Computer Engineer

Daniel Litvak

I build interactive tools, simulations, and small systems that make technical ideas easier to test, explain, and use.

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UBC

2nd Year - Computer Engineering

Vancouver, BC

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Flocking Birds

A boids simulation where local steering rules create emergent flocking behavior, accelerated with quadtree neighbor lookup.

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p5.js

Simulation

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2D Gravity Simulation

Interactive Newtonian gravity system with predicted paths, field visualization, and user-created bodies.

JavaScript

p5.js

Physics

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Conway's Game of Life

Cellular automaton playground with playback controls, randomization, speed adjustment, and live statistics.

JavaScript

p5.js

Cellular automata

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Mandelbrot Visualization

Zoomable fractal explorer with a compact HUD, undo controls, and iterative rendering experiments.

JavaScript

p5.js

Fractals

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Machine Learning Pong

Evolutionary neural-network agents learn to play Pong through selection, mutation, and repeated matches.

JavaScript

p5.js

Machine learning

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Curve Fitter

Gradient-descent curve fitting demo with pan, zoom, data entry, and real-time coefficient updates.

JavaScript

p5.js

Data visualization

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A compact index of courses across academic years. The full coursework browser includes labs, projects, and reflections.

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Year 2

4 courses

CPEN 212Computing Systems II STAT 302Statistics MATH 256Differential Equations CPSC 221Basic Algorithms and Data Structures

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Notes on technical projects, algorithms, browser experiments, and the decisions behind the builds.

May 15, 2025

Automating Word Count Display on a Static Blog with Python + Git Hooks

Walkthrough of a Python + PowerShell workflow that auto-generates blog word counts during git commits and renders them on a static site.

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