About me

Welcome! I’m a Ph.D. student studying Computational Science, Engineering, and Mathematics within The Oden Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. I work with Professor Ufuk Topcu as a member of the Center for Autonomy. I’m also a member of the Center for Scientific Machine Learning.

Prior to my graduate studies in Austin, I obtained a Bachelors of Applied Science degree from The University of British Columbia, where I studied Engineering Physics and minored in Honours Mathematics.

Research Interests

I’m interested in studying how prior knowledge can be incorporated into deep learning and reinforcement learning algorithms in order to improve their data efficiency and their generalizability, as well as to yield policies with verifiable properties. Two of my recent projects have focused on compositional RL systems, and on using physics-based knowledge to improve the data efficiency and generalizability of neural network models of dynamical systems.

If you’re interested in learning more, click here for a list of my recent projects.