I love Computer Science. It's my hobby, my career, and my identity. Here you can explore some incredible concepts by reading a few articles and reviewing some of my past projects. You can learn a lot here.
Non-geeks do not fear! The entire purpose of this website is to talk about some awesome ideas for a person whose willing to learn. All of these pages are designed to be accessible for a general audience.
Now that I'm a graduate student, I must point out that this section is not devoted to my "official" research in Computer Science, but my personal research. Yes, there's plenty of overlap between the two - but I must maintain that this section of the site is intended for general audiences and reflects my personal passion for science.
Let me also answer questions like: Who is this guy, and why is he doing this?
Additionally: Why should I listen to this guy, but not cite him?
Major Projects
| Compilers | Genetic Algorithms | Fractals |
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Creating a programming language with Agile Development |
Simulating evolution to solve problems |
Visualizing the beauty of chaos |
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genetic algorithm is a way to "teach" your computer to solve problems that a human can't do by
hand using the principles of Darwin's Natural Selection, or "survival of the fittest". The
culmination of this work is Galapagos. |
This is a
fantastically pretty set of research projects. Here there are articles describing fractals themselves, as
well as what I have done with them. There is even a Mandelbrot Gallery of some of my favorite shots. |
Minor Projects
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| Emulate life with cellular automata | 3D Graphics via the physics of light rays | Developing an intelligent game player |
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Probably the most commonly programmed system in the world, John Conway's "Game of Life" has some
profound implications. This section explains some of the interesting qualities in Life that people have
found, as well as my own humble analyses. |
Raytracing
is the lost art of simulating light rays bouncing around an environment and using the physics thereof to get
3D images. A raytracer is another great candidate for agile development , but for different reasons than
compilers. |
The slogan for
Othello is "A minute to learn, a lifetime to master". It's true. In a humble attempt to tackle
Artificial Intelligence, I wrote a program to play this classic board game. This brief article goes over how
I took on Othello as an ambitious high school student. |
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