • View on DevPost →

Reliablocks

Developed reliability scores for non-finalized blocks in Ethereum optimistic rollups. Won Architecture Prize at EigenLayer Infinite Hackathon during DevCon Bangkok 2024.

  • Machine learning models for block reliability prediction
  • Real-time risk assessment for L2 transactions
  • Integration with EigenLayer restaking infrastructure
  • Technical Details →

Browser API Sniffer

A local Playwright harness for reverse engineering web apps by clicking through a site and capturing the network calls behind the UI. It writes redacted endpoint maps, response shapes, and replayable curl templates so brittle browser automation can become deterministic scripts.

  • Captures XHR/fetch traffic, request headers, response shapes, and HAR files
  • Redacts cookies, auth headers, tokens, and sensitive query params by default
  • Supports persistent browser profiles for logged-in sites
  • View project notes →

Other Work

  • Software engineering at Bittensor - unified API and routing layer for AI subnets
  • Product research at Affogato AI (YC S21) - stablecoin payment solutions
  • Campus growth at Perplexity - early user acquisition strategies
  • Research with Blockchain at Berkeley - consensus mechanisms and tokenomics
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