hi Iโ€™m jamesโ€”i began my compsci journey in 2024, pivoting from a humanities background. Iโ€™m interested in ML research, AI policy, and ethics. Say hi at @jameshan05, would love to make a new friend! ๐Ÿชด

Recent work

  • Engineering at Shopify on the Sidekick+ CX R&D team.
  • Seven months at Mozilla doing applied ML and networking research on Firefoxโ€™s privacy team. Built models to defend hundreds of millions of users from the trackers and fingerprinting scripts that quietly run on almost every page of the open web.
  • Built Firefoxโ€™s new tab widget surfacing metrics for enhanced tracking protection. Closed a handful of security bugs along the way.

Silly facts

  • I race ultras and triathlons! Training for the Canadian team for 2027 worlds, and racing a few 100km/80km trail races this year ๐Ÿƒ
  • I competed in debate internationally and coached students for 4 years
  • I have a v cute cat ๐Ÿˆ

Sillier facts

  • My entire life fits in one 40L duffel. I dislike fast fashion and care for the environment. ๐ŸŽ’
  • I love geography. I have a small collection of maps I find interesting (please ask me!!), and nerd out on Geoguessr.

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