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Maxwell Li

Hi! I am a computer science student at Cornell in the class of 2028. This website is the best place to see some of the projects I work on in my free time.

About me

A little more context

My projects

My projects are a reflection of my interests in the moment. Some are born out of a particular problem I'm facing, others are a way to explore a new technology or idea, some are a creative submission for a class project, and some others yet are just made for fun.

How did we get here?

From a young age, I've always been interested in building things. It started with Lego and Minecraft, but when I started coding in middle school, it was love at first sight. After being accepted into my dream school, Cornell, I've been able to explore my interests in a more structured way, and I've been able to build some really cool things.

My hobbies

In my free time, I like to hang out with my friends, play video games, learn new instruments, and explore the beauty of creation. Above all, I enjoy the process of creating and learning new things, and making meaningful connections with others.

Featured projects

Some highlights from my time as a dev. Full list of projects below!

FEATURED

Hudson Valley Textile Project

Hack4Impact Cornell — software for HVTP / NEFX, a nonprofit building a sustainable Northeast fiber supply chain.

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Firebase
  • Rest APIs

FEATURED

MedExplain

Hack4Impact Cornell — led backend and UI overhaul for a nonprofit platform that delivers free, accessible medical information.

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • REST APIs
  • Accessibility

FEATURED

MajorScout

College major matching site — a categorized quiz maps you to ~2,000 programs across 25 top U.S. universities with real acceptance rates.

  • Python
  • Flask
  • React
  • Stripe
  • OpenAI

FEATURED

Captain

Lightweight AI-driven DaVinci Resolve plugin — local Whisper transcription, text-edit cuts, and apply back to the timeline on Free or Studio.

  • Python
  • Lua
  • PySide6
  • Whisper
  • FFmpeg

FEATURED

Burger.AI

Finalist at the 2026 Cornell AI NYC Hackathon — automated pipeline to stress-test agentic financial AI against OWASP-style expectations.

  • Python
  • React
  • OpenAI API
  • Anthropic API
  • Shell

FEATURED

PrairieMap

Mapping video creation tool — import map frames, draw territories, document events, and compile timelapse video.

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • FastAPI
  • Konva
  • Shapely

FEATURED

Debately

Claude Builder's Club Hackathon 2025 — structured, fact-based debate with Claude summaries, source checks, and Tavily-backed verification.

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Claude API
  • SQLite
  • Tavily API

FEATURED

Independent research — DDoS amplification

May–July 2024 analysis of CIC-DDoS2019: supervised ML for amplification traffic at 99%+ accuracy, Vaex plots over 5M rows.

  • Python
  • scikit-learn
  • pandas
  • NumPy
  • Vaex
  • Matplotlib

Download my resume

A synopsis of my work experience and projects.

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