Unlike many other PhD programs, WashU has a special rotation program to facilitate student-advisor matching, where students do a 2-4 one-month research stints with professors so the students and professors can get to know each other better before committing to a relationship for the next 4+ years. On Wednesday, I Read more…
It has been a very fun six weeks in the States Chess Cup. We’ve had a lot of great chess being played, with no shortage of upsets and nerve-wracking finishes! Here’s a quick update on the playoff picture for the league heading into the final week of the regular season. Read more…
Over the last two weeks, I’ve written about my first two research projects and publications at GroupLens. Today, I’ll wrap up this series by talking about my third and final research project with the CaringBridge dataset. With one semester left in my undergraduate career, it was time for me to Read more…
Last week, I wrote about my first ever research project and publication, and I’ll continue this topic today by talking about my next project and publication at GroupLens. Actually, quite a lot of time passed between these two projects, so first I’ll give a quick overview of what did in Read more…
This week, there were no really interesting topics that came up for me to write a blog about. Instead, I’ll start going through the dozens of post ideas in my backlog that I’ve been meaning to write about for months, or even years! Today, I’ll write about my first ever Read more…
One of the classes I’m signed up for this semester is Advanced Algorithms. Already, this is shaping up to be one of my favorite classes and I think it’s really going to take my understanding of algos to the next level. In just the first week, my understanding of runtime Read more…
Tomorrow is my first day at Washington University in St. Louis, where I will be working towards a PhD in Computer Science! While I spend the next 4-6 years of my life here, I’ve decided to make a commitment: I will write at least one blog post every week until Read more…
Introduction In the last three months, I’ve run twelve USCF rated tournaments online and many more unrated tournaments, as COVID-19 has put all of our OTB tournaments on hold. Our biggest event so far had over 200 players, and a $2500 prize fund! In this post, I’ll give a quick Read more…
This post has been republished from https://streets.mn/2020/03/26/building-a-complete-abrt-system-in-minneapolis/. Check out the comment section here for reactions to my proposal! aBRT is by far the most important transit project in the state. While it doesn’t get the same attention as pricier projects like the light rail or suburban BRT, aBRT has proven Read more…
This post has been republished from https://streets.mn/2019/10/21/a-proposal-to-double-express-bus-frequency-without-increasing-costs/. Check out the comment section here for reactions to my proposal – both positive and negative! The express bus system in the south metro has many inefficiencies in its design, leading to low service frequencies. By redesigning the system to consolidate duplicative routes, Read more…