hohohocch

code research optimisation systems software

I'm Ching Ho, a student interested in computer science, cryptography, and computational problem solving.

I build software, work on technical projects, and compete in computing competitions.

Ongoing work

national cipher challenge

The National Cipher Challenge is an annual cryptography competition where contestants solve 10 rounds of increasingly difficult ciphers.

resultFinalist at Bletchley Park - Champion Medal

builtSimulated Annealing algorithms, cipher-breaking software.

currentCreating stronger cryptanalysis models in preparation for next year.

teentech finalists - TPM

Finalist in the TeenTech Awards.

CurrentPreparing for Finalist Judging day.

work Physical models, diagrams, and scientific simulations.

sentinel

An in-progress Python library for better API reliability. Route requests through backup providers when latency, errors, or downtime make the primary service unreliable.

TypeOpen-source developer tool

Current Core fallback engine + Testing failure cases


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