Kevin Yin
Los Angeles, California
gptl7sajv@mozmail.com

	Research projects
https://ad8e.pages.dev/keyboard
	A music keyboard created by research in harmony. Uses C++ with WebAssembly for audio synthesis, with Web Audio.
https://ad8e.pages.dev/curve
	Bézier curves with better controls for vector graphics. Applies math to UI.
https://ad8e.pages.dev/music
	Research on computer music composition, work in progress. New discoveries in memory, harmony, and creativity.

	Education
New York University, PhD in Math, 2021. Thesis: Algebraic L^2 Surgery
Caltech, BS in Math, GPA 4.0, 2015

	Awards
Putnam II (top 200), 2013
Putnam 500, 2012
Honorable Mention (top 24), USA Math Olympiad, 2010 and 2011

	Other projects and work
NYU, Teaching Assistant. Combinatorics, Algebra, Honors Algebra x2 (2018-2019)
Audio synthesis - created a visual programming language for DSP. Low-latency IO (input, display, audio). Uses OpenGL and LLVM
Algorithmic reverb - delay line length and topology, reduced distortion compared to other reverbs
Self-modifying programming language - the program can edit its own source on the fly
Rating system - rank objects using incomplete and indirect information
Voting theory - representation, surfacing information, matching markets
Minor AI experience - NN compression design
https://github.com/ad8e/

	Skills
C++ - 10 years of serious experience
Javascript, HTML/CSS, Git, PyTorch, Mathematica
Game design, monetization, and marketing - 1600 pages of novel unpublished research
Psychology - cognitive biases, human behavior, UI/UX
Audio DSP - filters and subtractive synthesis
Music cognition - research on human comprehension of music
Narrative - design of characters, stories, settings; what readers are interested in, what makes them come back