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June 25, 2026 · 6 min read

So… who actually signed off on this??

I use AI agents because they help me build faster. But the more work I hand off, the more I wonder whether our review layers, permissions, and accountability systems are keeping up. and what happens when something goes wrong?

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February 7, 2025 · 4 min read

Algorithmic Redistricting: How to Use Simulation Methods for Analyzing Large Datasets

Over Winter Term I had the opportunity to take a class on how mathematics plays a role in gerrymandering and redistricting elections. This got me thinking can we use mathematical and statistical concepts in drawing these districts? This blog explores how I used Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations can  to detect gerrymandering and create fairer electoral maps.

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January 9, 2025 · 4 min read

What can text data on goodreads tell us? Data analytics for predictive modelling.

Could we use the readability and sentiment of reviews to understand user preferences and make better book recommendations? It seemed simple enough on the surface—analyze the text, derive some meaningf

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January 9, 2025 · 7 min read

Design to Deployment, Building a CMS from scratch: A Reflection.

When I set out to improve my portfolio website, I realized that adding new content like experiences or projects was unnecessarily tedious. Each update required me to modify the codebase, commit change

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