I was born in Louisiana, moved to Virginia for a bit, started growing up in Texas, and finished the process in Maryland for high school and college. Although any noticeable Texan traits disappeared years ago, I still maintain an avid love of all foods Tex-Mex, specifically tacos.

In my free time, I enjoy reading, playing around with 2d and 3d graphics programs, running, and tinkering. Music is also an important part of my life and is tracked, for better or for worse, by Last.fm.

I am also an adventurer! In the last three years, I have been to São Paolo and Natal (Brazil), London (England), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Ireland, Mexico, Paris (France), and a spattering of cities in the USA: Seattle, Tampa Bay, San Francisco (thrice!), New York City, Atlanta, San Antonio, and all around the DC Metropolitan Area. Future plans include Israel, China, and the moon.

Finally, I am a fan of all things Computer Science—research, theory, application, teaching, even debugging (sometimes). I hope to one day be a professor in some subfield of AI, ready to impart wisdom about life, algorithmic analysis, optimization, and Asimov on the unsuspecting student.

Updated March 2011

Below is a somewhat random collection of poorly organized data sets representing little tidbits of information about me. Gadzooks!

• Percentage of diet consisting of nachos: >40%
• Percentage of dietary needs fulfilled by nachos: <5%
• Probability that running shorts are washed after a run*: 1 - 1/t
• Probability of successfully juggling n balls: n={0,1,2,3} 1, n={4,5,6...} 0
• Ratio of black shirts to non-black shirts owned: 4:1
• Number of silly hats owned: 16
• Expected amount of toast purchased per diner meal: 4 slices

*t = floor(1 + hours run)

• Usable Programming Language: C
• Unusable Programming Language: Unlambda (link)
• Pokémon: Combee (see image)
• Type of Cake: Marble (yellow/chocolate)
• Fictional Creature: The manticore (link)
• Type of Hat: Bowler
• Park: Acorn Park, Silver Spring, MD (all 0.12 acres of it)

• Authors: Frank Herbert, Neal Stephenson, Ray Bradbury, Terry Pratchett, Philip K. Dick
• Rock band: The Push Stars (link)
• Trance artist: BT (link)
• Classical composer: Frédéric Chopin
• Movies: Hackers, The Lion King, Pi
• Musical: Cats
• TV Show: Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009), Star Trek: TNG
• Website: Ian's Shoelace Site (link)
• Website that checks on the well-being of our planet: link
• Webcomic: Achewood (link)
• Video Game: Deus Ex (link)