I’m a third-year PhD student in computer science at UC Berkeley advised by Ben Recht.
Previously, I received my Bachelor’s in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT and my Master’s in human rights studies from Columbia University. I work on on interdisciplinary applications of computer science, from
astrophysics to history to politics.
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Note to current Berkeley undergraduate students -> We are looking to hire an undergraduate student researcher to
contribute to an exciting collaboration between UC Berkeley and NASA
Ames during the Spring 2026 semester (with possible extension to the summer). The student will extend an
existing 3D reconstruction pipeline to multispectral image data and
assist with related low-light mapping tasks. This is a paid position
funded through a contractor role with NASA Ames. For further information on the project and to fill out an application, see here. Applications are due Monday, Jan 26.
WORK IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
01 EVOLUTION GYM
The first and largest benchmark for evolving soft robot morphology.
Read more2021
02 UNLOCKING HISTORY
An algorithm to virtually unfold intricately-sealed historic letters.
Read more2016-21
03 COSMIC EVOLUTION
Building an evolutionary tree of stars in the Galaxy based on their chemical signatures.
Read more2019-21
04 TOPOLOGICAL OPTIMIZATION
Optimizing low-mass truss bridges with programmable stiffness properties for space travel.
Read more2015-17
WORK IN HUMANITIES
05 ANTI-PALESTINIAN MEDIA BIAS
Quantitative studies of anti-Palestinian bias in mainstream US news.
Read more2021-23
MINI PROJECTS
06 LASER COMMUNICATIONS
Creating a mini internet with lasers.
Read more2022
07 REAL-TIME IMAGE PROCESSING WITH A MICROCONTROLLER
A simple real-time image processing pipeline on a PSoC.
Read more2020
08 SPARSITY-BASED MIXED-MODE AUTOMATIC DIFFERENTIATION
Optimizing automatic differentation for nonlinear nodal analysis.
Read more2020
09 ARCHIVE
Science fair projects throughout the ages :)
Read more2013-15