a bit about me:
- based in Austin, TX
- i am: a lifelong learner, a classical guitarist (10 yrs of experience), a photographer, videographer, walker, and a people lover
- i love TV/Movies, especially: "Rick and Morty", "The Good Place", Studio Ghibli movies, & "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once"
- i love food, especially: xialongbao, Kerela fish curry, mankosha, & bimbimbap
- i love music, especially: my snoopy playlists
- an article i live by: manage energy, not time (create good habits!)
- fun fact: in my free time i take notes on Mr. Beast videos, Ryan Trahan videos, and Pixar movies to improve my content :-)
my past work:
- built a brain tumor detection CNN trained on 4000+ images
- built NeuroHarmony, a program that plays music based off of your focus levels, measured with a muse 2 headband
- won the 2023 NeurotechX Global Hackathon against collegiate engineers from UPenn, Oxford, etc. and adults with brainspace
- worked alongside Meta and pitched an idea to implement an AI voice moderation system in their Meta Quest 3 headsets to two Meta Oversight Board executives
what i'm working on now:
- working on serenity, the world's first real AI therapist (no, not replacing real therapists)
- working at BioBq, a cellular agriculture startup making lab-grown brisket, to optimize bioreactor + production processes using ML
- working at Snap, (inspired by Meta challenge above) on the Youth Digital Advisory Board (1 of 15 around the U.S.) to create a safer digital environment
- working at Athena, to build an AI learning platform for K-12 teachers
- working on side projects as a TKS student where I am currently working on NeuRenew with some of my closest friends
my value system (the 3 "c"s):
- curiosity
- never quenching curiosity leads me to find the best people and the greatest challenges
- fuels the world's greatest creations
- is the way to create new doors to enter and do what you love
- conversations
- authentic ones offer moments of serendipity that create the best relationships
- lead to the best feelings of peace, passion, or love
- are my favorite way to reflect on my character
- creating
- can come in any shape or form (even food, yum), but is only pristine when it was made out of pure authenticity and good intentions
- is the time to let your true unrealistic, ambitious, crazy self go wild
- abolishing sheep mentality and external validation that's built as a kid and practice independent thinking
some random thoughts:
- human potential is extremely wasted, my goal is to maximize our potential so we can live happier, more fulfilled lives
- right now i am doing this through working on serenity, in aims to provide mental clarity to everyone with a smartphone
- faith is the process of embracing uncertainty
- the ability to choose is a privelage
- really interesting problems to solve: mental health, poverty, creating better education system, solar panel efficiency, meat production emissions, neurodegenerative diseases, homelessness
feel free to reach out to me at alexbmaustin@gmail.com
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