Richard Li

I exhibit some of my work here. I'm a highschool senior, and I love creating code and creating art.

Here's my Github. I make web scraping tools, interactive tools, analytic tools (lexicon-based sentiment analysis, statistical models, etc.), websites, and other imaginative projects.

I started programming on Khan Academy's Processing JS when I was 8. Since then I have learned (and taught!) many programming languages, though I operate currently in Python, Java, and html/css/js. I plan to learn more about C, C++, and machine learning in my aim for perfection in my deliverables.

my current coding projects

nwfstrategies.com *paid intern*
- New Way Forward Strategies is a political campaigning and canvassing corporation.
  - Website code uses ReactJS with TypeScript, Vite, and TailwindCSS.
- I work as the lead web developer.
- I'm particularly proud of my animations for the home page.

Twitter scraper is one of my favorite projects. I programmed it for one of my research papers.
- Primarily performs advanced searches and scrapes the results from Twitter data.
  - Code uses Python with Selenium WebDriver.
  - To complete my research, I wrote a separate (private for research data privacy) version of the project that uses VADER Sentiment Analysis and Plotly to interpret and analyze the results, converting the CSV data to complete visualizations.

youthartmovement.org *volunteer work*
- The Youth Arts Movement is a 501(c)3 non-profit with the mission of platforming and empowering young artists of all backgrounds.
  - Website code uses ReactJS.
  - Github
- I joined about a year ago and am the current CEO.
- The gallery is actively updated with frequent new art submissions and exhibitions. Our instagram also platforms artists and hosts art contests with prize money.

shseac.org *volunteer work*
- The Saratoga High School Environmental Action Club is a PVSA-certified non-profit with the mission of positive environmental change through governmental legislation. We speak at city council, conduct environmental research, and focus a lot on the topic of artificial turf usage.
  - Website code completely built from raw HTML/CSS and JavaScript in the Github editor (a painful but very fulfilling way to code a website).
  - Github
- I joined September of last year and am the web developer and officer.
- Our efforts contributed toward the passing of CA Senate Bill 676. Other environmental bills we focus on include SB499 and AB1423.

Compared my first programmed and self-hosted websites (i.e. li21rich.github.io/cpstest, launched June 2021) to the projects I currently work on (i.e. youthartmovement.org) shows immense improvement!

I'm also obsessed with doing research, writing poetry, and reading philosophy;

here are some of the things I enjoy.

Favorite artwork: Nighthawks - Edward Hopper

I made a pastiche of Hopper's Nighthawks this year in my personal art gallery.

Must-read poems:

"Facing it" - Yusef Komunyakaa

"River of Milk" - Kaveh Akbar

Research Interest: Sentiment Analysis, Computer Science, Environment, Data Science

One of my writings was a research paper using sentiment analysis to analyze the vehement reception of Just Stop Oil.

Favorite essay: "Return to Tipasa" - Albert Camus

"In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was within me an invincible summer."

Currently reading: Being and Nothingness - Jean-Paul Sartre

I wouldn't call myself an existentialist but I enjoy and relate to Sartre's writing and reasoning.

Want to Read:

When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi

"The Judgement" - Franz Kafka, & The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky

Sense and reference - Gottlob Frege

Always trying to improve at badminton and biking.