Highlights
Metabolomics-Based ML Diagnostics of PASC
First‑author paper in Metabolites · 0.899 AUC‑ROC
ML diagnosis of Long COVID from metabolomic data. Molecular descriptors make it work across lab assays. Distinguishes Long COVID from 4 of 5 similar diseases.
Vigil
Grand prize (Bright Data track) · F1 0.97 vs. 0.57 for a single‑prompt LLM
Scans investment advisers' websites and other pages for SEC Marketing Rule violations. Quotes each flagged line for human review and drafts compliant rewrites. Built in 12 hours; evaluated on cases from 12 real SEC enforcement orders.
Human Benchmark 3D
1,800+ downloads on SideQuest
The classic block-tapping memory test rebuilt in VR, with blocks at varying heights to test spatial memory in 3D. Built for people with memory issues; a Firebase backend benchmarks each score against others in the same age bracket.
Research
Prioritized Level Replay in RL Driving Environments
Prioritized level replay as a curriculum for PPO driving agents. Highway scenarios generated with Scenic, run in MetaDrive. Beat plain PPO in 21 of 30 seeds (p < 0.05).
Do Face Embeddings Predict Attractiveness?
Compared 11 face-embedding families on ~7,800 rated faces. Identity-trained embeddings predicted attractiveness worse. CLIP best (r = 0.94), Fisherface worst (r = 0.32).
Tools
Grant Test Auto
Researchers lose almost half their time to grant paperwork: obscure funding rules (no supplies in a grant's last 90 days), grants frozen without warning, and official records that disagree on a grant's status. AI agents do the tedious checking on every purchase and invoice, and a person approves each one.
Anchor Lines
Summarizes financial-aid letters and course syllabi. Every claim cited to its source text.
Shambo
Chrome extension that blocks distracting sites and auto-closes their tabs. Optional snarky, psychology-based comments on blocked sites to discourage procrastination. Featured on the Chrome Web Store, five-star rating.
Toto Simple
Chrome to-do list with cloud sync, reminders, and one-click snooze. Originally organized tasks with AI; removed after it cluttered the interface. A lesson that AI doesn't belong in everything.
Games
DADS: Distraction-Aware Driving Simulator
Driving simulator with in-game distractions. Summarizes risky driving after each run. Games for Change Game Jam winner ('Own the Road').
Party Box
Charades, imposter, and other party games with no ads or paywalls. Built after a party game was put behind a paywall. Offline on Android and playable in any browser.
