Academic Identity

I am a second year computer science PhD student at Tufts University, working with Vladimir Podolskii. My interests include online optimization, graph algorithms, and fault-tolerant quantum computing. My current research consists of improving distributive routing schemes and developing efficient quantum process tomography protocols.

History

The path to my doctoral research was a scenic route. Born and raised in Rockville, MD, my journey outward began at Harvey Mudd College, in California, where I worked in the Lynn Lab and received my B.S. in physics. My first job out of college was as a high frequency trader at IMC financial markets, in Chicago, where I developed trading algorithms as part of the Equities and ETF desk. After a couple of years, I decided to widen my horizons towards research and join the Dana Farber Cancer Institute as a computational biologist. In a pediatric neuro-oncology lab, led by Pratiti Bandopadhayay, I developed analysis pipelines to characterize patient tumor samples using genetic data. This role brought me to Boston, and working alongside the graduate students at the Broad Institute fueled my ambition to pursue a PhD of my own.

A Very Proud Swim Coach

A huge part of my identity is wrapped up in my volunteer coaching position for the undergraduate Swim and Dive team for MIT. I find many parallels between athletics and academics; it’s like I always tell my athletes: “Never give up!”