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Vancouver, BC

University of British Columbia

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Jakarta, ID

Prudential Indonesia

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"Yeah the past was honestly the best, but my best is what comes next"

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Portfolio archive · 16 files

FILEThe Unfinished Project.proj

Newest

unfinished, on purpose

The Unfinished Project

A home for the songs, apps, essays and ideas you started and never finished. Capture half-thoughts on a Miro-style board, get nudged by Claude, and hand one gem to the person who can help you finish it.

Live App GitHub

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Best Paper Award · CHI 2026

Affective Haptics · ACM CHI 2026

Tattered Teddies & Pentagram Charms

Survey of 132 people's favorite comfort objects, uncovering four user profiles and design opportunities for technology-enhanced haptic comfort. Published at ACM CHI 2026, co-author.

ACM Paper

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FILEAffiliative Touch & Emotion ….proj

Affective Computing · IEEE 2026

Affiliative Touch & Emotion Regulation

Theory-driven study showing that touch experienced as 'alive' (animacy) through affiliative contact helps people regulate emotion. Published in IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 4th author.

IEEE Paper

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FILEWrapped: Productivity App UX….proj

Usability & Emotional UX

Wrapped: Productivity App UX Study

Multi-phase study on a consolidated productivity mobile app - lo-fi to hi-fi prototyping, structured usability experiments, and emotional trajectory mapping.

Live App Process Blog

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FILECo-Designing Touch for CHORA….proj

Participatory Design

Co-Designing Touch for CHORA Haptic Robot

Workshop study on designing affective touch interactions for a haptic companion robot. Published at ACM CHI 2026 with Honourable Mention.

Poster

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FILEWorking Memory & Binaural Be….proj

Cognitive Psychology · ISEF 2021

Working Memory & Binaural Beats

64-participant experiment showing beta binaural beats (12-30 Hz) significantly improve working memory capacity (p=0.01). 3rd APA Special Award.

Watch Demo ISEF Page Abstract

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FILEShopiVi: Voice-Assisted Shop….proj

Accessible Design

ShopiVi: Voice-Assisted Shopping

Chrome extension enabling voice-assisted shopping for the visually impaired. 3rd Place at Girlcode × Aritzia Hackathon.

Devpost GitHub

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FILECourse Shop: Reimagining UBC….proj

UX Redesign

Course Shop: Reimagining UBC Registration

Reimagined UBC's course registration as a shopping experience - iterative lo-fi to hi-fi prototyping with real student user testing.

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FILEAirbnb NYC Popularity - Expl….proj

Machine Learning

Airbnb NYC Popularity - Explainable ML

Random Forest (R²=0.59) with SHAP analysis uncovering key popularity drivers across 50,000+ NYC Airbnb listings.

Medium Article

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FILEUBC iGEM Wiki: Designing for….proj

Science Communication

UBC iGEM Wiki: Designing for Synthetic Biology

Designed the 2023 UBC iGEM competition wiki for PILOT - a platformed inteins biosynthesis toolkit for synthetic biology.

Live Wiki Figma File

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FILEOptimizing Comedy Robots.proj

Human-Robot Interaction

Optimizing Comedy Robots

Systematic review finding effective robot comedy requires NLP + RL + gaze coordination for natural comedic timing.

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FILEUrban Biodiversity & Emotion….proj

Environmental Psychology

Urban Biodiversity & Emotion in Jakarta

Examining how urban biodiversity exposure influences emotion regulation in a megacity context.

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FILESerene Skies: Aviation CO₂.proj

Climate Data Science

Serene Skies: Aviation CO₂

GAM forecast of 927 MtCO₂ aviation emissions by 2030, evaluating pandemic travel ban effects on climate targets.

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FILEWater Quality in BC Salmon C….proj

Field Ecology

Water Quality in BC Salmon Creeks

Field observations and MANOVA statistical analysis across Metro Vancouver salmon habitats and hatchery rivers.

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FILEBincang Riset: Webinar Serie….proj

Research Outreach

Bincang Riset: Webinar Series

Nationwide 3-part webinar series reaching 300+ participants, led through the Indonesian Young Researcher Association.

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FILEResearchFlow - AI Research A….proj

AI-Powered Research Tools

ResearchFlow - AI Research Analysis

AI-powered platform that reads transcripts, surveys, and field notes - surfacing themes and turning sticky-note chaos into shareable insight.

Live Platform

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"I do believe your galaxy"

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Get in Touch

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Research collaboration, UX opportunities, speaking invitations, or just a good conversation - I'd love to hear from you.

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Birds of a Feather

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Pied Piper

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Dis-ease

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Like Crazy

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People

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Closer

RM ft. Paul Blanco, Mahalia

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Projects & Research

The Unfinished Project

Tattered Teddies & Pentagram Charms

Affiliative Touch & Emotion Regulation

Wrapped: Productivity App UX Study

Co-Designing Touch for CHORA Haptic Robot

Working Memory & Binaural Beats

ShopiVi: Voice-Assisted Shopping

Course Shop: Reimagining UBC Registration

Airbnb NYC Popularity - Explainable ML

UBC iGEM Wiki: Designing for Synthetic Biology

Optimizing Comedy Robots

Urban Biodiversity & Emotion in Jakarta

Serene Skies: Aviation CO₂

Water Quality in BC Salmon Creeks

Bincang Riset: Webinar Series

ResearchFlow - AI Research Analysis

Creative Gallery

Let's connect

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