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Gidday Mate

7 minute read

Published:

For the spring-summer interim break, my friend June and I went on vacation in Australia and New Zealand. It was the first time I had planned a trip on my own, and it was a great experience.

Tri-Kap

Starting the New Decade (Winter 2020)

8 minute read

Published:

For my first term in the new decade, I started a senior thesis, got accepted to grad school, and lived in my fraternity house.

amsterdam

My Term in the Land of Tall Blonde People

25 minute read

Published:

This fall, I did an exchange term at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen. I lived outside the US for the first time in my life and visited cities in Europe that I had before only dreamed of seeing. It was the most incredible term I’ve had in college so far.

auckland

Gidday Mate

7 minute read

Published:

For the spring-summer interim break, my friend June and I went on vacation in Australia and New Zealand. It was the first time I had planned a trip on my own, and it was a great experience.

australia

Gidday Mate

7 minute read

Published:

For the spring-summer interim break, my friend June and I went on vacation in Australia and New Zealand. It was the first time I had planned a trip on my own, and it was a great experience.

bassem youssef

Surviving Winter 2018

9 minute read

Published:

A lot of students find winter term challenging because of the cold weather. At times, I definitely felt like ignoring all my work and just watching youtube videos in bed. But overall, it was a good term filled with personal and intellectual growth.

baxter inn

Gidday Mate

7 minute read

Published:

For the spring-summer interim break, my friend June and I went on vacation in Australia and New Zealand. It was the first time I had planned a trip on my own, and it was a great experience.

blend

Summer in SF (2019)

12 minute read

Published:

I spent the summer in San Francisco working as a software engineering intern at Blend. Like some other terms, I grew tremendously, both personally and professionally.

chinese garden of friendship

Gidday Mate

7 minute read

Published:

For the spring-summer interim break, my friend June and I went on vacation in Australia and New Zealand. It was the first time I had planned a trip on my own, and it was a great experience.

computer vision

Spring 2020 - Home

4 minute read

Published:

For my senior spring, I lived at home, got in a daily routine, and spent a lot of time on research.

Starting the New Decade (Winter 2020)

8 minute read

Published:

For my first term in the new decade, I started a senior thesis, got accepted to grad school, and lived in my fraternity house.

copenhagen

My Term in the Land of Tall Blonde People

25 minute read

Published:

This fall, I did an exchange term at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen. I lived outside the US for the first time in my life and visited cities in Europe that I had before only dreamed of seeing. It was the most incredible term I’ve had in college so far.

dartmouth

Spring 2020 - Home

4 minute read

Published:

For my senior spring, I lived at home, got in a daily routine, and spent a lot of time on research.

Starting the New Decade (Winter 2020)

8 minute read

Published:

For my first term in the new decade, I started a senior thesis, got accepted to grad school, and lived in my fraternity house.

Spring 2019: The Grind Returns

8 minute read

Published:

I had a good time this spring, although I didn’t achieve many of the goals that I had set for myself.

The Glorious Sophomore Summer

5 minute read

Published:

According to legend, the Sophomore Summer at Dartmouth is a glorious term of warm weather, class bonding, and free time.

Hello Hanover Spring (2018)

10 minute read

Published:

This spring quarter, I interned at Oracle (previously Dyn) in Hanover. I had ample time to work on machine learning projects both at Oracle and for my research since I was not enrolled in classes, and I’m grateful to have been close enough to campus that I could spend time with friends and work as a teaching assistant for a machine learning class.

Surviving Winter 2018

9 minute read

Published:

A lot of students find winter term challenging because of the cold weather. At times, I definitely felt like ignoring all my work and just watching youtube videos in bed. But overall, it was a good term filled with personal and intellectual growth.

Fall 2017: A Review

6 minute read

Published:

This post will be the first of a series of blog posts documenting my time in college by term, starting from sophomore fall. It’s basically a compilation of my experiences, observations, and random thoughts.

deep learning

Winter 2019: Solace

23 minute read

Published:

This winter, I split my time between Hassanpour Lab and AI research at Protago Labs. Living at home and being with family was a big source of joy.

The Glorious Sophomore Summer

5 minute read

Published:

According to legend, the Sophomore Summer at Dartmouth is a glorious term of warm weather, class bonding, and free time.

