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// LAB · 6 PROJECTS
36% RESEARCH/KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION · 29% TECHNOLOGY/AI · 14% EMPLOYMENT/WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT · 7% ECONOMIC POLICY/TRADE · 7% CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT POLICY
36% RESEARCH/KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION · 29% TECHNOLOGY/AI · 14% EMPLOYMENT/WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT · 7% ECONOMIC POLICY/TRADE · 7% CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT POLICY

Lab

Tools, dashboards, and reference guides.

Technology & AIResearch & Knowledge Production

Personal Portfolio Website

2026-01

Data-driven portfolio website. Features interactive visualizations, semantic content mapping, and keyboard navigation.

Technology & AIResearch & Knowledge Production

Portfolio Content Analysis Pipeline

2026-01

LM-based content enrichment system for portfolio website. Built to test quick and cheap ways to tag policy research content. Powers the website tagging and visualizations.

Technology & AIEconomic Policy & TradeClimate & Environment Policy

Passive Policy Intelligence (PPI) Pipeline

with Impact Canada (Challenge Host) — 2025-11

Automated environmental scanning pipeline built for the G7 GovAI Grand Challenge. Features local vector embedding generation, RSS ingestion, and source-aware ranking.

Research & Knowledge Production

Lecture: Instructions Not Included: Finding Realistic Uses for LLMs in Public Policy Research

2025-10-31

Guest seminar for Max Bell School MPP students on practical applications of large language models in policy research. Covered LLM fundamentals, capabilities and limitations, AI integration at IRPP, and frameworks for LLM-assisted workflows in social science research.

Government & GovernanceResearch & Knowledge ProductionEmployment & Workforce Development

Lecture: Think Tanks and the Like: Canada's Policy Research Network

2024-11

Guest lecture for Max Bell School MPP students on the role, structure, and impact of think tanks in Canadian policy making. Covered think tank typologies, the EI reform case study, and practical considerations for working in policy research organizations.