Kurlox: Novel Decentralized P2P Search Engine in 384D Space
Honors research project — thesis paper is private for commercial reasons. Engine with node-partitioned indexing, semantic recall in 384D space, and a secure crawler network.
I built robots in middle school, published apps in my teens, and landed my first engineering job before graduating high school. Fast forward to today, age 23, I’m still building, still obsessed.
- 50+ software projects (most pre-AI)
- 12M+ views on personal content
- O-1A Extraordinary Ability Visa
- 4.0 GPA Ivy League master's
- Founding Member of Technical Staff at Sorce (YC F25)
- 3 internships: 2 recruited, 3 return offers (incl. as co-founder & founding MTS)
- Recognized security disclosures across medical, public sector, & venture infra
- Hackathon winner, founder, & judge (incl. YC x Google DeepMind)
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Experience
- Sorce (YC F25) Founding Member of Technical StaffRecruited + return offer (prev. intern)
- Probe Software Engineer InternReturn offer
- Magi Network Software Engineer InternRecruited + return offer as co-founder
- Cortex Labs Software Developer & Research AssistantAsked to return
- Confesi Software Engineer (Founder)250k+ lines of code, pre-AI
- Fiverr Design Engineer Freelance
- Stend Jr. Software DeveloperFailed startup
- Van Belle Nursery Inc. Jr. Software DeveloperHigh school
- Stealth SaaS Software Engineer (Founder)Sold worldwide
- eBay Store FreelanceSold worldwide
- eCommerce Stores FreelanceSold worldwide
- Social Media Freelance70k+ followers
- Abbotsford School Janitor
By the Numbers
Blog & Writing
Featured Projects
2025
2024
Transcendental Function Hyper Optimization
Hyper-optimized base-2 log algorithm on Raspberry Pi 4: 43% improvement across 5 metrics.
Confesi: Campus Social Media App
Cross-platform campus social app with infinite feeds, live chat, threaded comments, and role-based moderation — 250k+ LOC pre-AI.
Real-Time Cloud-First Collaborative Code Editor
Cloud-first editor using CRDTs to enable real-time collaboration — 2nd place, built in 6 hours.
Quantum Computing Circuit Designer & Simulator
Terminal UI (TUI) for designing and simulating quantum circuits. Supports 20 quantum gates and real-time simulation of algorithms such as Bernstein–Vazirani, Quantum Teleportation, Grover's Search, Phase Estimation, and the Quantum Fourier Transform.
Real-Time Hockey Match Predictor
Logistic regression + LSTM neural network on 1.75M shot rows, 42 features, and mid-game outcome projections.
56 Other Projects
- GitHub Contribution Graph Painter300+ Stars
- Auto LeetCode SolverInbound commercial interest
- Stack Overflow Stats Badge60,000+ uses
- Portfolio Website #240,000+ views
- Flutter Package: scrollable700+ downloads/wk at peak
- Rising Revolution
- ML Speech Emotion Recognition (Speaker Generalization)
- ML Dialogue Act Recognition (Speech + Text + Multimodal)
- ML Emotional Speech Feature Extraction
- Dormside
- Flutter Package: Trent State Management Library
- npm Package: react-hover-graphic
- Flutter Package: dragsheet
- Lodge Company Website
- Custom Blockchain
- Vector Database (Experiment)
- GitHub CLI Tool
- CPU Ray Tracer with BVH-Accelerated Mesh Rendering
- Go Package: jsonencryption
- iMessage Clone
- Flutter Package: Colorify
- Conway's Game of Life Simulator
- Stock Market Scraper
- UVic AI: Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe
- Flutter Package: killswitch
- Discord Frog Bot
- Flutter Package: shrinking_view
- Pattern Cracker
- Border Gas Price Converter
- Picture Text Interpreter
- University Class Automation
- Matrix Pathfinding Algorithm Visualizer
- Custom Endpoint Data Tracker
- CLI Base Converter
- Flutter Package: alert_banner400+ downloads/wk at peak
- Flutter Package: use_optimisticNewsletter feature
- Menti Poll BotInbound commercial interest
- Personal Server
- Blog Website
- Flutter Package: core_utils350+ downloads/wk at peak
- PDF Merger
- Image Replacer Meme Extension
- Travel App
- History of Chemistry
- Portfolio Website #1
- Portfolio Website #3
- Precise Integral Calculus Solver
- Instagram Redesign
- Infinite Runner
- Graph Component
- University Class Websites
- Holiday Component
- PowerSchool Redesign
- COVID-19 Tracker
- App Navigation Animation
- Seven Dungeons
Education & Favorite Classes
4.0 / 4.0 GPA
- Machine learning track
~4.12 GPA (translated)
- Graduated year early
- Honors, Distinction, Dean’s list
- Thesis
- 4× Excellence Scholarship
- $25K+ merit scholarships awarded*
4.33 / 4.33 GPA
- COMS 6706 — Advanced Spoken Language Processing (Audio ML) (Columbia University, A+)
- SENG 457 — Quantum Software Engineering (University of Victoria, A+)
- MATH 202 — Calculus III & IV (University of Victoria, A+)
- SENG 474 — Machine Learning (University of Victoria, A)
- CSC 499 — Honors Seminar & Project: Search Engine (University of Victoria, A+)
- THEA 150 — Public Speaking & Speech Writing (University of Victoria, A+)
- SENG 440 — Embedded Systems & Software Optimization (University of Victoria, A+)
- COMS 4111 — Databases (Columbia University, A)
- IEOR 4737 — AI Applications in Finance (Columbia University, In-Progress)
- COMP 2231 — Algorithms & Data Structures I (Thompson Rivers University, A+)
- CSC 226 — Algorithms & Data Structures II (University of Victoria, A+)
- CSC 230 — Computer Architecture (University of Victoria, A+)
- CSC 305 — Computer Graphics (University of Victoria, A+)
- CSC 105 — Computer Information Processing (University of Victoria, A+)
- CSC 110 — Computer Programming I (University of Victoria, A+)
- COMP 1231 — Computer Programming II (Thompson Rivers University, A+)
- CSC 370 — Database Systems (University of Victoria, A+)
- MATH 122 — Discrete Mathematics (University of Victoria, A+)
- CSC 411 — Information Visualization (University of Victoria, A+)
- MATH 211 — Matrix Algebra (University of Victoria, A+)
- SENG 265 — Software Development (University of Victoria, A+)
- CSC 130 — Web Development (University of Victoria, A+)
Skills & Competencies
Specialization
Search, personalization, and recommendation systems. ML-infused & latency-critical.
