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"The world is big, and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark." — John Muir
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About Me

I'm a researcher and student at WashU studying Mathematics, CS, and Neuroscience. I'm interested in the brain, math, machine learning, photography, and film — and finding ways to blend my technical and creative backgrounds.

I enjoy exploring as much as I can, whether that be places, foods, or people.
I am very curious and want to experience as much of what life has to offer as I can. Right now, I'm chasing the questions at the edge of machine learning and how minds work. Wherever that ends up taking me, I'm excited to find out.

Bookshelf
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Friedrich Nietzsche
God is dead — now what?
The Stranger
The Stranger
Albert Camus
The absurdity of existence in 123 pages
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
The best laid plans of mice and men
Stoner
Stoner
John Williams
A quiet life, fully felt
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
So we beat on, boats against the current
Eragon
Eragon
Christopher Paolini
Written at 15 — proof that age is no excuse
The Hobbit
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit
Meditations
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Private notes from an emperor who never meant to publish them
Dune
Dune
Frank Herbert
The spice must flow

Research

Chasing my interest in neuroscience, I joined a lab at the start of my freshman year at the WashU med school working under Dr. Benjamin Kay and Dr. Rebecca Schwarzlose. At the lab I have been developing hierarchical Bayesian models around splines and gamma distributions to map out nonlinear relationships in fMRI data. Since beginning this work, I have gained much knowledge into programming, modeling, data science and more. I am excited to continue working with these amazing doctors and to apply this knowledge into future ventures.

Beyond the Lab

Web-based Diplomacy Game

Building a web-based implementation of the classic strategy game, with a Python/FastAPI backend and a Next.js frontend. The twist is that the other players are AI agents powered by Gemini, which makes for some interesting games.

Events Coordinator, Best Buddies

I help plan and run events for our chapter at WashU, which works to build friendships and create community for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The role is part logistics, part making sure everyone who shows up actually feels welcome.

FICO Stock Pitch

An equity research project I put together for my investment club — a full write-up on Fair Isaac Corporation with a DCF model, WACC calculation, and comparable companies analysis to land on a target price and investment recommendation.

Photography