I am a PhD student in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School, where I am advised by Prof. Max Kleiman-Weiner. My research broadly focuses on computational models of social cognition, with an emphasis on identifying the inductive biases that enable AI systems to align with human social judgments. In my prior work, I showed that relational and 3D representations play a critical role in enabling models to recognize social interactions in ways that more closely resemble human perception.

Previously, I was a research coordinator at Johns Hopkins University, where I worked with Prof. Leyla Isik. I earned B.S. degrees in Neuroscience and Computer Science from Boston College, where I conducted research under the mentorship of Prof. Joshua Hartshorne.

Outside of research, I enjoy playing video games 🎮, watching movies 🎬, hiking 🚶, golfing ⛳️, and ice skating ⛸️.

Major Updates

• 05/2026 - VSS poster on 3D pose for social AI.
• 04/2026 - Excited to share that I will start my PhD in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington this September, where I will be working with Prof. Max Kleiman-Weiner!
• 11/2025 - Preprint on 3D pose for social AI.
• 08/2025 - CCN poster on relational social AI.
• 07/2025 - CogSci talk on relational social AI.
• 07/2025 - CogSci poster on native language identification.
• 05/2025 - VSS poster on relational social AI.
• 09/2024 - AMLaP poster on second language acquisition.
• 05/2024 - I graduated from BC with a department honor and was awarded Phi Beta Kappa!
• 03/2023 - I was named a Dean’s Scholar at BC!

Mentorship

As a first-generation college student, I am deeply grateful for the mentorship of my amazing advisors and the support of my peers throughout my academic journey. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have questions exploring similar PhD or RA opportunities across the US.