Projects
A few of my completed and ongoing projects!
Vanstagram
A scalable social media platform inspired by Instagram and Facebook. Implements core features such as user auth, posting/commenting on home and wall pages, friending, and settings modifications. Also includes personalized news feeds via a modified adsorption algorithm, live chat system using Socket.io, and profile picture customization.
- My Contributions - (repo private by course policy)
- Planned and implemented backend architecture and route/database helper functions using AWS DynamoDB & S3 to ensure scalability and reliability.
- Implemented a modified adsorption algorithm using Apache Spark/Livy & AWS EMR for personalized news feeds along with the article liking system to determine edge weights.
- Created a friend-friend graph visualization tool using vis.js to analyze social connections and network structure.
- Assisted in frontend page organization and styling using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to enhance user experience.
EdCamelBot
A Slack bot for the CIS 1200 Teaching Assistants which automatically sends a message whenever a student asks a question on EdDiscussion, allowing TAs to respond promptly and easily collaborate over difficult questions. Pending LLM-based FAQ generation to further assist TAs in addressing common student queries.
- Uses EdDiscussion API to monitor message updates.
- Sends formatted Slack messages to a designated channel using Slack API whenever a new question is posted.
- Automates deployment and updates using Github Actions.
- In the process of integrating LLM-based FAQ generation.
SustainaView
SustainaView is a mobile app that makes sustainable interior design easy and fun. Just snap a photo of your room, and our AI will give you personalized, eco-friendly suggestions, show you what your space could look like after a green makeover, and even break down the costs for you. It’s like having a sustainability expert and designer in your pocket!
- Designed app UI/UX and implemented core features using React Native and Expo.
- Integrated Gemini 2.5-Flash and Gemini Nano Banana APIs for AI-generated design suggestions and image transformations.
- Utilized MongoDB Atlas for user data and design preference storage and AWS S3 for image storage.
Anti-Roll Bars
Designed and tested anti-roll bars for UPenn's Formula SAE team to improve vehicle handling and stability during cornering maneuvers. Conducted simulations and real-world testing to optimize performance and ensure compliance with competition regulations.
- Designed the anti-roll bars in CAD using Solidworks.
- Iterated over 10 designs for the front and rear to reach the desired stiffness values and safety factor using static structural FEA simulations in Ansys.
- Developed an improved stiffness calculation procedure using a 6-DOF suspension model in Microsoft Excel to better estimate the effects of the anti-roll bars on vehicle dynamics, improving accuracy by ~30%.
ArmLev
The ArmLev is a low-cost, wearable, and dual-mechanism arm-stabilization device aimed to assist individuals with a wide range of arm-tremor severities in performing activities of daily living (ADLs). It consists of two components, an elbow-stiffening device and an adjustable tuned mass damper to work across tremor frequencies.
- Iterated 3D printed prototypes to optimize ergonomics, comfort, and usability based on a series of 5 tests.
- Achieved 90% accuracy in stiffening, activation within 0.3 seconds, handling 50N of force, and working for a wider range of frequencies than commercial devices, all while costing $136 and weighing <1.5 lbs.
- Won the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) Award for this project.
