built & organically scaled a web proxy company to 850k mau & $5k mrr (ad rev) at 13
published 10+ papers in top CS conferences (eg. CVPR, DSN, ICME, Interspeech, IEEE ICIP, IEEE VTC)
started an edtech platform funded by JainVC, acquisition offer by YC backed startup
created a SOTA web filter for k-12 schools in collaboration with researchers from NYU, FriscoISD, Capital One, and Boeing (paper coming soon)
leading a nonprofit research lab with 70+ researchers, achieving 7+ acceptances at top-tier conferences
at 12, i started creating programming tutorials on youtube and teaching python classes. by 13, i had built and scaled a web proxy company to 850k users.
my journey has taken me through various roles - from research assistant at unt working on vr technology, to founding multiple startups in edtech, ai, and infrastructure. each experience has shaped my approach to building and problem-solving.
these days, i'm focused on applied ml research at cyrionlabs, privacy & security research at nyu, and making technology more accessible through my work at computers for the blind. but i'm always on the lookout for the next big thing to build in the startup space
working closely with the CEO to singlehandedly develop a new platform under Givefront targeted at startups.
co-authoring a paper on content filtering in K-12 schools with a focus on privacy; leading a paper on a novel web-proxy detection framework in K-12 schools; collaborating with University of Chicago, Princeton, Yorktown, Frisco ISD, Boeing, Capital One, and Colgate
nonprofit research lab dedicated to ethical, high-impact machine learning research & services; fundraised and donated $10k worth of computers & related electronics to local schools, small businesses, and libraries; offering pro-bono consulting & development services to businesses all over America with over 60+ signed clients currently; secured monetary funding from the Texas Workforce Commission, SMU, Blackridge Elm Capital, and Beal Bank to sustain research and outreach initiatives; manage and fund a team of 70+ researchers and volunteers across multiple labs, achieving 7+ acceptances (with 6 pending) at top-tier conferences including IEEE ICIP, IEEE VTC, ACM Multimedia, CVPR, Interspeech, and DSN-W; built partnerships with researchers from leading institutions (CMU, Cornell, UCSD, UW, NYU, UNT) and community nonprofits, expanding both academic collaboration and societal impact
i make things; alot of them
refurbishing computers for visually impaired individuals; providing them with affordable technology to enhance their daily lives and accessibility
edtech platform for k-12 students to discover and join extracurricular activities, clubs, and competitions; acquisition offer by YC backed startup, funded by JainVC
hired as a contract developer originally, was asked to take over after CTO left to polish the platform before acquisition; recently sold for 7 figures to a large education company
free platform for 24/7 sat prep; features practice tests, personalized study plans, and progress tracking; supercharged with AI
freemium hosting services; featuring game servers, vps and dedicated servers for reasonable prices with a focus on performance and reliability
ai inference for users at the enterprise scale at 1/10th of the cost and 10x the speed
collaborated with UNT's Mixed Realities Lab on research and development of immersive AR/VR applications
developed an open-source privacy tool suite (VPN, DNS, email, web-proxy) with 850K monthly active users; integrated encryption and multi-factor authentication in collaboration with cybersecurity experts; generated $5K+ in monthly ad revenue; managed a distributed server cluster across 6 countries and led a 10-developer team
created programming videos on youtube and conducted 30+ person classes on python at 12
always excited to chat about technology, collaboration opportunities, or just to connect with fellow builders. drop me a line and let's see what we can create together.
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