I am a PhD candidate at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where I am advised by Katie Driggs-Campbell. I primarily work on developing assistive robotic systems through improved human-robot interaction and multimodal reasoning.
Previously, I completed my bachelor's degrees in Computer Engineering and Innovation, Leadership, & Engineering Entrepreneurship also at UIUC.
Research
My research primarily focuses on Human-Robot Interaction and Human-AI Interaction for social good (and as possible, making things that look cool is a nice bonus). In particular, this has manifested through creating assistive tech for people with disabilities (see our umbrella project, TechSAge). I have been exploring path planning, multimodal communication / understanding / decision-making and seemingly everyone's recent favorite topic, LLMs.
News
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June 2025
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May 2025I am honored to receive the E. A. Reid Fellowship.
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April 2025I pass the ECE Qualifying Exam and am admitted to PhD candidacy!
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August 2024I conclude my internship with Microsoft, working to design and build a new system architecture for secure gaming.
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June 2024We present our work LIT at CVPR 2024 Workshops in Seattle, WA.
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June 2024LIT selected for a Spotlight Presentation at CVPR 2024 Computer Vision in the Wild Workshop! ⭐
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May 2024One submission accepted at the Workshop on Embodied AI at CVPR 2024, and to the Workshop on Computer Vision in the Wild at CVPR 2024.
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May 2024Starting my internship at Microsoft.
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May 2024I present our work NIRRT* at ICRA 2024 in Yokohama, Japan!
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March 2024I am honored to receive the J. M. Henderson Fellowship.
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January 2024One paper accepted to ICRA 2024.
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August 2023I begin grad school!
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May 2023Starting my internship at Microsoft.
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May 2023Graduating with two B.S. degrees and one certificate.