My Projects

CSSS Frosh 2022 Website

Information and signups for annual freshman event

August 2022

  • Used eleventy.js for rapid prototyping and incorporated existing Bootstrap components to minimize development time.
  • Merged the pages into the Django-based SFU CSSS main website ahead of schedule (compared to previous year websites).

Project Blue

Azur Lane game automation

September 2021 - ongoing

  • Created a state machine in Python to consistently track all possible game configurations.
  • Implemented transitions using the Win32 API to generate virtual key presses for the emulator.
  • Made a data pipeline to retrieve and preprocess training images from local gameplay and external videos.
  • Trained a neural network using Keras on these images with 95% accuracy, speeding up clear times by 50%.

Bilby Compiler

Compilers course project

May 2021 - August 2021

  • Created a compiler in Java that translates a procedural language to stack machine (one-address) code.
  • Implemented primitive types, compound types (strings, arrays, ranges), branching, loops, type promotion, and function calls.
  • Applied test-driven development for every iteration of the language specification.

BGC Coursys

Software Engineering course project

May 2020 - August 2020

  • Acted as the team leader (delegating work and resolving conflicts) and liaison to corporate client.
  • Created a real-time training-scheduling system using Node.js, Postgres, EJS/HTML/CSS, and socket.io.
  • Reduced the effort needed to track employee enrollment by 40%.
  • Controlled project scope to ensure on-time delivery despite losing 40% of team members halfway through the project.
  • Led code reviews and Git merging; wrote automated UI tests using Selenium.

LiverHub

Personal portfolio website

January 2021

  • Created and styled a responsive website using only HTML and CSS.
  • Constructed a build pipeline that integrates external fonts, preprocesses CSS using Sass, minifies CSS using csso, and builds the site using eleventy.js.
  • Set up a custom domain and nginx configuration to host the website.

PMD Speedrun World Record Tracker

April 2021 - May 2021

  • Prototyped in Django; deployed using Azure Functions (C#) with GitHub Actions CI/CD.
  • Consumed speedrun.com API and cached results in Cosmos DB.
  • Completely automated manual process saving 2 hours of work every month.
  • Easily scaled to handle category reorganizations and new games.

Rote Sphere

SFU STEM Sprint 2021 hackathon submission

September 2021

  • Served as team leader and mentored first-time teammates with environment setup and development priorities.
  • Prototyped a dashboard that tracks neighbourhood utility usage using Django.
  • Finished 3rd place at the hackathon and won $200+ in prizes.

HackChan

StormHacks 2021 hackathon submission

February 2021

  • Created an anonymous message board where users can create threads and reply to other messages.
  • Used React for the frontend SPA, Node.js for the backend API in Node.js, Postgres for persistence, and Heroku for deployment.

Meal Scheduler

August 2020 - November 2020

  • Allows signing up to prepare a meal, displaying recipes, and shows holidays.
  • Implemented REST API in Node.js and Express, persistence in Postgres and web UI in React.
  • Used Postman, Mocha, and Chai for automated API testing.
  • Increased meal planning efficiency at home by distributing workload and sharing recipes.

The Eye

BC Game Jam 2020 submission

February 2020

  • Constructed levels for a 2D platformer using Unity and C# for a 48-hour hackathon.
  • Learned Git best practices in a nine-person team.

Twitch IRC chat bot

December 2019 - February 2020

  • Designed and implemented real-time text-based minigames for Twitch chat using C++.
  • Consumed the Twitch IRC API by extending a custom Windows socket interface.
  • Increased engagement on my channel and became an Affiliate, allowing monetization.