About Me

Hi! I’m a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Florida, where I work in Dr. Sumit Jha’s lab. My research focuses on interpretable reasoning in machine learning systems, particularly large language models.

I’m interested in understanding the internal representations and computations that shape model behavior, with the goal of making AI systems more transparent, reliable, and verifiable. My broader interests include machine learning interpretability, LLM reasoning, and trustworthy AI, especially for scientific and safety-critical applications.

My long-term goal is to develop methods that make advanced machine learning systems easier to understand, evaluate, and depend on in real-world settings.

Some of my favorite quotes:

“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.” - John Green

“Science fiction is the literature of dreams, and texts concerning dreams always say something about the dreamer, the dream interpreter, and the audience.” - Ken Liu

“I’ve managed to stay in a perpetual state of learning only by maintaining what I think of as a posture of ignorant humility. This humility is as mandatory as arrogance… There is only one way to deal with this humiliation: bow your head, let go of the idea that you know anything, and ask politely of this new machine “How do you wish to be operated?” If you accept your ignorance, once you really admit to yourself that everything you know is now useless, the new machine will be good to you and tell you: here is how to operate me.” - Ellen Ullman

My favorite books at present:

Upgrade - Blake Crouch

Vita Nostra - Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko

Life In Code - Ellen Ullman

Remembrance of Earth's Past (Series) - Liu Cixin

The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins