2026
3rd Place Overall — Hack the 6ix
Hack the 6ix
Minecraft IRL: full-body Minecraft controlled with cardboard props rigged with ESP32 + IMU sensors and webcam-based pose tracking, translating real sword swings, shield blocks, bow draws, sprinting, jumping, and head movement into the game.
minecraft irl →
2024
Best Hardware Hack — EurekaHACKS
EurekaHACKS
Anti-epileptic seizure glasses detecting and blocking strobing light within 155 ms using coaxial crossed polarizers and Raspberry Pi Pico. Detects 5–30 Hz strobe frequencies and auto-darkens polarized lenses before a seizure can be triggered.
strobeshield →
2025
2nd Place Overall — JamHacks 9
JamHacks 9
AR-guided breadboard assistant overlaying real-time component placement instructions onto physical hardware using computer vision. Eliminates wiring mistakes for beginner electronics builders.
guideline →
2025
1st Place Overall — Waterloo Engineering Hackathon
University of Waterloo
Built the loudest subwoofer box, taking first place overall at the Waterloo Engineering Hackathon.
2023
1st Place — Earth Innovation Challenge, Future of Automotives
Brilliant Catalyst
Developed OptiLux, an AI-driven adaptive traffic-light system with emergency-vehicle detection and dynamic weather-alert messaging modules.