Hi!

My name is Kevin Do.

I live in San Francisco and work at Asana.

My academic interests include software engineering, robotics, microeconomics, business strategy, and urban planning.

I am semi-interested in fitness. I once competed in a powerlifting contest, but now I just work out for fun. I also like to bike around, although biking near cars is pretty scary.

I am really excited about the recent trends towards self-driving cars, walkable/bikable cities, and better public transit.

For fun, I like to read biographies on Wikipedia, and my favorite TV shows are The Wire, The West Wing, and Game of Thrones.

Let's talk! My email address is <kevin.kydat.do |at| gmail.com>.

Things I've done

Robotics

• Integrated robotics system for the Amazon Picking Challenge (video, code), with Hayden Bader, Hanyu Fu, William Kim, Chenyu Li, Loukianos Varsamis, and Yi Zheng
• Controller for a simulated robot arm (video, code, writeup)

Software

• (Mildly optimizing) compiler (code), with Cody Lieu and Jordan Ly
• Relational algebra interpreter (demo, code)

Computational Geometry

• Approximate Nearest-Neighbor Search and Rapidly-Exploring Random Trees (pdf)
• Rapidly-exploring random tree visualization (demo)

Fitness

• Four archived USAPL Georgia state records in the Teen (18-19) division (records)
• Squat PR: 5 x 285 lbs
• Deadlift PR: 5 x 300 lbs
• Bench press PR: 5 x 185 lbs
• Overhead press PR: 5 x 115 lbs

Biology

• The kinesin-13 KLP10A motor regulates oocyte spindle length and affects EB1 binding without altering microtubule growth rates (PubMed), with Kim Liên Hoàng and Sharyn Endow
• Genetic Validation of the TsNcd Construct (pdf)

Art and Design

• I designed this website (details).
• I once took some pictures (portfolio).

Miscellaneous

• Sometimes, when I concentrate, I can type at 150 wpm.
• I once mispronounced "Lagrangian" so that it rhymed with "Bayesian".