Beyond academics, I have been a part of a number of projects throughout my undergraduate studies. These are some of the most notable:

Whales & Prediction Markets; Undergraduate Thesis

My undergraduate thesis is centered on exploring the effects and behaviours of 'whales' in prediction markets, such as Polymarket. The goal of the thesis is to better understand how the market dynamics of event betting alter reactions surrounding whales.

Skills: Python, Pandas, Market Analysis

Pacific Spirit Traverse; 60k Ultra

An attempt to record the fastest known time to cover every trail in Pacific Spirit Regional Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. Combining optimization, planning, and endurance with Matt and Josh.

Skills: Python

Patterns of Growth; Data Visualizations on AI Trends

A series of visualization mapping the trajectory of AI model development across time, geography, and use of resources. This visualization was built as a team for DSCI 320 at the University of British Columbia.

Skills: Python, Pandas, Altair

Polll; Survey & Polling Social Media Platform

A web application and social network for creating and sharing polls. Polll was a team project where I was involved with planning, front-end, and database development. Polll has been archived as of September 6th, 2025.

Skills: SQL, HTML, Javascript, CSS

IgnacioMS.dev; Personal Website

A platform to present my projects, passions, and experience. Pages are writen in HTML and use TailwindCSS to style along with Jinja for templates, the back end framework is on Flask. This site is hosted on Vercel.

Skills: HTML, CSS, Jinja, Flask