Hello Hanover Spring (2018)

10 minute read

Published:

This spring quarter, I interned at Oracle (previously Dyn) in Hanover. I had ample time to work on machine learning projects both at Oracle and for my research since I was not enrolled in classes, and I’m grateful to have been close enough to campus that I could spend time with friends and work as a teaching assistant for a machine learning class.

Surviving Winter 2018

9 minute read

Published:

A lot of students find winter term challenging because of the cold weather. At times, I definitely felt like ignoring all my work and just watching youtube videos in bed. But overall, it was a good term filled with personal and intellectual growth.

Fall 2017: A Review

6 minute read

Published:

This post will be the first of a series of blog posts documenting my time in college by term, starting from sophomore fall. It’s basically a compilation of my experiences, observations, and random thoughts.

denmark

My Term in the Land of Tall Blonde People

25 minute read

Published:

This fall, I did an exchange term at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen. I lived outside the US for the first time in my life and visited cities in Europe that I had before only dreamed of seeing. It was the most incredible term I’ve had in college so far.

dog sledding

Surviving Winter 2018

9 minute read

Published:

A lot of students find winter term challenging because of the cold weather. At times, I definitely felt like ignoring all my work and just watching youtube videos in bed. But overall, it was a good term filled with personal and intellectual growth.

doordash

Fall 2019

12 minute read

Published:

I interned at DoorDash in San Francisco this fall and also did a bit of traveling.

dyn

Hello Hanover Spring (2018)

10 minute read

Published:

This spring quarter, I interned at Oracle (previously Dyn) in Hanover. I had ample time to work on machine learning projects both at Oracle and for my research since I was not enrolled in classes, and I’m grateful to have been close enough to campus that I could spend time with friends and work as a teaching assistant for a machine learning class.

emnlp

Fall 2021: Travels and New Beginnings

6 minute read

Published:

This quarter was pretty eventful with my move to mountain view, a bit of traveling for EMNLP, and transitioning to a permanent role at Google.

Summer in SF (2019)

12 minute read

Published:

I spent the summer in San Francisco working as a software engineering intern at Blend. Like some other terms, I grew tremendously, both personally and professionally.

fall

Fall 2017: A Review

6 minute read

Published:

This post will be the first of a series of blog posts documenting my time in college by term, starting from sophomore fall. It’s basically a compilation of my experiences, observations, and random thoughts.

fencing

Hello Hanover Spring (2018)

10 minute read

Published:

This spring quarter, I interned at Oracle (previously Dyn) in Hanover. I had ample time to work on machine learning projects both at Oracle and for my research since I was not enrolled in classes, and I’m grateful to have been close enough to campus that I could spend time with friends and work as a teaching assistant for a machine learning class.

Fall 2017: A Review

6 minute read

Published:

This post will be the first of a series of blog posts documenting my time in college by term, starting from sophomore fall. It’s basically a compilation of my experiences, observations, and random thoughts.

fitness

Spring 2019: The Grind Returns

8 minute read

Published:

I had a good time this spring, although I didn’t achieve many of the goals that I had set for myself.

formula racing

Fall 2017: A Review

6 minute read

Published:

This post will be the first of a series of blog posts documenting my time in college by term, starting from sophomore fall. It’s basically a compilation of my experiences, observations, and random thoughts.

generative adversarial networks

The Glorious Sophomore Summer

5 minute read

Published:

According to legend, the Sophomore Summer at Dartmouth is a glorious term of warm weather, class bonding, and free time.

google

Fall 2021: Travels and New Beginnings

6 minute read

Published:

This quarter was pretty eventful with my move to mountain view, a bit of traveling for EMNLP, and transitioning to a permanent role at Google.

grad school

Starting the New Decade (Winter 2020)

8 minute read

Published:

For my first term in the new decade, I started a senior thesis, got accepted to grad school, and lived in my fraternity house.

great ocean road

Gidday Mate

7 minute read

Published:

For the spring-summer interim break, my friend June and I went on vacation in Australia and New Zealand. It was the first time I had planned a trip on my own, and it was a great experience.

gym

Winter 2019: Solace

23 minute read

Published:

This winter, I split my time between Hassanpour Lab and AI research at Protago Labs. Living at home and being with family was a big source of joy.

iceland

Travels in Iceland

4 minute read

Published:

I went to Iceland with some Dartmouth friends from December 1 - December 9, 2017. We started at Reykjavik, drove down through the South to Vik then East to Hofn, and back to Reykjavik.

