Projects

A CPU-based C++ path tracer and ray tracer implementing Monte Carlo global illumination, cosine-weighted sampling, Russian Roulette, and Next Event Estimation.

A systems-level robotics pipeline spanning probabilistic localization, sampling-based motion planning, and constraint-aware manipulation.

A dimension-swapping first-person runner refined through telemetry, playtests, and iterative systems design.

A modular C++ game engine built from scratch, featuring real-time rendering, spatial audio, and in-engine debug tools.

Built an inverse kinematics solver with support for two-bone chains, animation blending, and skinning for deformable characters in real-time using a simple joint system.

Applied advanced interpolation techniques to reconstruct missing motion capture data using both Euler and quaternion methods, and compared their performance through detailed graphs and videos.

A physically based simulation of a Jello Cube using a mass-spring system. The cube deforms, oscillates, and reacts realistically to forces based on Newton's laws, Hooke's law, and damping forces.

A multimedia systems project exploring motion-aware video compression. Moving regions are segmented and compressed differently from the background to preserve visual quality where it matters most.

Explored and compared the Discrete Cosine Transform and Discrete Wavelet Transform for progressive image compression. Developed custom encoding and decoding techniques, and created animations demonstrating compression at various coefficient levels.

A 3D roller coaster simulation using OpenGL and Catmull-Rom splines, offering a first-person perspective with smooth curves, realistic lighting, and texturing.

A project that utilizes OpenGL's core profile and shaders to generate and manipulate a 3D height field from image data.

A VR experience built in Unity + VRTK to explore an Aladdin-themed land inside UIC’s future CS building atrium.

This project showcases two significant places from my life, presented on physical cubes through the magic of Augmented Reality (AR).

I developed an interactive WebGL application to render a dynamic 3D urban environment from JSON data. The project features two interactive demos: one for standard urban rendering and another with advanced shadow mapping for realistic lighting.