Published in Better Programming·PinnedMember-onlyMaking Music From Images With PythonThe memes are alive with the sound of music — To say that music is an integral component of my life is a massive understatement. I’ve been a guitar player for over 20 years and not a day goes by where I don’t listen to it. As a matter of fact, before embarking on my academic journey as a physical…Python10 min readPython10 min read
Published in Better Programming·PinnedMember-onlySentiment Analysis of ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde“The truth is rarely pure and never simple” — Oscar Wilde is one of my favorite authors ever. ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray,’ published in 1890, remains one of the stories that have resonated with and impacted me the most. The idea of a painting granting…Data Science17 min readData Science17 min read
Published in Better Programming·Updated Mar 16Member-onlyInteractive Querying of Clinical Trials Using PythonCreating quick queries — Clinical trials (CTs) are one of the ways through which healthcare innovations and research move forward. Finding relevant CTs can be difficult, though. One of the projects I’m working on involves using CT data, and one of the elements involves querying CT databases. I figured I’d write a quick piece…Healthcare4 min readHealthcare4 min read
Published in Better Programming·Jan 12Member-onlyUse Stable Diffusion AI to Generate Pokemon Images From Pokedex DescriptionsWho’s that Pokemon?! — Do you remember your first encounter/experience with Pokemon? I remember it first being advertised in Cartoon Network back in 1998 and being absolutely mesmerized and drawn to that universe. The idea of being a kid going on this amazing journey whilst having these cute and super powerful creatures that I…Python7 min readPython7 min read
Jan 9Member-onlyReal-Time Facial Recognition with PythonOne of the first computer vision projects I remember being really stoked about was object detection. More specifically, face detection. The excitement I felt when I was able to extend what I had just learned to detect objects in real time was palpable. I remember calling my mom and my…Computer Vision4 min readComputer Vision4 min read
Published in Better Programming·Jan 9Member-onlyDynamics and Energetics of Film Formation Through In-Situ UV-Vis Absorbance SpectroscopyGain insights into the energetics and dynamics of the aggregation process to design more efficient organic electronic devices — Graduate students do tons of work and we are generally working on a wide variety of projects and experiments that sometimes, for one reason or another (usually lack of funding), are never completed and/or never see the light of day. In this article, I will briefly cover yet another one…Spectroscopy9 min readSpectroscopy9 min read
Jan 22022 — A year of transitions2022 has been a big year for me and I wanted to dedicate a few lines to express some gratitude with you all and share a bit of my journey so far. I was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Honduras doesn’t have the best reputation but I have many fond memories…Gratitude5 min readGratitude5 min read
Published in Better Programming·Oct 30, 2022Member-onlyDetermining Blade-Coater Alignment From Images Using PythonUse OpenCV to automate a tedious routine — I worked on several different projects that I think were pretty interesting over the course of my PhD. The projects ranged from synthesizing Titanium (IV) Oxide nanoparticles and extracting anthocyanines from yellow beets for use in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, to carrying out advanced x-ray experiments at various synchrotron facilities…Opencv6 min readOpencv6 min read
Published in Better Programming·Oct 21, 2022Member-onlyDetermine Soccer Player Jersey Colors From Video Footage Using PythonUsing K-Means Clustering to identify player jersey colors — Soccer is the world’s most popular sport. In Honduras (the country I was born in), soccer is capable of completely halting many events, captivating the attention of the masses, and, for 90 minutes, engulfing the crowd in a maelstrom of emotions. I’ve been a soccer fan for as long as…Computer Vision19 min readComputer Vision19 min read
Oct 16, 2022Member-onlyExtracting Thermodynamic Properties from the NIST Chemistry WebBook using PythonI’m working on a little machine learning project that uses chemical information to predict a few properties of materials. As part of this project, I needed to extract thermodynamic properties of a variety of materials. One of the sources I’m using to obtain data for this project is the NIST…Chemistry5 min readChemistry5 min read
