some of the things i've built, and some of the things they won.
Built
Federated UAV thermal anomaly detection
a fleet of drones that learns to spot wildfires together without ever sharing what it sees. tested on a real DJI Mavic.
Project Verdex
a scheduler that moves AI workloads to the hours when the grid is cleanest.
Coffee grinder, with a brain
an ESP32 and a load cell that cut the motor at exactly the right moment. ±0.03g, every morning.
Gesturely
my first startup, at 16. Ireland's first Irish Sign Language learning app, built with the Deaf community.
DiverseForce
my second startup. a hiring platform for people with disabilities.
Athena
a chatbot that listens for distress, built at 16 for real-time mental health support.
Won
Technovation Girls
national champion and international semi-finalist for Gesturely, later exhibited at Kensington Palace.
ACT Bright Future Award
finalist and grant recipient for Gesturely, representing Ireland.
TECS 2024
second overall for biomedical research into lowering uric acid with plants.
SciFest @ Teen-Turn
second overall for Athena, and third the year after for the uric acid research.
Analog Devices HealthTech Innovation Challenge
second place for a private symptom tracker for people managing lupus.