Technology
Very comfortable across the stack, recent work in Rust & Go.
Product & Design
Previously freelanced on Fiverr doing design. Built 19+ mobile apps, 9+ websites, and several video games. Made me familiar with UI/UX.
Marketing & Social Media
Founded 3k+ person Engineering Discord; 70k+ follower Instagrams*; marketed my ecom/eBay stores (sold in dozen+ countries) on Instagram, Pinterest, Reddit, Facebook, Google, etc.; and 1M+ likes & 12M+ views across socials.
0→1 Engineering
Founded a startup (Confesi) with 250k+ lines of code, leading team of 5.
Ethical Hacking
Recognized for responsible security disclosures in real-world systems, some from entities you've probably heard of, including being awarded a symbolic white hat.
- Public-sector, venture-backed, & production systems
- Account compromise, paywall bypass, & auth issues
- Hospital system
Competitions & Hackathons
- YC x Google DeepMind: Multimodal Frontier Hackathon, SFInvited judge
- Continual Learning Hackathon, SFInvited judge
- Kapwa Codefest 2025Invited judge
- WECS Engineering CompetitionPodium ✦ Solo
- Covehack 2024Founded & judged (50+ RSVPs)
- Engineering Competition '24Podium ✦ Team of 4, wrote 91% of code
- Engineering Competition '23Podium ✦ Team of 4, wrote 90% of code
- Island Health CODEHACK 2023Hacked event & awarded ✦ Team of 7, wrote 69% of code
What Others Say
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“Matthew is one of a few select individuals capable of working in complicated problem spaces while retaining a high degree of efficiency and professionalism. Matthew is more than capable of taking on the world's biggest technical challenges, and delivering a clear path forward. He was a huge help and delight to have on the team during his 3 month internship at my company. During his time he pioneered our internal research into zero knowledge proofs, leading way to larger projects within our team, representing a high degree of problem solving with complex problems.Matthew is one of a few select individuals capable of working in complicated problem spaces while retaining a high degree of efficiency and professionalism. Matthew is more than capable of taking on the world's biggest technical challenges, and delivering a…”
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“I had the pleasure of working with Matthew during his 5-month internship at Probe. It's rare to find someone with his breadth of technical ability, adaptability, and clarity of thought. Over the course of the internship, he made high-impact contributions to our real-time systems, payment infrastructure, and AI agent framework — all under tight timelines and high expectations. What stood out most was his ability to transfer learnings across problem domains. He'd take patterns from one system — like concurrency handling or ledger architecture — and apply…I had the pleasure of working with Matthew during his 5-month internship at Probe. It's rare to find someone with his breadth of technical ability, adaptability, and clarity of thought. Over the course of the internship, he made high-impact contributions to…”
Portfolio Evolution
I love testing everything. Here you can see how my portfolio has evolved over time, and how key metrics have reflected in those updates.
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Playlists
Not listeningcountryish (opens on Spotify in a new tab)
something something country is ok sometimes
Misc.
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Friends, founders, and cracked engineers, all of whom keep a portfolio worth the detour.
As a Kid
I spent a lot of time outdoors chasing hard things: mountain biking, hiking, trampolining, unicycling, wakeboarding, snowboarding, triathlons — and above all, running.
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- Cross-country team celebrating with medals on the field
- Landing a double back flip on a trampoline (clip)
- Riding a unicycle outdoors
- Wakeboarding as a kid
- Snowboarding as a kid (clip)
- With a cross-country teammate after a race
- Racing stride for stride with a teammate in an ACS Knights cross-country singlet
- Celebrating a track-and-field medal as a kid
- Crossing the finish while running (clip)
- Biking during a triathlon
- BCSSAA senior cross-country champions, 2016–17
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