Senior Project
Calvin University
Discrete Differential Geometry
Summary: An independent project on discrete differential geometry, following
this course provided by Dr. Keenan
Crane. I implemented various algorithms for geometry processing that are described in
more detail in the projects section.
Spring 2020
Honors Project
Calvin University
A Survey of Galois Theory and Applications in Graph Drawing
Summary: An independent reading project on Galois Theory (reading
“Galois Theory Through Exercises” by Juliusz Brzezinski). This project also gave
me the opportunity to meet with Dr. Goodrich from UC Irvine and read his paper “The
Galois Complexity of Graph Drawing.” This project introduced me to ways algebraic methods
are applied to solving problems in computer science and complexity theory.
Fall 2019
Student Researcher
Calvin University
The correspondence between 2-bridge knots and Rasmussen knots
Summary: Under the supervision of Dr. Sunukjian, I examined the
correspondence between 2-bridge knots and
Rasmussen knots, with a goal to find an algorithm to translate between the
two knot notations. As my first research experience, I learned a lot about knot
theory, topology, and algebra
and used techniques from these disciplines to try to find a correspondence
between these groups. I developed a potential algorithm to convert between the
two classes, thus identifying the two classes with a homeomorphism.
Summer 2018