Personal Projects

Research Experience & Projects

Custom AI System for Ultrasonic Object Classification

Hardware Project | Jan 2025 – Present

Building a custom AI system that classifies physical object characteristics—like material type, hollowness, and surface texture—based on reflected ultrasonic sound waves. Using an emitter and high-frequency microphone setup, collecting raw ultrasonic echo data from controlled object interactions. The signals are processed into frequency-domain features (e.g. FFT, spectrograms), which are then fed into machine learning models to predict properties of the target objects. The hardware stack includes a Raspberry Pi to control pulse emission and timing, and audio interfaces capable of high-resolution sampling for clean waveform capture. This fusion of custom acoustics and AI opens up applications in smart inspection systems, security, and embedded sensing where visual data is limited or impractical.

Raspberry Pi Ultrasonic Sensing Signal Processing Machine Learning Hardware Engineering

GradLinkR - PhD Program Discovery Platform

Software Project | Jan 2025 – Present

GradLinkR is a map-first directory to find PhD programs, labs, and PIs. We scrape via Scrapy + Playwright + Trafilatura, then normalize into a geo-indexed dataset. Users get faceted search, rich profiles, saves/collections, and outreach templates. Premium adds advanced filters, unlimited collections, CSV export, alerts, and lab-dossier PDFs. Built with Expo (React Native + Web), Supabase (Postgres + PostGIS + FTS), Stripe; shipped with Claude Code + Taskmaster.

React Native Expo Supabase Web Scraping Scrapy PostGIS Stripe

Classification of Gastrointestinal Lesions via Artificial Intelligence

Cook Children's Hospital | Aug 2023 – May 2025

Developed a deep learning multiclass image classification model using Confocal Laser Endomicroscopic images. Applied the Watson Score to assist in identifying gastrointestinal health from a cellular level.

Deep Learning Medical Imaging Computer Vision

Temporal Relationships Between Family Caregivers and Dementia Patients

UT Arlington | May 2023 – Mar 2025

Created a Python-based pipeline for statistical analysis of caregiver–patient interaction data. Resulted in models that improved patient success rates by over 80%.

Statistical Analysis Pipeline Development Behavioral Modeling

Data Collection and Analysis of Job Market Data

UT Arlington | May 2023 – Feb 2025

Built a scraping and NLP pipeline to extract skills from job postings. Used results to support job market forecasting and enhance university curricula alignment with industry demands.

Web Scraping NLP Market Forecasting

Pollen Grain Image Classification + GAN-based Data Generation

UT Arlington | Jun 2023 – Jul 2025

Developed a deep learning transfer learning model to classify pollen grain species. Built a GAN to generate synthetic training images, increasing data diversity for training.

Transfer Learning GANs Synthetic Data Generation

Analysis of Survival Data with Cure Modeling

UT Arlington | Sep 2023 – May 2025

Performed statistical and machine learning modeling on medical datasets to forecast survival probabilities. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Survival Analysis Medical Statistics Predictive Modeling

Growth Rate of Polymorphs of CaCO₃

UT Arlington | Aug 2022 – May 2023

Programmed a solution using data from Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) scans via Gwyddion software to extract cross-sectional data and calculate growth rates with 94% accuracy.

AFM Analysis Gwyddion Materials Science

Interactive Map of Minerals for Green Energy Applications

UT Arlington | Aug 2022 – May 2023

Designed and executed Python web scraping scripts to gather geospatial mineral data (e.g., Lithium, Nickel, Magnesium, Calcium). Mapped results using QGIS to visualize global abundances and localities.

Geospatial Analysis QGIS Data Visualization