iclr

Spring 2019: The Grind Returns

8 minute read

Published:

I had a good time this spring, although I didn’t achieve many of the goals that I had set for myself.

istanbul

My Term in the Land of Tall Blonde People

25 minute read

Published:

This fall, I did an exchange term at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen. I lived outside the US for the first time in my life and visited cities in Europe that I had before only dreamed of seeing. It was the most incredible term I’ve had in college so far.

linde alle

My Term in the Land of Tall Blonde People

25 minute read

Published:

This fall, I did an exchange term at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen. I lived outside the US for the first time in my life and visited cities in Europe that I had before only dreamed of seeing. It was the most incredible term I’ve had in college so far.

london

My Term in the Land of Tall Blonde People

25 minute read

Published:

This fall, I did an exchange term at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen. I lived outside the US for the first time in my life and visited cities in Europe that I had before only dreamed of seeing. It was the most incredible term I’ve had in college so far.

lyngby

My Term in the Land of Tall Blonde People

25 minute read

Published:

This fall, I did an exchange term at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen. I lived outside the US for the first time in my life and visited cities in Europe that I had before only dreamed of seeing. It was the most incredible term I’ve had in college so far.

machine learning

Spring 2019: The Grind Returns

8 minute read

Published:

I had a good time this spring, although I didn’t achieve many of the goals that I had set for myself.

Winter 2019: Solace

23 minute read

Published:

This winter, I split my time between Hassanpour Lab and AI research at Protago Labs. Living at home and being with family was a big source of joy.

The Glorious Sophomore Summer

5 minute read

Published:

According to legend, the Sophomore Summer at Dartmouth is a glorious term of warm weather, class bonding, and free time.

Hello Hanover Spring (2018)

10 minute read

Published:

This spring quarter, I interned at Oracle (previously Dyn) in Hanover. I had ample time to work on machine learning projects both at Oracle and for my research since I was not enrolled in classes, and I’m grateful to have been close enough to campus that I could spend time with friends and work as a teaching assistant for a machine learning class.

medical image analysis

Winter 2019: Solace

23 minute read

Published:

This winter, I split my time between Hassanpour Lab and AI research at Protago Labs. Living at home and being with family was a big source of joy.

meditation

Summer after College (2020)

14 minute read

Published:

This summer, I worked on a couple of projects and played a bit of tennis.

melbourne

Gidday Mate

7 minute read

Published:

For the spring-summer interim break, my friend June and I went on vacation in Australia and New Zealand. It was the first time I had planned a trip on my own, and it was a great experience.

monte carlo

My Term in the Land of Tall Blonde People

25 minute read

Published:

This fall, I did an exchange term at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen. I lived outside the US for the first time in my life and visited cities in Europe that I had before only dreamed of seeing. It was the most incredible term I’ve had in college so far.

montreal

Spring 2019: The Grind Returns

8 minute read

Published:

I had a good time this spring, although I didn’t achieve many of the goals that I had set for myself.

mount victoria

Gidday Mate

7 minute read

Published:

For the spring-summer interim break, my friend June and I went on vacation in Australia and New Zealand. It was the first time I had planned a trip on my own, and it was a great experience.

mountain view

Summer 2022: Nuance

3 minute read

Published:

I’m a bit late to write this point, but I’ll still try to recount my experience from July to September.

Spring 2022 (摸鱼)

3 minute read

Published:

I learned a new Chinese slang phrase recently called 摸鱼, which means “slacking on the job”. It captures how I feel these months pretty well. The fact that I’m writing this post after the entire quarter further underscores the unstructured feelings and lack of intentionality these days.

Winter 2022

6 minute read

Published:

This quarter was filled with travels and family time.

Fall 2021: Travels and New Beginnings

6 minute read

Published:

This quarter was pretty eventful with my move to mountain view, a bit of traveling for EMNLP, and transitioning to a permanent role at Google.

movies

Winter 2019: Solace

23 minute read

Published:

This winter, I split my time between Hassanpour Lab and AI research at Protago Labs. Living at home and being with family was a big source of joy.

mr wongs

Gidday Mate

7 minute read

Published:

For the spring-summer interim break, my friend June and I went on vacation in Australia and New Zealand. It was the first time I had planned a trip on my own, and it was a great experience.

munich

My Term in the Land of Tall Blonde People

25 minute read

Published:

