Sep 2025 — now
K–12 mathematics education under UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Hey there, I'm Ho Lok 👋 Welcome to my personal website. I study CS + Linguistics at UCLA, and I like building things.
Off the screen, I play handball for Team USA, rugby at UCLA, and I produce rock music.
Currently looking for SWE / research internships for Summer 2026 — say hi.
About · Me
Now · Status
Open to SWE / research internships, Summer 2026 🇺🇸
CS + Linguistics · 4.0 GPA · UCLA '27
Projects · Momento
Momento — photo mapping web app 📍
Full stack · 2026
Maps uploaded photos to the places they were taken, backed by MongoDB and a REST API with JWT login. Built in a five-person agile team. React · Node.js · Express.
Hackathons · SB Hacks XI↗
naccent — AI pronunciation trainer 🏆
Best Student Life Hack · 2025
Gives students instant AI feedback to improve their English pronunciation. Python · speech recognition.
Athletics · Team Handball↗
USA Academic All-American, 1st Team
USA Team Handball · 2026
Also 2nd Team All-American in 2025, and formerly on the Hong Kong National Handball Team. Handball is a featured sport at the LA 2028 Olympics.
Hackathons · Columbia University↗
GreenMate — AR sustainability tracker 🏆
1st Place · 2024
Overlays live plant-health data in the wearer's view on Snap Spectacles. Lens Studio · AR.
Research · Stanford↗
Genetic Evolution Research
Stanford Journal · 2024
Published in the Stanford Journal through Stanford's School of Engineering.
Hackathons · UC Berkeley↗
NeuralNurse — social memory assistant 🥈
2nd Place Overall · 2024
AI assistant that recognizes people and recalls their relationships to ease in-person social interactions. Python · computer vision.
Athletics · UCLA Rugby
D1 rugby at a top-20 program
UCLA · 2025 — now
Hackathons · De Anza Hacks 2.5↗
BioMyo — low-cost EMG prosthetic arm 🥉
3rd Place · 2024
3D-printed prosthetic arm driven by muscle (EMG) sensors for natural movement.
Music · Producer
I produce rock music 🎸
Ongoing
Hackathons · Hack Harvard & HackMIT
Finalist, twice over
2024
Selected from thousands of participants at both events.
Experience
Sep 2024 — Jul 2025
Mentored new tutors and provided advanced academic writing guidance. Promoted after 6 months.
Summer 2024
Led a student team through NASA's L'SPACE Academy. Authored a full mission design review for a semi-autonomous lunar rover.
Summer 2024
Genetic evolution research at Stanford's School of Engineering. Published in the Stanford Journal.
Summer 2023
Banking operations at one of Hong Kong's largest financial institutions.
Education
Graduating June 2027
4.0 GPA. UCLA Mathematics Achievement Program, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.