Welcome to my homepage! I am a Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan, co-advised by Professors Honglak Lee and Joyce Chai. I am developing AI systems that emulate and model the unique manner in which humans learn. Namely, I aim to computationally model the reasoning processes and memory systems that enable humans to learn from direct instruction and small amounts of experience.

Curriculum Vitae

Here is a link to my curriculum vitae.

Highlights

• [Paper Link] For a recent paper titled DriVLMe (IROS 2024), I utilized GPT-4V to enable autonomous decision making in a self-driving car.
• [Paper Link] I helped publish a paper at EMNLP 2023 on LLMs’ capacity for Theory of Mind (reasoning about the mental states of others).

Brief Biography

I was born in Austin, TX, raised in Birmingham, AL, and subsequently returned to Texas to attend the University of Texas at Austin (Hook’em Horns!). While there, I studied computational engineering, a degree program focused on numerical methods for the simulation of physical phenomena. Under the tutelage of Dr. Michael Sacks at the Willerson Center for Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation, I spent two years developing computational models of heart tissue. Meanwhile, I began to cultivate a deep interest in cognitive science. I participated in the Polymathic Scholars Honors Program, which enabled me to hand-design a field of study which I called “Architecture of the Mind.” This work culminated in my senior thesis, which I wrote under the advice of Dr. Michael Mauk. After college I spent two years in San Diego, CA working for Northrop Grumman. While there, I had the opportunity to work on a variety of products, most of which leveraged my knowledge of digital signal processing. In September of 2022, I decided to return both to school and to my love of cognitive science to obtain my master’s degree in computer science from the University of Michigan.

When not working, I enjoy staying active by running, cycling, and climbing on big rocks. I am also a mediocre pianist and an even worse cook.

Contact Me

Please feel free to contact me! My email address is linked on the sidebar, but here is another link for good measure.