Breaking down machine learning systems to analyze the “how” of their ability to generate information and examining some of the assumptions that are implied by these ML architectures. Using this understanding I can treat each of these assumptions as their own alignment problem to help better approach the problem as a whole in a more nuanced way.

This project looks at ML use of prediction, feedback, correlation, identification capabilities, and biases. It focuses on the implications of all of these concepts on alignment at large.

Investigating how AI-driven controlled environment agriculture systems can be aligned with priorities of localized food accessibility and equity, rather than luxury optimization.

While technical AI alignment focuses on ensuring that AI’s goals match human intent, this project aims to reframe alignment through AI’s societal deployment with human values and collective wellbeing. The goal of this project is to explore value alignment at the societal and policy level, specifically, ethical alignment, distributional alignment, and mission alignment.

Compounded from the Greek skeuos (’container’, ‘tool’) and morphē (’shape’), the term skeuomorph was originally coined in 1889 by amateur archaeologist Henry Colley March to describe ornaments derived from pre-existing human-made structures. Tools as early as The Hammer had to be iterated upon, becoming more effective at each step, while retaining some redundant feature/s of a previous evolution.

When it comes to human-AI alignment, skeumorphs can serve as useful material metaphors. Skeuomorphs have been embedded into networked technologies since the dawn of digital computing; the word ‘computer’ is itself a skeuomorphic term, evolving from human ‘computers’ who were adept at performing calculations by hand. At every stage, we must choose which technologies to keep, retain and discard in our individual lives, communities, and broader societies.

This project is an interactive drag-and-drop dress-up game that mimics classic 2D flash games from the early 2000s, itself an anachronistic depiction in today’s 5D media environment. Users are invited to virtually ‘align’ their avatar with a personalized set of technologies, from The Hammer to wired headphones to Neuralink. The aim is to invoke a reflection on past/present/future realities and (re)align temporal possibilities.

What does it mean to be a man? In contemporary society, boys are thrown into a sea of contradictory perspectives on what masculinity is and how good men should be. Liberating Masculinity is a project devoted to exploring the intricacies of manhood with a goal of guiding young men towards achieving their best selves. My three objectives are:

1. Identify the rules that govern today’s masculinity

2. Assess where these rules succeed and where they fail to help us become our best selves

3. Encourage youth to find their own optimal path towards a masculinity that fits them best

I use the discoveries from Liberating Masculinity in my multimedia presentation, A Breath of Fresh Air. I present across Canada at middle school and high school assemblies as part of my non-profit, the Youth Resiliency Project.

Tags: “toxic masculinity”, “manosphere”, “boys don’t cry”, “be a man”

This project aims to revolutionize cancer detection and treatment by integrating quantum-enhanced exosome analysis with machine learning.

Passwords are both critical and frustrating. They’re either too simple and insecure or so complex and easy to forget. This research introduces a creative solution: passwords based on meaningful lines of poetry, secured seamlessly by a digital keyboard. Users only need to remember a unique number, with encryption handled automatically in the background, making passwords both secure and user-friendly.

This project goes beyond technical innovation—it’s about transforming how we think about passwords. By blending creativity, AI, and personalization, it seeks to make passwords memorable and meaningful, rather than frustrating. It also explores the broader impact: Can this approach help users feel more connected to their digital identities? Could it spark creativity and shift how we approach security as a whole?

Through usability studies, security testing, and AI-generated poetry for personalization, this research aims to redefine passwords, turning them into something empowering, intuitive, and deeply human.

Making computers more efficient has become a desirable challenge, given that recent developments of super large AI models often require large amounts of computing power to properly train and run. As a result, making computers more efficient would require less computing and energy resources to train comparable models, and lowering computing requirements would also make the benefits of model training and inference more accessible to users. For my research project, I'm particularly interested in how we can leverage modifications in both the hardware and software side to increase computational efficiency, and ultimately developing a proof of concept that unites these two concurrent approaches.

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I am interested in how fungi, a fascinating, diverse, and underexplored kingdom of life, can be used to help the environment and those around us. Fungi have immense capabilities, being able to grow on nuclear waste in Chernobyl and potentially form computing networks, yet we know so little about them. During my time at Building 21, I will be exploring fungi's capabilities, with a focus on waste management and bioremediation. As I investigate this field, I hope to simultaneously give back to the community through diverting waste, improving mycological knowledge, and potentially alleviating food insecurity by donating harvested mushrooms.