When I'm not training neural networks or debugging ROS nodes, you'll find me pursuing these passions that keep me balanced and inspired.

Cycling

🚴‍♂️ Cycling Adventures

Cycling

Nothing beats the freedom of hitting the trails on my Giant bicycle. Weekend rides help clear my mind and often lead to my best algorithm insights!

🏔️ Mountain Trails 🌅 Weekend Rides
Golf

⛳ Golf Journey

Learning Golf

Recently started learning golf - turns out optimizing a swing is just as challenging as optimizing a neural network! Still working on that perfect drive.

🎯 Beginner Level 📈 Improving Daily
Travel

✈️ Travel & Conferences

Travel & Events

Love attending robotics conferences and exploring new cities. From ICRA to local maker faires, each event brings new connections and inspiration.

🌍 Conference Hopper 🤝 Networking
Photography

📸 Photography

Photography

Capturing moments and perspectives, especially of robots and technology. My Instagram is basically 50% robots, 50% landscapes.

📷 Tech & Nature 🎨 Creative Eye
Coffee

☕ Coffee Enthusiast

Coffee Brewing

Good code requires good coffee. Experimenting with pour-over methods and finding the perfect beans for those late-night debugging sessions.

☕ Pour-Over Expert 🌟 Coffee Snob
Gaming

🎮 Gaming

Video Games

Strategy games and simulations keep my problem-solving skills sharp. Plus, it's the best way to unwind after a long day in the lab.

🎯 Strategy Games 🤖 Sim Lover

Random Facts About Me

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Can survive on pizza and coffee during project deadlines

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Night owl - best code written between 10 PM and 2 AM

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Always coding to lo-fi beats or synthwave

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Obsessed with sci-fi novels and robotics textbooks

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Have a collection of mini robot toys on my desk

Can explain gradient descent to a 5-year-old

🎵 Currently Listening

  • Daft Punk - Robot Rock
  • Porter Robinson - Nurture
  • Lo-fi Hip Hop Beats
  • Synthwave Playlists

📚 Favorite Books

  • Reinforcement Learning - Sutton & Barto
  • I, Robot - Isaac Asimov
  • The Innovators - Walter Isaacson
  • Atomic Habits - James Clear