On the intersection of design and code — how to build systems that feel human.
My mission? See if I could get Google's Gemini or ChatGPT to give me genuinely dangerous advice. Not the 'don't try this at home' kind, but the 'this could literally harm my health' kind.
The stat is real: women are underrepresented in STEM. I'm less interested in that conversation and more interested in what actually helped me stay.
How we built an intelligent course question-answering system using Knowledge Graphs and LLMs to solve the problem of multi-hop reasoning in academic advising.
How do you translate a GPS coordinate into a pixel on a webcam image? We explored camera calibration uncertainty using leave-one-out and Monte Carlo analysis on two real-world webcams. One urban, one on a remote harbor island.
Growing up in Nepal, I didn't have reliable internet until I was a teenager. Here's what I've actually seen AI do (and not do) for communities like the one I grew up in.
We took Meta's Segment Anything Model and tried to make it better at three specific tasks. One experiment made the model 36% worse. One improved it modestly. One was a breakthrough, and ended with a trip to the Smithsonian Zoo.
How human-centered design principles can guide the development of more ethical and accessible AI systems.
Reflections on growing up in Nepal, experiencing the digital divide firsthand, and pursuing computer science in the United States.
Taking time out for yourself, to be alone with yourself, to know your weaknesses and your strengths and to make yourself a better person is satisfying.
Life is not as easy as you dream it to be. Complications, vibes of giving up, sarcasm of people, demotivation from your loved ones, it comes eventually.