DarkVeil: There's a Neural Network Running Behind This Page

How a frozen neural network, hardcoded into a shader, turns coordinates into an organic animated image.

A neural network transforms coordinate inputs into flowing black and red patterns.

Theorycomes first.

The Null Hypothesis follows MZ research from question to product, making the ideas and methods behind what we build explorable through interactive work.

Research on the shelf

THE NULL HYPOTHESIS · MZ

2026

Statistical Compression of VGG19 for Blood-Cell Image Classification on BloodMNIST

Abdulrahman Mostafa KamelEzz Eldin AhmedMasty AhmedMohamed Amir

How we reduced deep learning parameters in hematological imaging while maintaining 98.4% accuracy.

Articles & essays

The Institutional Machine · No. 017 min read

The Measure and the Target

How Goodhart’s law connects statistical measures, AI reward models, and the benchmarks that shape research.

A matrix is factored into singular vectors and values, alongside its transformation of a unit circle into an ellipse.

Linear Algebra24 min read

A Deep Reading of SVD

From matrix composition to geometry, proof, low-rank structure, and PCA.

An abstract neural network diagram with sparse connections, gates, and red and black data flow on a pale grid.

Deep Learning27 min read

A Deep Reading of L₀

From counting nonzero weights to learning gates, stochastic relaxations, and structured channel pruning.