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I'm a machine learning researcher at Apple, working on multimodal AI.

Previously, I completed my Ph.D. in AI at UC Berkeley in May 2024, co-advised by Trevor Darrell and Joseph Gonzalez as part of the BAIR and Sky labs. I was a visiting researcher at FAIR within Meta for 2 years during my Ph.D. Before coming to Berkeley, I obtained my B.S. in computer science at Cornell University.

At Berkeley, I worked on improving the reliability of multimodal models, especially within text generation. I focused on localizing and reducing hallucinations for vision + language models, along with measuring and using uncertainty and mitigating bias.

Being in tech, I stereotypically enjoy climbing, hiking, skiing, running, and (basic) woodworking. In recent years, I've survived a climbing accident, a nighttime bear encounter, and reviewer 2s. These have earned me metal screws in my ankle, a fear of Berkeley's mascot, and the papers below.