jbel’s substack

hiii this is my personal substack where i dump my random thoughts onto a digital canvas. i might write in bullet points sometimes b/c i really like them (and not just as an excuse to not flesh an idea out — the format adds more structure than linear prose). subscribe if (and only if) you want : )

a bit about me

i grew up in the town of lexington, MA, and did a good amount of math olympiads growing up. i love love loooove the arts, especially dance and music. i probably spent the equivalent of a part-time job on dancing/choreographing during my four years at MIT. i’ve thought about problems in the following spaces: math (baby combinatorics research), cryptography (theoretical research and applied ZK projects), a bit of neuroscience (computational), and most recently urban planning and social justice (housing policy and law, sustainable transportation, how grassroots movements happen, service landscape in boston). i might start a math phd at harvard in fall of 2025, but i’m certainly going on a wild adventure until then : )

i will get around to making a personal website in the coming weeks : )

u can also now find me at janabelx.com !