I’m a Director at AE Studio, where I lead multiple teams building AI, data science, and brain computer interface solutions. These days, I spend most of my energy figuring out how to make generative AI behave in ways that best suit our clients’ needs.

I find joy in understanding how things work and discovering practical ways to make them work better. That curiosity started early. I filed my first patent during high school: a plumbing system that saves water as it heats. After college, I engineered bomb-sniffing locusts to make the world a bit safer. Throughout my educational and professional journey, I've accumulated several patents and authored numerous research papers spanning neuroscience, AI safety, large language models, ed-tech, biosafety, reproductive health and more.

Previously, my interest in how neurons work led me to a Ph.D. in Neural Engineering at Northwestern University. In the lab, I performed brain surgery on monkeys, studied the brain’s control of movement, and designed brain computer interfaces to help people with paralysis move their hands again. Along the way, I joined Meta’s Reality Labs, where I worked on wearables that interpret electrical signals from muscles, making interactions in virtual reality as natural as waving a hand or lifting a finger.

When I’m not thinking about (biological or silicon) neurons, you’ll find me hiking new trails, experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen, trying out new food as a self-proclaimed gourmet, playing electric guitar, bouldering, practicing latte art, or cheering on a good game of football (this one ⚽).