Hi, I'm Dylan.

Nature speaks in data — I'm here to translate.

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Data Projects

Is UCSD Walkable? project preview

🔱 Is UCSD Walkable?

Is UCSD Walkable? is a scrollytelling data story exploring walking distances across UC San Diego's eight colleges, built with Leaflet, D3.js, and Scrollama, revealing how your college determines your relationship with everything on campus.

ENSOcast project preview

🌊 ENSOcast: Decoding El Niño–Southern Oscillation

Presented at the San Diego Undergraduate Tech Conference 2025, ENSOcast predicts monthly ENSO phases using Random Forest, XGBoost, 1D CNN, and LSTM models trained on decades of NOAA data.

America on Fire project preview

🔥 America on Fire: Mapping U.S. Fire Distribution

An interactive data visualization of U.S. wildfires in 2024 built with D3.js and NASA MODIS data, highlighting spatial patterns, seasonality, and unexpected hotspots.

Blog

ENSOcast blog cover

Predicting El Niño with Machine Learning

Leveraging decades of climate data to create ENSOcast, an accessible tool for understanding El Niño–Southern Oscillation.

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Harnessing Data Science for Wildfire Management

Understanding how artificial intelligence can be leveraged to detect and predict wildfire spread within the United States.

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Rebuilding Coral Reefs with Data

Transforming coral reef restoration through predictive modeling and photomosaic technology.

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Photography

Bandra-Worli Sea Link

Bandra-Worli Sea Link

As morning mist weaves through the iconic bridge, the seamless union of city and sea comes to life.

Palm Silhouettes

Palm Silhouettes

Golden skies and palm silhouettes trace the last light over the Pacific horizon.

La Jolla Overlook

La Jolla Overlook

From the elevated slopes of Mount Soledad, the setting sun casts a warm glow over La Jolla.

Sunset Pause

Sunset Pause

Cars parked, the Pacific Ocean in the background — a tranquil moment as the sun bids the day goodbye.

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