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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.

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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!

	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]
	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]
	SusPing [sp]1itKGeejJItN4GCGae1vb7D5Kol_pOvSpLiXWZXVzqHHirQ4bR4mhBBWGH90bFPkAM8STp90JSDEgg [Java][Fabric API][Memetic Warfare][Shendigladon][Eidpan Death]
	umazing In-site Minecraft SMP shop for the Prairie community — Discord auth, cart/checkout, Litematica imports, good deals, and good times 😎 [TypeScript][Next.js][Discord OAuth][Drizzle]
	Hudson Valley Textile Project Hack4Impact Cornell — software for HVTP / NEFX, a nonprofit building a sustainable Northeast fiber supply chain. [TypeScript][React][Firebase][Rest APIs]
	stackSquing Interactive terminal utility for Litematica ASCII material lists — stacks, chests, filter groups, and fulfillment tracking. [C++][CMake][ncurses]
	enchantPing Minecraft Fabric client mod — configurable XP-level ping plus enchanting-table hover previews. [Java][Fabric API][Cloth Config][ModMenu]
	Historical Textures Fabric mod that lets you pick historical textures and sounds per block, item, entity, and sound event. [Java][Fabric API][ModMenu]
	PrairieMap Mapping video creation tool — import map frames, draw territories, document events, and compile timelapse video. [TypeScript][React][FastAPI][Konva][Shapely]
	Enclose Camel CS 3110 final project — puzzle game inspired by enclose.horse: trap a camel in the largest area you can with a limited wall budget. [OCaml][Raylib][Dune][ANSITerminal]
	Image2Banners Contributed to this project by adding Mac support and improving the UI. This app takes images and converts them into complex banners, And shows crafting steps for each banner, or saves as NBT to build using a structure block. You can also save them as JSON file, so you don't have to regenerate complex banners from the image each time. [Python][scikit-learn][Electron][Shell]
	ASCIIify ASCIIify is a tool that converts videos to ASCII art. It can be used as a CLI or integrated into DaVinci Resolve through OpenFX. [C++][FFMPEG][CMake][Shell][OpenCV]
	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]
	MedExplain Hack4Impact Cornell — led backend and UI overhaul for a nonprofit platform that delivers free, accessible medical information. [TypeScript][React][REST APIs][Accessibility]
	Critterland A game simulating critter habitats and critter evolution. Made as a final project for CS 2112 at Cornell. [Java][JavaFX][Gradle][Maven]
	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]
	Ka-Ching! BigRed//Hacks 2025 — gamify Google Calendar into a tycoon experience with Flask, MongoDB, and Gemini. [TypeScript][React][Flask][Google Gemini API][MongoDB]
	HypathiaBot Modular Discord moderation bot using NLTK sentiment plus OpenAI, deployed on three servers (100+ users, 800+ messages/week). [Python][NLTK][OpenAI][Redis][Docker][discord.py]
	Daylite Minecraft Fabric mod that rewrites the lighting engine for dynamic brightness — 175+ downloads on Modrinth. [Java][Fabric API][ModMenu API]
	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]