I'm a communicator and researcher thinking about privacy and connectivity. You can find me on Mastodon, Wikipedia, or via e-mail at: second (at) disroot (dot) org.
In progress...
August 2024
As my final project for a course called The Musical Web at the School for Poetic Computation, I made a sonified internet speed connection test. Find a live demo on my old site and the repo on Codeberg.
August 2023 through May 2024
A real-time data exploration tool for mapping routes around police surveillance infrastructure in Brooklyn, NY. Find the documentation site at this link of the same name and a presentation video on Vimeo. Completed under guidance of Luisa Pereira.
March 2024 through May 2024
A research project and documentation website, available on my other site, that followed communications in Gaza, Palestine since October 7th, 2023 produced in collaboration with developer Jou-An Chen, designer Kashvi Jain and data analyst Yubang under guidance from Justin Hendrix.
October 2023 through December 2023
A slow paper-based TCP video chat made in collaboration with Jo Suk. This was a semester-long project made in Mark Lam's course titled "Re-Decentralizing the Internet". Learn more on our GitHub repo.
October 2023 through December 2023
Automated insecam based chat app. Concept by ylang cao. Final project for Molly Soda's "Streaming Against the Current" course. Learn more on the GitHub repo.
October 2023 through December 2023
A data analysis of Chicago's use of the algorithmic policing tool "ShotSpotter". This was a final project for a course titled "Data Analysis, Mapping & Storytelling" taught by Lucy Block & Patrick Spauster. Read the full data story on Medium.
March 2023 through May 2023
A small network between users around the world and a single thermal printer in NYC. Made as a final project for Shawn Van Every's course titled "Live Web". Learn more on the project GitHub repo.