Blog

Short writeups, experiments, and stories from projects.


Sunny walk in the French Alps

January 6, 2026
Combining GPS and topographic data to find the perfect winter walk time for my parents.


Predicting shades in the French Alps

January 5, 2026
From topographic data and solar geometry to the optimal reading time on my parent's terrace.


My pace during stadium runs

December 21, 2025
Using elevation data from my watch to analyze pacing strategies at the Harvard Stadium, and finding out what my best runs have in common.


Tossing potatoes

December 2, 2025
A probability model for how many times you need to toss potatoes in a pan so each side gets cooked. Inclusion-exclusion in the kitchen.


Analyze stadium run data

August 9, 2025
Modeling run time using temperature, sleep, and training history, with linear regression and Sobol indices.


The Hydrocube

August 3 2025
A 3D-printed robot for testing learned fluid controllers: from simulations to a robotics prize.


Fetch stadium run data

July 12, 2025
How I downloaded, cleaned, and merged my Garmin and weather data to build a useful personal dataset.


How I built this website

July 12 2025
How I built a custom site with code snippets, citations, and full control.