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Academic Projects

gg-pyparser: A Generalized Python Library for Parsing Esports Data [Code]

PassPredictR: Contextualizing NFL Throwing Decisions Through Modeling Receiver Choice
[Poster] [Slides] [Report][Code]
With Zachary Pipping
(To Be Presented at the 2025 Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Conference)

Team Coin Flip: Travel Fatigue and Performance
[Slides]
With Amar Kanakamedala, Achraf Azzaoui, Romanus Ang’ina
(2nd Place out of 59, 2024 Rice Datathon, $700 Prize)

Breaking the Cycle: Reducing Recidivism in Iowa State Prisons
[Paper][Press Release]
With Amar Kanakamedala, Jeffrey Liu, Henry Yu, Evan Wu
(2nd Place out of 227, 2023 Modeling the Future Challenge, $15,000 Prize)

Blog

Naive Modeling of the 2024 March Madness Tournament

How Do Field Dimensions Affect the Directness of a Soccer Team?