I was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. I have always loved looking at the stars with my grandfather thinking about the biggest questions I could imagine.

In 2017, I began my undergraduate at Cornell University where I received a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Here, I followed my interests in space exploration working on a solar powered lunar satellite before finding my interest studying intelligence which led me to research on wireless in vivo neural recording and analog computing with optical metamaterials.

In 2020, I began a Ph.D. at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where I first tried my hand in biochemistry and drug delivery systems (during the COVID-19 pandemic) and then electronic device fabrication before settling into my current work studying intelligence. I am grateful to my past advisors, teachers, and mentors for giving me the opportunities to explore my many interests.

Much of my free time is spent with family (including my dogs Mango and Coco) and friends, exploring nature, and playing sports and strategy games. I have also enjoyed recently starting to learn piano and Spanish.

Please see my resume below (updated August 2025) and feel free to reach out to me with any questions, thoughts, or opportunities.