About
Hi! I’m a first year PhD student in the computer science and engineering department at UC San Diego, advised by Professor Sean Gao. Previously, I studied aerospace engineering with a minor in computer science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researching under Professor Huy Tran.
I have a broad interest in science and physical applications of sequential decision making problems including reinforcement learning and learning from suboptimal experts. I am particularly interested in exploring how ideas from control theory and physics can improve learning algorithms.
News
- September 2025: Officially transferred to the PhD computer science and engineering program at UCSD!
- June 2024: Excited to join NASA JPL for a summer/fall research internship!
- March 2023: Accepted into the MS computer science and engineering program at UCSD!
Work Experience
Machine Learning Research Intern, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mentor: Kai Pak
Computer Vision/ML Engineer Intern, Dolby Laboratories
Mentor: Ali Zandifar
R&D Intern, Maxar Technologies
Mentor: Elliott Forney
Teaching and Mentorship
Teaching Assistant (Spring 2025)
UC San Diego, Professor Sicun Gao
Teaching Assistant (Winter 2025)
UC San Diego, Professor Sicun Gao
Mentor Teaching Assistant (Fall 2024)
UC San Diego, Professor Christine Alvarado
Teaching Assistant (Winter 2024)
UC San Diego, Professor Christine Alvarado
Education
University of California, San Diego
June 2025 - PRESENT
University of California, San Diego
September 2023 - June 2025
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
August 2019 - May 2023