Personal Project

Remember 2021? The vaccines arrived, the summer olympics finally happened in Tokyo, Joe Biden became president and Jeff Bezos went to space. Most significant moment for my friends though? BTS spoke and performed at the UN. For those who lived under a rock, BTS, the seven-member K-pop sensation, was the biggest music group in the world until their mandatory military service enlistment. By some estimates, their contribution to the South Korean economy is around USD 5 billion per year or “0.5% of the country’s entire economy”. My point is, they were everywhere and especially as someone who grew up in Asia, all my friends loved them. ...

The largest hackathon in Canada is Hack the North, hosted by the University of Waterloo. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend it this year for its 10th anniversary, the weekend of September 16th, 2023. Hack the North is a 32-hour hack, starting at midnight on Friday and ending at 8 am on Sunday. Pre-Hacking As with most hackathons, applications for the event are done prior to the event. I applied in August and received notice of my acceptance in early September. I was lucky to know other computer science students at UofT (Ari, Kaylee, and Rudy) who were attending so that we could build a 4-person team in advance. ...

Starting a new project to learn more about ML.