Projects

Featured Work

Cybersecurity

Phishing Detector

Public web app that checks a pasted link for phishing and explains the evidence in plain English.

achievements

Nine parallel checks under one 45 s budget, so a hang stalls nothing
Explains each verdict with exact TreeSHAP attributions
Zero false scam calls on the 1,000 most-visited websites
Abstains when the model and the rules disagree

technologies

Python
FastAPI
scikit-learn
Jinja

In progress

Security Scanner

Public web app that crawls a site and counts only the OWASP ZAP findings it could re-prove.

achievements

Only one issue, plain HTTP, on a control shop written correctly
Keeps 9 unreproduced ZAP alerts out of the practice app’s 34 issues
Says nothing was tested when a crawl finds no forms or parameters

technologies

Python
OWASP ZAP
Flask
BeautifulSoup
Vite

Game Dev

Waiting at Lurie Children’s

Mobile-first set of eleven low-pressure games for children in the waiting rooms at Lurie Children’s Hospital.

achievements

Eleven games, easiest first so non-readers can start on one tap
Optional timer; paused or hidden time never ends a round
No patient data; on-device usage counters only
Calmer motion, bigger text, solid backgrounds

technologies

React
TypeScript
Three.js
Vite

In progress

Mobile Console

Browser sports console: scan a QR code and your phone becomes a tilt-and-swing controller for six games on the big screen.

achievements

Six games played by tilting and swinging a paired phone
Direct WebRTC pairing, with a TURN relay when networks block it
Pass-and-play for 1–4 players, plus Game night
No accounts; phones send controls, not raw sensor data

technologies

React
TypeScript
Three.js
WebRTC

AI

CensusBot

Plain-English U.S. Census lookup tool built at Northwestern Knight Lab.

achievements

Supports 37 ACS metrics
Resolves tables and returns figures automatically
Enables plain-English Census queries

technologies

Python
NLP
Census API
React

CRT AI Dashboard

Generates culturally responsive teaching materials with built-in bias and accessibility checks.

achievements

Generates STEM lesson plans, activities, and assessments
Checks drafts for bias, accessibility, and stereotype risk
Flags deficit language

technologies

React
Vite
Gemini API
Framer Motion

Paralytica

WildHacks 2026 app that visualizes two possible futures from a short questionnaire.

achievements

Built over a weekend
Generates side-by-side future scenarios
Caches Gemini responses for API downtime

technologies

React
Vite
Express
Gemini API