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What I'm currently focused on right now.

Location

Auckland

New Zealand

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Current Role

PhD Student @University of Auckland

CTO of Ynova.ai by night.

What I Do

Building AI agents that automate workflows and augment human productivity. Researching how technology can make remote teams work better together.

Why I Do It

I believe the future of work is human-AI collaboration. Remote work shouldn't mean disconnected work. I'm building tools that bring people closer, not further apart.

Currently Reading

Rethinking Consciousness

by Michael Graziano

Current Focus

8 active
Hobbies

Gym & 5K Training

Aiming for sub-30 minute 5K. Combining strength training with cardio goals.

FitnessRunningCardio
Startup

YNova - AI Agents

Building AI agents that automate workflows and augment human productivity. Shipping fast and learning faster.

AI AgentsStartupAutomation
Learning

MLOps & AIOps

Building scalable AI systems with CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, and automated deployments. Exploring LangOps for LLM applications.

MLOpsAIOpsLangOps
Research

Brain Synchrony in Remote Meetings

Exploring neural synchronization patterns during remote collaboration. Analyzing EEG data from dyadic studies.

NeuroscienceRemote WorkCollaboration
Hobbies

Gym & 5K Training

Aiming for sub-30 minute 5K. Combining strength training with cardio goals.

FitnessRunningCardio
Startup

YNova - AI Agents

Building AI agents that automate workflows and augment human productivity. Shipping fast and learning faster.

AI AgentsStartupAutomation
Learning

MLOps & AIOps

Building scalable AI systems with CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, and automated deployments. Exploring LangOps for LLM applications.

MLOpsAIOpsLangOps
Research

Brain Synchrony in Remote Meetings

Exploring neural synchronization patterns during remote collaboration. Analyzing EEG data from dyadic studies.

NeuroscienceRemote WorkCollaboration
Hobbies

Gym & 5K Training

Aiming for sub-30 minute 5K. Combining strength training with cardio goals.

FitnessRunningCardio
Startup

YNova - AI Agents

Building AI agents that automate workflows and augment human productivity. Shipping fast and learning faster.

AI AgentsStartupAutomation
Learning

MLOps & AIOps

Building scalable AI systems with CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, and automated deployments. Exploring LangOps for LLM applications.

MLOpsAIOpsLangOps
Research

Brain Synchrony in Remote Meetings

Exploring neural synchronization patterns during remote collaboration. Analyzing EEG data from dyadic studies.

NeuroscienceRemote WorkCollaboration
Hobbies

Bouldering

Working on V5 boulder problems. Great for grip strength and problem-solving.

ClimbingFitness
Research

CLARA-AI - ToCHI 2025

Finalizing revision for ToCHI submission on AI-augmented collaborative cognition in virtual meetings.

ToCHIHuman-AICollaboration
Reading

HCI Theory Literature

Deep dive into Activity Theory, Distributed Cognition, and Mixed-Initiative Interaction frameworks.

TheoryHCIResearch
Experiments

Gen AI Tools for Reddit Simulation

Designing generative AI tools for Reddit simulation gameplay experiences.

Gen AIGamingSimulation
Hobbies

Bouldering

Working on V5 boulder problems. Great for grip strength and problem-solving.

ClimbingFitness
Research

CLARA-AI - ToCHI 2025

Finalizing revision for ToCHI submission on AI-augmented collaborative cognition in virtual meetings.

ToCHIHuman-AICollaboration
Reading

HCI Theory Literature

Deep dive into Activity Theory, Distributed Cognition, and Mixed-Initiative Interaction frameworks.

TheoryHCIResearch
Experiments

Gen AI Tools for Reddit Simulation

Designing generative AI tools for Reddit simulation gameplay experiences.

Gen AIGamingSimulation
Hobbies

Bouldering

Working on V5 boulder problems. Great for grip strength and problem-solving.

ClimbingFitness
Research

CLARA-AI - ToCHI 2025

Finalizing revision for ToCHI submission on AI-augmented collaborative cognition in virtual meetings.

ToCHIHuman-AICollaboration
Reading

HCI Theory Literature

Deep dive into Activity Theory, Distributed Cognition, and Mixed-Initiative Interaction frameworks.

TheoryHCIResearch
Experiments

Gen AI Tools for Reddit Simulation

Designing generative AI tools for Reddit simulation gameplay experiences.

Gen AIGamingSimulation

Archive

April 2025

CHI 2025 - Yokohama, Japan

Preparing submissions for the conference in April. Planning to present CLARA-AI work.

January 2025

Portfolio Ambient System

completed

Built a weather-synchronized ambient background system with seasonal particles and time-of-day gradients.

CoAffinity Dataset

completed

Published in IEEE TAFFC - A multimodal dataset for cognitive load and affect assessment in remote collaboration.

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December 2024

Living Literature - SIGGRAPH Asia XR

completed

Collaborative XR storytelling experience with Haitian collaborators. Presented at SIGGRAPH Asia 2024.

RadarDesk Prototype

completed

Bringing tangible interactions to everyday surfaces using radar sensing.

November 2024

Teaching Assistant - Advanced HCI

completed

Mentored students on research projects at University of Auckland.

Inspired by the /now movement