Education
Ph.D. Computer Engineering
Rutgers University, 2025
B.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering
Rutgers University , 2019
Technical Experience
Apple - Software Engineer - Level 3
February 2025 - PRESENT
- Designed and shipped AI-powered features across multiple major consumer software platforms, spanning several OS releases
- Led end-to-end development of a multi-agent LLM pipeline including model integration, prompt engineering, tool/context infrastructure, and content safety filtering
- Built retrieval, planning, and evaluation infrastructure for agentic search systems, and drove reliability improvements}
Rutgers University - NSF Fellow & Graduate Research Assistant
January 2019 - January 2025
- Conducted computer vision and machine learning research in the lab of Professor Kristin Dana
- Researched socially cognizant robotic visual navigation and latent space representation learning funded by the Reality Aware Networks NSF Grant
- Researched unsupervised learning of social behaviors for pedestrian trajectory prediction funded by the SOCRATES (Socially Cognizant Robotics for a Technologically Enhanced Society) NSF NRT grant
- Researched hierarchical and multi-scale reinforcement learning for visuomotor skills and the intersection of Feudal Reinforcement Learning and Autonomous Vehicles under a grant from Lockheed Martin
- Other Work in vision-based, real-time cranberry albedo analysis for crop ripening predictions, overheating risk analysis, and high throughput phenotyping
Apple - PhD Storytelling Intern
May 2024 - August 2024
- Introduced emotional consistency to and increased the diversity of the memory creation pipeline with prompt tuning
- Chosen out of the entire pool of interns to presented their summer project to the SVP of Software Engineering
Apple - PhD Storytelling Intern
May 2023 - August 2023
- Led a cross-team effort that incorporated multiple device systems into the photos app for memories
- Researched factors contributing to a users' connection to their photo library
Apple - PhD Storytelling Intern
May 2022 - August 2022
- Wrote production level Objective-C code for the memories feature of the photos app
- Increased personalization of the memories selection process using multimodal signal fusion
- Networked across company departments to define project requirements and integrate multiple data streams
Nvidia - Deep Learning Intern
May 2021 - August 2021
- Created a transformer based semantic segmentation oracle network for labeling previously unseen images
- Reduced dataset labeling costs companywide by integrating the generated pseudo labels into existing datasets
SRI International - Computer Vision Intern
May 2020 - August 2020
- Developed baseline agents for the Darpa Machine Common Sense project
- Created an agent that uses graph networks and abductive reasoning to motivate environment exploration
Rutgers University - Robotics & Computer Vision Guest Lecturer
November 2021 - November 2021
- Taught a class of 50 students about socially cognizant robotics and pedestrian trajectory prediction
- Demonstrated the importance of interdisciplinary research in creating more complete and long-lasting technical solutions
Rutgers University - Robotics & Computer Vision Guest Lecturer
November 2019 - November 2019
- Explained the concepts of hierarchical reinforcement learning to a class of 50 students
- Demonstrated how to apply these concepts to the field of computer vision with autonomous driving
Rutgers Honors College Maker Space - Manager
August 2016 - May 2019
- Assembled and mastered the use of an X-carve engraver, 3-D printers, vinyl cutter, and sewing machine
- Created a system for keeping track of 200+ inventory items when they are checked out
- Assisted students and faculty in the use of the machines and the creation of projects
Rutgers University - Astronomy Research Assistant
June 2016 - January 2019
- Studied the role of dark matter and HII regions in galaxy formation
- Used Python to analyze and manipulate galaxy formation simulation data
Bank of America - Technology Analyst Intern
June 2018 - August 2018
- Used machine learning principles and sci-kit learn in python to create a predictive model for stock market trades
- Created a pipeline for data cleaning and prediction result interpretation in python
Bank of America - Technology Analyst Intern
June 2017 - August 2017
- Created a regression test for their trade reporting system using python
- Followed the regression test through the SDLC including analysis and release
Bank of America - Front End Development Intern
June 2015 - August 2015
- Modified 2 GUIs for an in-house market analytics program using ASP.Net, C++, HTML, and Javascript
- Followed 3 software projects through the SDLC
Leadership Experience
New York University - NYC Vision Day 2024 Speaker
April 2024 - April 2024
- Presented my research to 200+ peers on "Feudal Networks for Visual Navigation" followed by a poster session
- Networked with industry leaders and experts and discussed future research avenues
Microsoft and the Maryland Robotics Center - Microsoft Future Leaders in Robotics and AI Seminar Series Speaker
March 2024 - March 2024
- Presented my work on "Feudal Networks for Visual Navigation" in a nationwide online seminar
Rutgers University / University of Alabama - The Legacy Program Guest Speaker
January 2024 - January 2024
- Spoke to program students about my journey to becoming a PhD candidate in computer vision
- Answered the students' questions about college, the tech field, and beyond
Rutgers University School of Engineering - Congress Visit Keynote Address
August 2021 - August 2021
- Addressed Congressman Frank Pallone, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and the general public in person and online
- Spoke on the importance of my research, the benefits of socially cognizant robotics over regular robotics research, and how we can plan for a better technological future
Rutgers University - Novice 2 Expert Club Founder
January 2021 - December 2022
- Started club for students to teach each other key robotics concepts in a non-intimidating environment
- Organized club events, recruited student teachers, taught modules, and coordinated with university faculty
Rutgers/HTHS - High Tech High School Mentorship Program Mentor
September 2019 - January 2021
- Mentored two female, high school seniors weekly in Professor Kristin Dana’s research lab at Rutgers University
- Created and facilitated programming to help them learn computer vision and machine learning techniques
Theta Tau - Omicron Delta Chapter - Treasurer
December 2017 - December 2018
- Managed the budget and supervised the collection of dues for the 2018 calendar year
- Collaborated with the different chairs to come up with a fiscally feasible spending plan
Theta Tau - Omicron Delta Chapter - Dance Marathon Liaison
September 2017 - March 2018
- Organized fundraising events for the team members to reach their charity goals
- Facilitated communication between the Dance Marathon main offices and the Omicron Delta chapter of Theta Tau
Skills
Selected Courses
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Socially Cognizant Robotics
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Digital Signal Processing
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ECE Capstone Design
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Robotics & Computer Vision
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Proseminar in Cognitive Science
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Learning in Humans and Machines
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System Analysis
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Convex Optimization
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Machine Vision
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Comp Arch 1
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Machine Learning for IOT
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Intro to Deep Learning
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Socially Cognizant Robotics Design
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Robotics & Society
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Linear Algebra & Applications
