Research
As an undergraduate, I worked with
Professor Grant Ho on leveraging large
language models and embedding-based techniques to systematically compare and contrast
enterprise security guidance. Modern security standards are often too large to fit entirely
within a model's context window, and prior research has shown that performance tends to
degrade as input length increases. My
computer science thesis explores these challenges,
proposes a scalable comparison framework and demonstrates its efficacy through a case study
on NIST Special Publication 800-53.
I have previously also been involved with computational biology research with
Professor Esmael Haddadian. I ran simulations to model the dynamic behaviour of amyloid beta oligomers on
self-assembled monolayers. I also experimented with the confinement of the proteins in water
to accelerate aggregation and secondary structure formation. We submitted an
abstract to the
Biophysical Society 67th Annual Meeting, and I presented a
poster at the 2023 University of Chicago
Undergraduate Research Symposium.
While my primary academic focus is in computer science, I am also interested in
transportation and urban mobility systems. My
urban studies thesis, advised by
Professor Crystal Bae, examined the relationship
between bikeshare systems and public transportation in Chicago, New York City and Los
Angeles. I presented a poster at the 2025 National
Conference for Undergraduate Research and the 2025 University of Chicago Undergraduate
Research Symposium. My thesis was also awarded an Exceptional BA Thesis Research Award,
Honourable Mention by the Committee on Environment, Geography and Urbanization. My experience
on this project has also motivated my curiosity about how data systems and intrastructure can
be designed to better facilitate the use and integration of large-scale, heterogeneous data,
especially in transportation and in computational social science.
Publications
This section is currently aspirational :)
Teaching
My teaching interests are primarily in introductory computer science and computer systems.
I've enjoyed being a part of a number of interesting courses, listed below, during my time as
a student. I was also a recipient of the
2025 Undergraduate Student Prize in Undergraduate Teaching
at the University of Chicago.
Princeton University
University of Chicago
Miscellaneous
Service
-
ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium: Paper Reviewer, Computing Education
Research track (2026)
- NeurIPS: Ethics Reviewer (2025)
Industry Experience
I've had the great opportunity to work on projects, ranging from data science to software
engineering to high-performance computing, across a number of teams in industry, including
MANIAC Lab,
JPMorgan Chase & Co., the
University of Chicago Research Computing Center,
TourMe and the
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Personal
When I'm away from my keyboard, I enjoy biking and running. I'm currently training for my
first marathon: Salt Lake City 2026. I grew up in the
San Gabriel Valley of the
(mostly) sunny state of California. I was voted Most Competitive in middle school.
