CS @ UCSC • full-stack dev • systems nerd • human-AI collaboration researcher
- 🌱 Currently learning System Design and building a distributed, partition tolerant key-value store
- 🧪 Exploring how AI can support community interactions
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🧵C++ Compiler in Python Built a C++ compiler using Lex-Yacc and Python with an SOS scanner, custom grammar, and error handling. Python · Compiler Design · Optimization🔒 Private project |
💌 Gratitude Mapping with ChatGPT Full-stack platform to surface unsung community heroes by analyzing student-written gratitude notes using GPT APIs Full Stack Dev · AI for Social Good · GPTs 📰 Read the news article |
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🥗 In a Pickle Mobile app that scans restaurant menus and flags allergens using OCR and diet preferences. React Native · GCP · OCR · Firebase🔒 Private project |
🏠 HomeBase A ReactJS + Firebase web app to help unhoused individuals locate essential services via a real-time, accessible map. ReactJS · Firebase · Google Maps API🔗 View on GitHub |
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🌐 Multithreaded HTTP Server Developed a multithreaded HTTP server in C with a thread-safe queue and reader-writer lock, ensuring linearization of client requests. C · Multithreading · Concurrency · Systems Programming🔒 Private project |
💸 On A Budget Budgeting & financial planning app built with real-time tracking, auth, and data storage. Designed for the 2023 Google Solutions Challenge. Flutter · Firebase · Mobile Dev🔗 View on GitHub |
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- Exploring Communal Gratitude in Online Communities
Lei, Kehua and Lum, Kathleen and Keskar, Namrata and Kheirinejad, Saba and Potnuru, Shivani and Xing, Amy and Itakura, Reina and Hosio, Simo and Lee, David T. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW), May 2025
Qualitative study exploring how gratitude-centered platforms can foster connection, reflection, and well-being in online communities.

