Keon Wong

machine learning & music

Working toward a USAPhO gold, building small ML and automation projects in Python, and competing across robotics, science olympiad, and music.

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What I'm up to

Current focus Writing the fine-grained visual classification paper
Active projects This portfolio, the paper, machine learning python projects
Exploring Applied AI/ML in Python
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Focus

What I'm into

Machine Learning

  • Fine-grained visual classification
  • Vision transformers and CNNs
  • Linear algebra

Computer Science

  • Automating games with Python
  • Codeforces & USACO with C++
  • AI & ML experimentation
  • Attempting web design

Robotics

  • Precision algorithms
  • Monte Carlo localization & PID
  • Competition robotics (VEX, FLL, ADC)

Physics

  • Classical mechanics
  • Exploring astro
  • Aspiring USAPhO gold
  • Intuition over math

Research

Research & writing

Work in progress

Fine-Grained Visual Classification in MLLMs

A paper exploring how multimodal large language models handle fine-grained visual classification tasks.

Projects

Projects

keon@o-taco: ~/projects
keon@o-taco:~/projects$
Python
Aim trainer bot
Uses pyautogui to identify targets and get ~190ms on Human Benchmark's aim trainer.
In progress
In progress.
Physics
Simple projectile motion engine
A simple simulation built in Scratch to explore projectile motion.
In progress
In progress.
Scratch
Scuffed neural network
A very scuffed "neural network" made when i had no idea how to make one but tried anyway :3
Finding factors & perfect numbers
A simple iterative method to find factors of any given number and perfect numbers.
Deometry gas 3 cloud
An online/cloud multiplayer ripoff of Geometry Dash's ship gamemode, made to play with friends at school.

Achievements

Achievements & competitions

ask claude about keon's achievements...

Robotics

VEX IQ 2023–2024

Main Programmer, Secondary Driver, Main Notebooker

  • State Champion (Skills & Teamwork Award)
  • 5x Skills, 5x Teamwork, 3x Excellence, and Triple Crown in Arizona competitions
  • Innovate Award at the National RoboRidge Signature Event
  • 2nd place, World Championship Division
Aerial Drone Competition (ADC) 2024–2026

Main Pilot, Main Programmer, Main Notebooker

  • 4x Coding Award
  • 4x Skills Award
  • 2x Regional (semi-national) Qualifier
FIRST LEGO League (FLL) 2021–2023

Programmer, Builder, Researcher

  • Arizona Regional Champion, twice
National Underwater Robotics Competition (NURC) Summer 2025

Documentation, presentation, and team organization

  • National Champion (HS division)

Science Olympiad

BASIS Chandler Science Olympiad 2024–2026

'24-'25: Experimental Design, Potions & Poisons

  • Regionals 1st place, all events and team
  • States 1st place, all events and team
  • National Qualifiers

'25-'26: Experimental Design, Machines, Circuit Lab, Scrambler

  • Regionals 1st place
  • States 1st place
  • National Qualifiers
  • Individual: 14th in the nation, Circuit Lab!!

Cyber

Lockheed Martin CyberQuest 2026

National competition

  • 1st place

Cello

Arizona Cellobration 2024
  • 1st place (MS)
Arizona Cellobration 2025
  • Honorable mention (HS)
Arizona Musicfest 2025
  • 3rd place
AMEA Arizona All-State Orchestra 2026
  • 3rd chair
BASIS Chandler Chamber Orchestra 2021–2026
  • 1st chair
Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestra 2024–2026
  • 7th chair
Gilbert Symphony Orchestra 2025–2026
  • 6th chair
Zephyr International Chamber Music Camp Summer 2026

Volunteering

8 Foundation 2024-present

Concert Host, Performer & Website Manager

Performs concerts at nursing homes for the elderly, and built an automatic volunteer-hours tracking form for the org's website.

  • President's Volunteer Service Award, Gold (2024 and 2025)