Yanis Herne
Making and Breaking Things Since 2006
Greetings, wayward internet traveler
(as you are surely wayward to have found yourself here)
A portfolio of my projects follows:
01
2023
PFOS & PFOA Concentration
Measuring the concentration of forever chemicals PFOS and PFOA in drinking water, necessitating concentrating raw samples by 1000x to measure down to ~2 ppt. Involving both lab work to determine the chemical processes as well as engineering work to create a working prototype. Work in progress, subject to change.
02
2021
Microfluidic Channel Electroporation
Helped to fulfill NASA Sequential Phase II Research Grant to create miniaturized microfluidic appliances for automating bioengineering and synthetic biology operations for engineering life-supporting microbes. Engineered the self-contained appliance from the original lab bench setup. Included mechanical, electrical, and software work.
03
2022
The Water Prophet
Self-contained system for gathering residential water usage data by reading a water meter dial and odometer using OpenCV and Tensorflow. Water usage data is sent back to MQTT broker on home network for view on web interface. Up and running for over 2 years.
04
2023
Aletheia
Fact-checking browser extension to combat misinformation and aid in online media consumption. Uses Google's Custom Web Search API, OpenAI's GPT, and more. Functional alpha version available on the Chrome Web Store, find at aletheiaplatforms.com
In lieu of one, find me on or email me at hello[at]yanisherne.com