This fall, I did an exchange term at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen. I lived outside the US for the first time in my life and visited cities in Europe that I had before only dreamed of seeing. It was the most incredible term I’ve had in college so far.

naerum

My Term in the Land of Tall Blonde People

25 minute read

Published:

This fall, I did an exchange term at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen. I lived outside the US for the first time in my life and visited cities in Europe that I had before only dreamed of seeing. It was the most incredible term I’ve had in college so far.

new york

Fall 2021: Travels and New Beginnings

6 minute read

Published:

This quarter was pretty eventful with my move to mountain view, a bit of traveling for EMNLP, and transitioning to a permanent role at Google.

new zealand

Gidday Mate

7 minute read

Published:

For the spring-summer interim break, my friend June and I went on vacation in Australia and New Zealand. It was the first time I had planned a trip on my own, and it was a great experience.

nice

My Term in the Land of Tall Blonde People

25 minute read

Published:

This fall, I did an exchange term at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen. I lived outside the US for the first time in my life and visited cities in Europe that I had before only dreamed of seeing. It was the most incredible term I’ve had in college so far.

nlp

Summer 2021

11 minute read

Published:

Research

I won’t discuss research in detail here, but I did spend a good amount of heads-down time at my computer. The FLAN project has been the biggest work I’ve been a part of.

Spring 2021

5 minute read

Published:

This quarter was tough in terms of work but I had to do it. Starting May 2, for five weeks I spent as much time as I could working, only playing tennis three times. One week, I spent 47 hours on coding/experiments (this is a lot of time for me).

Winter 2021

3 minute read

Published:

This past term at home passed by fast. I worked, but it feels like I didn’t make too much progress.

Fall 2020: A New Beginning

8 minute read

Published:

This quarter, I started my AI residency at Google. In other words, it’s grind time, and I need to get my life together.

Summer after College (2020)

14 minute read

Published:

This summer, I worked on a couple of projects and played a bit of tennis.

Spring 2020 - Home

4 minute read

Published:

For my senior spring, I lived at home, got in a daily routine, and spent a lot of time on research.

oracle

Hello Hanover Spring (2018)

10 minute read

Published:

This spring quarter, I interned at Oracle (previously Dyn) in Hanover. I had ample time to work on machine learning projects both at Oracle and for my research since I was not enrolled in classes, and I’m grateful to have been close enough to campus that I could spend time with friends and work as a teaching assistant for a machine learning class.

photography

Travels in Iceland

4 minute read

Published:

I went to Iceland with some Dartmouth friends from December 1 - December 9, 2017. We started at Reykjavik, drove down through the South to Vik then East to Hofn, and back to Reykjavik.

polynesian spa

Gidday Mate

7 minute read

Published:

For the spring-summer interim break, my friend June and I went on vacation in Australia and New Zealand. It was the first time I had planned a trip on my own, and it was a great experience.

protago labs

Winter 2019: Solace

23 minute read

Published:

This winter, I split my time between Hassanpour Lab and AI research at Protago Labs. Living at home and being with family was a big source of joy.

The Glorious Sophomore Summer

5 minute read

Published:

According to legend, the Sophomore Summer at Dartmouth is a glorious term of warm weather, class bonding, and free time.

Hello Hanover Spring (2018)

10 minute read

Published:

This spring quarter, I interned at Oracle (previously Dyn) in Hanover. I had ample time to work on machine learning projects both at Oracle and for my research since I was not enrolled in classes, and I’m grateful to have been close enough to campus that I could spend time with friends and work as a teaching assistant for a machine learning class.

reading

Fall 2020: A New Beginning

8 minute read

Published:

This quarter, I started my AI residency at Google. In other words, it’s grind time, and I need to get my life together.

Summer after College (2020)

14 minute read

Published:

This summer, I worked on a couple of projects and played a bit of tennis.

research

Summer 2021

11 minute read

Published:

Research

I won’t discuss research in detail here, but I did spend a good amount of heads-down time at my computer. The FLAN project has been the biggest work I’ve been a part of.

Spring 2021

5 minute read

Published:

This quarter was tough in terms of work but I had to do it. Starting May 2, for five weeks I spent as much time as I could working, only playing tennis three times. One week, I spent 47 hours on coding/experiments (this is a lot of time for me).

Winter 2021

3 minute read

Published:

This past term at home passed by fast. I worked, but it feels like I didn’t make too much progress.

