+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | .------------------------------------------------------. | | | | | | | WHALECOME TO MY WEBSITE. | | | | | | | '------------------------------------------------------' | | \ '-. . | | ..---._ \ \.--'\ | | / `-..__) ,--' | | | 0 / | | --.__, .__.,` | | `-.___'._\_.' | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ABOUT ME ________________________________________________________________________________ Hello! You have arrived at my website. My name is Arya Kaul, and I am a computational biologist working across genomics, scientific software, and applied AI. I recently finished my Ph.D. in Bioinformatics at Harvard Medical School, where I studied bacterial genome dynamics. I am especially interested in how AI can accelerate scientific progress and give more people the tools to contribute to it. My interests also include biosecurity, particularly pathogen surveillance and making early detection and rapid outbreak response possible in more communities. Before that, I completed my undergraduate degree (also in Bioinformatics) from UC San Diego. While there, I was heavily involved with UBIC and Lab Expo. Outside of bioinformatics, I enjoy writing, photography, and building various things. This server plays host to a significant portion of my interests. The best way to contact me is through the contact page. LAST SEEN IN? (Last updated: 2026.09.14) ________________________________________________________________________________ Boston, U.S.A 🇺🇸 Reach out & say hi if you're in the area! NEW UPDATES ________________________________________________________________________________ - 2026.09.14 https://arya.casa/contact - 2026.08.31 https://essays.arya.casa/404.html - 2026.07.19 https://party.arya.casa ABOUT THIS SITE ________________________________________________________________________________ Sometime before I was born, the Internet was a weird and wondrous place. Everybody used to have their own goofy website cobbled together with bare HTML/CSS and people would routinely stumble upon delightfully unique sites and communities. But eventually this changed. While the internet of old was primarily created by and for individuals, today's internet is increasingly dominated by corporate monoliths. Google, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and Amazon have become synonymous with the 'internet.' This domination means internet surfers are now at the whims and fancies of corporations who, in the aggregate, only care about collecting & then selling people's personal data. I yearn for a return to the glory days of ye olden internet. As a result, I think everybody can and should have their own website. Towards that end, here is the Khan Academy course I took to learn HTML & CSS. Also, this website borrows heavily from the codebase and design philosophy of KISS Linux's website. In addition, here are some other websites I have come across that I am a big fan of. Some of the authors I know personally, and others I don't. This is not necessarily an endorsement of the content on these sites, merely an appreciative nod to their existence. - solar.lowtechmagazine.com - dragonskeepfarm.com - ethiopiantej.wordpress.com - under-belly.org - paulraphaelson.com - davemalloy.com - dilyn-corner.github.io - rwgrayprojects.com - jamesdineen.com - harrumpher.com - protesilaos.com - miloswebsite.com - kottke.org - tplh.net - paulgraham.com - patorjk.com - raw-milk-facts.com - loper-os.org - othemts.wordpress.com - solarprotocol.net - wesleyac.com - pudding.cool ________________________________________________________________________________ Arya Kaul (C) now - forever