Jonathan

Hi! I'M...

Jonathan Sakunkoo

My primary interests are in mathematics, theoretical computer science, linguistics, computational social science, nlp, puzzles, LaTeX, computational medicine, physics, creative writing, and software development. I love the joy of exploring, discovering beautiful proofs, and making progress on challenging problems, especially when I feel I’ve found a new way or made a breakthrough and when I finish thinking through a problem, writing my solution, and discussing ideas with others. I also enjoy philosophy, figure skating, aerial acrobatics, badminton, and moving meditation.

My Projects

I'm currently doing research in computational morphology, sequence-to-sequence modeling, and biases of LLMs. I have worked on NLP, using PyTorch and TensorFlow. I've taken university-level classes such as lattice-point geometry, discrete mathematics, linear algebra, multivariable calculus, introductory group theory, and data structures and algorithms, among others. Earlier Work: I love writing proofs and mathematical expository papers and building useful applications. Some Software, Utility Packages, and Simple Games I've Built Since 10 Years Old:

PickDraw: An Asymptote Drawing Tool for Advanced Lattice Point Geometry

Expository Paper on Pick's Theorem

 

Download PickDraw on Github

SongEmo: Classification of Song Lyrical Emotions with Convolutional Neural Networks

Extended Abstract

DA Machine Learning and Stanford OHS Research Colloquium

iSpeak Talking Calendar for Mac OS Computers and Laptops

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Top 100 Productivity Mac OS App in nearly 50 countries. Enable Google and Apple calendars to speak out loud in multiple languages.

Maori Active to Passive Verb Predictor

Predict

This fun computational morphology tool predicts the passive form of a Maori verb, given its active form.

Research Paper on the Maori Language

Happier Now!

Play Happier Now!

A simple game that I developed and tested with middle school and high school students. The study has shown that almost 100% of students feel better after playing this simple game.

The Science Behind Happier Now!

COMPETITION SOLUTIONS that I wrote

I've been fortunate to be recognized with national and international awards in math, computer science, and linguistics. I have written solutions and short proofs in LaTeX and Asymptote and shared with others. Below are some samples of solutions I've written for some competitions I've won awards in!

NACLO

2024

R2 (M) Maonan Animals


International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL)

Brasília 2024

P4 Dâw

SELECT AIME SOLUTIONS

2024 AIME I

Q15, Q11, Q7, Q5, Q4, Q2

Select AMC 10 and 12 SOLUTIONS

Select USAJMO Solutions

2024

Q1 2024 (more coming soon)