I like using TikZ in my papers. My workflow is: draft the diagram with ChatGPT, fix bugs by hand, and paste the final LaTeX. The slow part is compiling just to see if a small change worked. I wanted a fast visual check.
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Presentation: Inequality in Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy in Australia
Presented at IHEA 2025, Indonesia
I presented a paper at the International Health Economics Association (IHEA) Conference 2025 in Indonesia. This was a joint work with Shan Jiang, Yuanyuan Gu, and Bonny Parkinson from MUCHE, and forms part of Shan’s PhD thesis.
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Experimenting with Gemini CLI: Upgrading Synloc in Three Hours
Synloc 0.2 Update: Less dependencies and Parallisation
I had been meaning to update my Python package synloc for a while, aiming for two main improvements: parallelisation and fewer dependencies.
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Presentation: Generating Synthetic Data with Locally Estimated Distributions for Disclosure Control
Presented at the AI, Law and Society Conference, Macquarie University
I recently had the privilege of presenting at the Artificial Intelligence, Law and Society Conference at Macquarie University on February 14, 2025. My presentation, “Generating Synthetic Data with Locally Estimated Distributions for Disclosure Control,” was part of my PhD thesis.
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My Reading List in 2024
Book Reviews (2024)
In 2024, to relax, I read many novels. I mostly read the famous ones. I intend to keep that pace for next year. I enjoyed these novels very much. I decided to write this blog post, to retrieve my old good habit and also share my thoughts on these books. I typically do hours of research before I start reading something. I write this blog post for people who are struggling to find a worthy book to read.
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