Dariush Shaban

Software

Three things I've built and actually use day to day. Photos and write-ups are on their way in — this is the shape the page will take.

Photo coming

LvlUP (AI-supported Gym Log)

iOS app · coming soon to the App Store

Parses my exported training notes into structured data and reports consistency and progress per muscle group over time.

• iOS
• Python
• AI

MercuryMail

Mac app · Swift · Open source

A menu bar app that shows unread Gmail and notifies you the moment mail arrives, using IMAP IDLE instead of polling. Works alongside Mail.app, with up to two accounts.

• Swift
• IMAP
• macOS

Photo coming

Algone (Algorithms Begone)

Safari extension · iOS & macOS · coming soon to the App Store

A Safari extension for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Details and screenshots coming soon.

• Safari
• iOS
• macOS

Smaller things

• Plugin

  Hotdog Counter

  An Obsidian community plugin that counts matches with fuzzy regex and celebrates with a small Minecraft-style pop-up.

• Web

  Tokyo crime map

  A bilingual interactive map of yearly Metropolitan Police data, down to the chōme level. Updated once a year.

Research

Ploidy loss is advantageous in cancer cells that underwent whole-genome doubling. The full write-up, with pictures, is on its own page.

Outside the lab

• 2019–2023

  Literary translator freelance

  Seven books translated from Japanese into English, plus one from English into Italian.

• 2025 to now

  Teaching Home Lingual & private coaching

  English tutoring for young children, with monthly reports to parents in Japanese. Previously coached three students through university entrance exams — all three were admitted.