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How I Used Dynamic Programming to Optimize Classroom Ventilation

11TH GRADE · NATIONAL FIRST PRIZE

A mathematical modeling project about balancing CO₂ concentration and indoor temperature in winter classrooms by using dynamic programming to find better ventilation strategies.

# Mathematical Modeling, Dynamic Programming, MATLAB, Indoor Air Quality, Optimization

How I Built a Fall Detection App with Kotlin

11TH GRADE · THIRD PRIZE, PUDONG

My grandfather fell at home and could not reach his phone. Apple Watch has fall detection, but most people cannot afford one. So I built an app that uses a phone's accelerometer to detect falls and send alerts.

# Kotlin, Android, Accelerometer, Fall Detection, Mobile Development

How I Won the Structure Challenge by Breaking My Own Design

10TH GRADE · SHANGHAI 2ND PRIZE

In the Maker Contest, we had to build a structure using the least material to hold the most weight. Halfway through gluing, I realized some sticks were in the wrong place. Then I looked at the base.

# Maker Contest, Structural Engineering, Problem Solving

How I Built This Website for 8 RMB(1.2 USD)

10TH GRADE

How I deployed my personal blog from an open-source GitHub project with Cloudflare Workers and an Alibaba Cloud domain, for a total cost of around 8 RMB.

# GitHub, Cloudflare Workers, Personal Website, DNS, Deployment, Open Source

About

I'm Tianyou Lu, a high school student from Shanghai Yangjing High School. I'm passionate about using limited resources to solve real problems — from classroom air quality to elderly safety, from structural optimization to server performance.

I believe the best solutions come from being honest about what you don't know, then working with what you have.