Nixon Wainaina

A builder of Things and a dreamer. A little Art, a little Science and Technology will Save the world. I am using this to share my everyday thoughts with you.

Essays and Ideas

Thoughts, reflections, and explorations of topics that fascinate me.

We Do Not Understand Scale

Sometimes I lie awake at night thinking about numbers that don't make sense. A reflection on the weird, wonderful, terrifying reality of scale and what it means to build something that grows from intimate to planetary. (Click to Read Essay)

A New Way to Change Transportation

The current way public transport is done in Kenya and in most cities globally is really unsustainable. Maybe this might change it. (Click to Read Paper)

A Carpooling Platform for Campus Students

Ridemates is a web-based carpooling platform built for USIU students to book safe, affordable rides from fellow students driving from campus. It connects drivers and passengers through verified accounts, smart scheduling, and seamless M-Pesa payments. (Click to Read Paper)

Sending Money with a Human Touch

Exploring how we can make digital payments more social, beautiful and human. A look into the future of financial interactions in Kenya. (Click to Read Essay)

My Work

A collection of Some Stuff am building, other stuff can be seen here:
My GitHub

A Movie Recommendation System

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A smart movie recommendation system that leverages the OMDB Movie API and a custom-built neural network using PyTorch. It learns user preferences to suggest relevant movie titles in real-time.

Quanta – AI-Powered Physics Assistant

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Quanta is an education tool that uses the Gemini API to answer complex physics questions. It's designed to support individualized learning by breaking down problems and providing instant answers to students.

Energy Advisor

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A Knowledge-Based System that helps homeowners make energy-efficient decisions. It uses a structured SQL knowledge base and applies AI techniques like Bayesian reasoning and Fuzzy Logic for intelligent inference.

Extractor – AI Note Summarizer

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Extractor processes lecture notes (PDF/PPT), summarizes them, and auto-generates flashcard-style questions for active recall learning. It’s built to enhance productivity and long-term memory retention for students.

Geography Tutor – Knowledge-Based System

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A fun and interactive tool that quizzes users on geography using a rule-based inference engine. Designed as a simple KBS project to make learning geography engaging and enjoyable.