Interests 𖹭

i'm particularly interested in algeba / number theory and ai safety / model optimization / llms / physical ai. i like math for its beauty and its importance as a building block to everything. moreover, i'm interested in contributing to the ai revolution that's taking place, simultaneously furthering its progress and minimizing the harm it can cause / is causing. in my past life i did math contests; problem-solving is really fun.

i'm currently into research around math and ai. i worked on a paper published in communcations in algebra: "On the set of atoms and strong atoms in additive monoids of cyclic semidomains"

i've been skating for... 11 years now! i have all my doubles other than double axel :) i mainly compete in showcase. i also have done toi and excel. i used to do toi and i also am on a hs skating team (contact me to join if you're a high schooler within the bay area! we accept all skill levels). my skating is in this playlist.

i am a very avid music listener!!! particularly pop (k-pop! hyperpop!) and r&b

• musicboard (that i sometimes update when i'm bored)
• stats.fm page
• last.fm page
• spotify profile
• airbuds: @annappy

this includes: language-learning, sketching, ceramics?, kusudama, cats, food, nature, karaoke, rock climbing, hiking, coffee, barista-ing, museums, art, cityscapes, studio ghibli, small talk, deep talk

fav book: the sirens of titan by kurt vonnegut

i was a barista for a bit where i made lots of iced lattes and sandwiches. now i pretend to be a food critic. add me on beli: @annappy

i write, somewhat poorly. find my substack(s)

now here are some images!

capybaras i made yay

i like cats. i feed three stray cats :) here is one we affectionately named "flower cat"

a totoro-themed bakery in boston called japonaise bakery.

pretty pictures i took of flowers from ireland

some kusudama

i really want to get into photography. here are some noob attempts from the scenery in china with a dji osmo pocket 4.

night photography??

i like tall things. here's when i jumped off the clear bridge at zhangjiajie (260 m, 2nd highest bungee jump in the world). i want to skydive someday!

avatar mountains. really pretty place.

now if you have made it this far here are some recommendations of things that i think you should check out!

some resources

• Art of Problem Solving (the math bible)
• INTEGIRLS (math contests and opportunities for girls / non-binary individuals)
• INTEGIRLS Bay Area (the chapter i ran!). you can participate in our events even if you reside outside of the bay.
• Athemath (math classes for girls by girls)
• Math Prize for Girls (prestigious math contest at MIT for girls / non-binary individuals)
• Canadian Open Math Challenge (COMC) (i think this competition is a really fun alternative to the u.s.-based amcs, gets you into proofs!)
• Non-Trivial Fellowship (research program w/ funding)
• PROMYS (6-week number theory summer program)
• Euler Circle (advanced math classes)
• other websites: quanta magazine, An Infinitely Large Napkin, 3blue1brown, elvissaravia on substack, andrew ng, poesie poetry app, mit ocw
• advice: become unapologetically yourself. no one has everything figured out anyways.

my favorite skating programs to watch

• alysa liu's 2024-26 short to "promise": watch here
• ilia malinin's 2024-25 short to "running": watch here
• nathan chen's 2019-20 fs to "rocketman": watch here
• kao miura's 2023-24 fs to attack on titan soundtrack: watch here
• karen chen's 2021-22 fs to "butterfly lovers" concerto: watch here
• aljona savchenko / bruno massot's 2017-18 fs to la terre vue du ciel: watch here
• tessa virtue / scott moir's 2017-18 fs to moulin rouge: watch here
• andrew torgashev's short program step sequences
• other current ppl's skating that is good: mone chiba, mao shimada, jia shin