nelson nguyen

i'm a second-year computer science student at UNSW. i'm interested in software development, statistical modelling and infrastructure. i like turning problems from my hobbies into software i can actually use.

projects:

CardScan — Pokémon Card Market Scanner — A private market research dashboard that compares Pokémon card listings with completed sales and makes every resale assumption inspectable.
Python · FastAPI · React · SQLite
Esports Market Analysis Engine — A League of Legends research app for analysing completed drafts and investigating differences between probability estimates and market odds.
Python · CatBoost · Machine Learning · Statistical Modelling · Data Visualisation
HomeLab — A private, always-on platform for hosting personal applications and media services, hosted on an old Thinkpad T460.
Linux · Docker Compose · Tailscale · Next.js

currently working on:

still under construction — A new project is taking shape...

otherwise:

i view myself as curious, ambitious and self-directed.
i'm broadly interested in AI alignment and the role humans will play in the future of computing.
i enjoy fishing, playing games, collecting Pokémon cards and meeting new people!
reach me at nelsonnguyen@outlook.com