Fall 2020: A New Beginning

8 minute read

Published:

This quarter, I started my AI residency at Google. In other words, it’s grind time, and I need to get my life together.

Summer after College (2020)

14 minute read

Published:

This summer, I worked on a couple of projects and played a bit of tennis.

Winter 2019: Solace

23 minute read

Published:

This winter, I split my time between Hassanpour Lab and AI research at Protago Labs. Living at home and being with family was a big source of joy.

The Glorious Sophomore Summer

5 minute read

Published:

According to legend, the Sophomore Summer at Dartmouth is a glorious term of warm weather, class bonding, and free time.

rotorua

Gidday Mate

7 minute read

Published:

For the spring-summer interim break, my friend June and I went on vacation in Australia and New Zealand. It was the first time I had planned a trip on my own, and it was a great experience.

sailing

The Glorious Sophomore Summer

5 minute read

Published:

According to legend, the Sophomore Summer at Dartmouth is a glorious term of warm weather, class bonding, and free time.

san francisco

Fall 2019

12 minute read

Published:

I interned at DoorDash in San Francisco this fall and also did a bit of traveling.

Summer in SF (2019)

12 minute read

Published:

I spent the summer in San Francisco working as a software engineering intern at Blend. Like some other terms, I grew tremendously, both personally and professionally.

software engineering

Fall 2019

12 minute read

Published:

I interned at DoorDash in San Francisco this fall and also did a bit of traveling.

Summer in SF (2019)

12 minute read

Published:

I spent the summer in San Francisco working as a software engineering intern at Blend. Like some other terms, I grew tremendously, both personally and professionally.

The Glorious Sophomore Summer

5 minute read

Published:

According to legend, the Sophomore Summer at Dartmouth is a glorious term of warm weather, class bonding, and free time.

sydney

Gidday Mate

7 minute read

Published:

For the spring-summer interim break, my friend June and I went on vacation in Australia and New Zealand. It was the first time I had planned a trip on my own, and it was a great experience.

teaching assistant

Hello Hanover Spring (2018)

10 minute read

Published:

This spring quarter, I interned at Oracle (previously Dyn) in Hanover. I had ample time to work on machine learning projects both at Oracle and for my research since I was not enrolled in classes, and I’m grateful to have been close enough to campus that I could spend time with friends and work as a teaching assistant for a machine learning class.

technical university of denmark

My Term in the Land of Tall Blonde People

25 minute read

Published:

This fall, I did an exchange term at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen. I lived outside the US for the first time in my life and visited cities in Europe that I had before only dreamed of seeing. It was the most incredible term I’ve had in college so far.

tennis

Fall 2020: A New Beginning

8 minute read

Published:

This quarter, I started my AI residency at Google. In other words, it’s grind time, and I need to get my life together.

Summer after College (2020)

14 minute read

Published:

This summer, I worked on a couple of projects and played a bit of tennis.

The Glorious Sophomore Summer

5 minute read

Published:

According to legend, the Sophomore Summer at Dartmouth is a glorious term of warm weather, class bonding, and free time.

Hello Hanover Spring (2018)

10 minute read

Published:

This spring quarter, I interned at Oracle (previously Dyn) in Hanover. I had ample time to work on machine learning projects both at Oracle and for my research since I was not enrolled in classes, and I’m grateful to have been close enough to campus that I could spend time with friends and work as a teaching assistant for a machine learning class.

venice

My Term in the Land of Tall Blonde People

25 minute read

Published:

This fall, I did an exchange term at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen. I lived outside the US for the first time in my life and visited cities in Europe that I had before only dreamed of seeing. It was the most incredible term I’ve had in college so far.

wacv

Winter 2022

6 minute read

Published:

This quarter was filled with travels and family time.

watson

Surviving Winter 2018

9 minute read

Published:

A lot of students find winter term challenging because of the cold weather. At times, I definitely felt like ignoring all my work and just watching youtube videos in bed. But overall, it was a good term filled with personal and intellectual growth.

yosemite

Summer in SF (2019)

12 minute read

Published:

I spent the summer in San Francisco working as a software engineering intern at Blend. Like some other terms, I grew tremendously, both personally and professionally.

zagreb

My Term in the Land of Tall Blonde People

25 minute read

Published:

This fall, I did an exchange term at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen. I lived outside the US for the first time in my life and visited cities in Europe that I had before only dreamed of seeing. It was the most incredible term I’ve had in college so far.