Tag: journal
We are all architects now. Congrats on the promotion.
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Reflections on the shift in my work identity from engineering to design and architecture in the age of agents.
5,000 Lines of Trust
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Reflections on the shift in my work identity from engineering to design and architecture in the age of agents.
What Interests Me in 2026
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My research interests in interpretability, alignment, and NLP for specialized domains—and why I think about ML throug...
The Dance of Endurance
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On long-distance cycling, the meditative flow of pushing through 200km, and the battle against the mind that wants to...
Let the fires burn
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On protecting mental space as a finite resource—and the wisdom of letting some fires burn to clear the path.
The quarterly review — Q6
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The final quarter: completing my Master's thesis on POI recommendation, graduating, and reflecting on two years at UCSD.
The quarterly review — Q5
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17 credits of Learning Algorithms, Compilers, and TA-ing CSE 101. Insanely stupid, but rewarding in retrospect.
The quarterly review — Q4
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Starting my Master's thesis on metric embeddings for recommendation. TA-ing algorithms, attending seminars, and a blu...
Day 1, Week 0, Year 2
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Starting year two of grad school: lessons on taking the first step, prioritizing ruthlessly, and not going AWOL.
The quarterly review — Q3
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A difficult quarter: health issues, heavy TA workload, and learning to pick myself up. Then off to San Francisco for ...
The quarterly review — Q2
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Neural Networks, Web Mining, and Convex Optimization—a brutal winter quarter of coffee, projects, and late-night brai...
The quarterly review — Q1
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First quarter at UC San Diego: Algorithms, AI, and Database Systems—learning to manage time in a fast-paced quarterly...