hi i'm sasha :)
i build batteries, write control systems, and train ml models that beat published benchmarks. rn i'm researching at matter lab and building a bms from scratch!
01 projects
ml · materialsionic conductivity research desk
BREED 2.0 — ML for solid-state electrolytes '25
DFT screening of electrolytes is brutally slow. The hard part: predicting ionic conductivity from composition alone, with almost no labelled data. Built a gradient-boosted model + genetic algorithm to search the candidate space.
MAE ≈ 0.94 (log σ) on 829 samples
beats the published OBELiX RF baseline by 36%
controlsstate-of-charge estimation plot
EKF to estimate battery state-of-charge '24
SoC isn't directly measurable and voltage is nonlinear + noisy. The hard part: ran an Extended Kalman Filter over an equivalent-circuit model on an 8-bit Arduino.
nonlinear estimation, on-device
mechatronicsscratch-built RC car
Remote control car '25
No kit. The hard part: custom suspension, steering, chassis, drivetrain, plus a battery pack made from AA batteries, electrical tape, and tinfoil.
full vehicle → driving, ground up
…and the rest of me
02 adventures
↓ everything I've made and half of who I am — hover to flip . click to zoom
24V battery pack
24V battery pack
24V battery pack
18650 cells
LFP chemistry
7s4p configuration
24V LFP pack build video thumbnail
giving a talk
FR8
FR8
a 3 month hacker house in Finland.
FR8 video thumbnail
mountain bike trail
biking!
biking!
its such a nice break + a great way to explore a new place
machined press tool
metal working
metal working
for University of Toronto Formula Racing. learned how to use a band saw, mill, lathe, and more
UofT eng sci design fair
UofT eng sci
UofT eng sci
our eng sci design fair — built a gate-state detection system for a local daycare
physics
physics
physics
i like reading!!
thermoelectric generator build — Peltier modules with a buck converter
thermoelectric generator
thermoelectric generator
generating electricity from candles and ice! here's the science
thermoelectric generator video thumbnail
H-bridge on a breadboard
H-bridge
H-bridge
as part of my RC car
H-bridge video thumbnail
3D printer running
the Bambu
the Bambu
got a 1517 Medici grant for this one — lots of fun. used for the RC car
arduino wired onto a bike with computer screen
Arduino odometer
Arduino odometer
hooked up an Arduino to my bike to track distance when I biked indoors
cross country running
cross country
cross country
ran cross country and track throughout elementary and high school
5k PR: 21:30
driving a robot in Amsterdam
drove amsterdam robot
drove amsterdam robot
was epic, very thankful i didn't crash lol
skiing in the alps
St. Moritz
St. Moritz
mountains = very pretty + lots fun
coding next to Mozart the cat
co-working
co-working
my most loyal coworker. he's super cute too
cardboard bridge load test
civ class
civ class
in a team of 3, we made a cardboard bridge to support a train. we made our own simulation engine to calculate the forces of the train :) here's the design report
demoing RC car in Japan
demoing in Japan
demoing in Japan
was flown out to demo my RC car build
cardboard cat houses I built
cardboard box cat houses
cardboard box cat houses
built these out of cardboard when i was about 7
discharge pulse plot
discharge pulse
discharge pulse
LOTS (and i mean lots) of breadboarding to collect battery data for my EKF project