Education

• Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Stanford Univeristy, 2016 - 2021
  • Advisor: Anthony R. Kovscek, Department of Energy Resources Engineering
  • Thesis title: Data-driven methods for laboratory-scale study of enhanced oil recovery
• M.S. Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 2017 - 2021
• M.S. ICME, Stanford University, 2015 - 2017
• B.S. Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 2012 - 2016

Work Experience

• Facebook Research Scientist, Central Integrity - Inauthentic Behavior, Sep. 2021 - Present
  • Developed machine learning models and systems for detecting influence operations and other inauthentic behavior
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Postdoctoral Affiliate, Sep. 2021 - Present
  • Applied computer vision and deep learning models to predict surface-to-bedrock depth from aerial lidar data
  • Advisor: Christopher Zahasky, Department of Geosciences
• Facebook SWE Intern, AI Systems and Infrastructure, June 2020 - Sep. 2020
  • Researched deep generative models for generating recommendation system datasets
• Intel SWE Intern, AI and Autonomous Solutions Group, June 2017 - Dec. 2017
  • Researched applications of higher-dimensional algebraic systems to distributed training of vision models

Teaching Experience

• Accelerated Calculus for Engineers, Stanford Engineering Diversity Programs
  • Program Coordinator Fall 2018 – June 2019
    • Administered the Accelerated Calculus for Engineers Program, a supplementary instruction program with enrollments exceeding 200 students per quarter. Responsibilities include designing policies and procedures for the program, managing a large teaching staff, and processing student inquiries and enrollment.
  • Course Assistant
    • MATH 53: Ordinary Differential Equations, Spring 2019
    • CME 102: Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers, Sp15 - Sp16, F17 - W18
    • CME 100: Vector Calculus for Engineers, Spring 2017
  • Tutor
    • EE 102A: Signal Processing and Linear Systems I, Winter 2017
    • CME 102: Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers, Winter 2015 – Spring 2019
    • CME 100: Vector Calculus for Engineers, Spring 2014 – Spring 2019
• Teaching Assistant
  • CME 102: Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers, Winter 2015 - Spring 2016
  • CME 108: Introduction to Scientific Computing, Summer 2015
• Prison University Project Instructor, Fall 2018
  • Taught introductory algebra at San Quentin Prison. The Prison University Project, now known as Mount Tamalpais College, is a nonprofit organization which provides college courses inside San Quentin Prison to provide inmates with the opportunity to earn an associate’s degree while incarcerated.

Honors and Awards

• Fellowships
  • Siebel Scholar in Energy Sciences, Class of 2020
  • National GEM Consortium Ph.D. Engineering Fellow
  • Stanford Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE) Fellow
• Awards
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers International Student Paper Contest First Runner-up, September 2021
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers Student Paper Contest Regional Winner, April 2021
  • Hoover Institution Summer Policy Bootcamp Director’s Award, February 2020
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention, March 2017
  • Academy of Educational Leadership Distinguished Research Award, October 2016
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers International Student Paper Contest Runner-up, September 2016
  • Stanford Centennial TA in Engineering, May 2016
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers Student Paper Contest Regional Winner, May 2016
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention, April 2016
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers International Student Paper Contest Runner-up, October 2014
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers Student Paper Contest Regional Winner, March 2014