RESEARCHER · BUILDER · CURIOUS HUMAN

Exploring life and intelligence.
Building my own digital self.

I’m Richard. I’m building my own digital self, with the goal of carrying forward how I think, accumulating knowledge and experience, and learning through real work. Peptides and AI are where I’m starting.

LIFE / BEYOND SCIENCE

Beyond science, there is a world.

Clouds surround mountains and autumn trees, with a dark-roofed house in the foreground.
Altay · Xinjiang · China

A Day, Folded

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14 aa

Predicted · Cα pLDDT 86.4 / 100

Completion observed (Asia/Shanghai):

Static 3D view of the same actual atomic structure; teal-blue-lilac gradient is decorative onlyStatic 3D view of the same actual atomic structure, colored by side-chain classStatic 3D view of the same actual atomic structure, colored by prediction confidence

Static model

Details
Nonpolar class 5Acidic · usually negative 4Basic · usually positive 1Thiol side chain 1pH-dependent charge 1Polar · usually neutral 2

Keyboard: arrows rotate, plus/minus zoom, Home resets.

Completion observed (Asia/Shanghai):

Paper · Output terms · 3Dmol.js

A DIGITAL SELF IN THE MAKING

Connecting memory, judgment and action into my own digital self.

Starting with peptides, building the foundations in knowledge, algorithms and collaborating agents.

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Illustrated dated work ·
About the studio

An illustration of the R&D vision. Open a desk to read dated work records.

Merged · 2026-10-13

Abort records for unsubmitted tasks

Goal
Record explicit aborts for unsubmitted tasks without fabricating execution handles or completion results.
Boundary
Abort-handling code is merged; engineering records do not establish that scientific work ran or was effective.
Validation scope
This snapshot checks commit, change-description and merge metadata; the related engineering tests were not rerun.
Next step
Continue checking abort, recovery and existing authorization boundaries.
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Merged · 2026-10-13

Interactive registry shape validation

Goal
Allow an optional state omission in unrelated interactive records while strictly checking the selected record.
Boundary
Code is merged; a missing field cannot establish task state or scientific completion.
Validation scope
This snapshot checks commit, change-description and merge metadata; the related engineering tests were not rerun.
Next step
Continue checking malformed shapes, duplicate identities and selected-record boundaries.
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Blocked · 2026-10-08

Property prediction method research

Goal
Develop research changes around contextual use of property prediction methods and supporting evidence.
Boundary
Research is blocked; scientific validation remains incomplete.
Validation scope
Full validation results remain pending.
Next step
Resolve the blockers and complete acceptance.
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Merged · 2026-10-12

Lead optimization integration

Goal
Connect optimization methods through shared constraints, candidate provenance, feedback and recovery.
Boundary
The optimization interfaces are merged; historical case replay is incomplete and scientific effectiveness remains unverified.
Validation scope
Interface engineering validation is recorded; historical case replay remains incomplete.
Next step
Complete historical case recovery and replay before evaluating method effectiveness.
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Merged · 2026-10-11

Improve code reuse checks

Goal
Avoid constructing unused information for name queries while preserving validation boundaries.
Boundary
Code merge was checked; historical review records remain retained. Merge does not establish deployment or scientific effectiveness.
Validation scope
Change identity, exact commit and merge time were checked; the previous pending-merge state was outdated.
Next step
Track deployment, runtime validation and applicability separately from merge.
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Merged · 2026-10-12

Test collection and replay qualification

Goal
Improve test collection and qualification of retained replay records so evidence scope remains traceable.
Boundary
Code merge was checked; historical review records remain retained. Merge does not establish deployment or scientific effectiveness.
Validation scope
Change identity, exact commit and merge time were checked; the previous pending-merge state was outdated.
Next step
Track deployment, runtime validation and applicability separately from merge.
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RESEARCH / QUESTIONS INTO METHODS

One question, a few approaches.

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RESEARCH / A DATED SNAPSHOT

After a paper is published.

Citations are one view of how research travels. Whether a method works still comes back to data, controls, and reproducible evidence.

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LIFE / A LITTLE ELSEWHERE

Beyond the lab, there is a world.

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Blue shallows, ripples and clouds along the horizon.
Chaka Salt Lake · Qinghai · China
Golden light crosses the sea and wet sand, with a figure at the water’s edge.
Karon Beach · Phuket · Thailand
A powdered ring-shaped pastry inside an open white box.
An animated scene of two people beside a city river at sunset, with Chinese and Japanese subtitles.
User-provided artwork inspired by Whisper of the Heart (1995).