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I am currently a fifth-year PhD student, advised by David Touretzky and John Quarles, focusing on developing software to introduce children to AI. My PhD journey began with studying multi-armed bandits at the PeARL Lab, before I transitioned to pursuing my passion for educational technology in AI.
Prior to my PhD, I gained valuable experience at the anm, the Broad Institute, and the Harvard Privacy Tools Project.
Outside of my professional interests, I enjoy cycling and hiking through nature. I recently completed my first marathon in December 2025 and am training for my second one soon. I also enjoy caring for city feral cats.
Python R C HTML CSS JavaScript Pandas NumPy dplyr Matplotlib Seurat Bioconductor SciPy Matplotlib SVM K-means PCA t-SNE UMAP
Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Texas at San Antonio
(in progress)
M.Sc. in Computer Science, Western Michigan University
M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence, Shiraz University
B.E. in Computer Software Engineering, Azad University
Selected Recent
This demo is designed to help students understand how Large Language Models (LLMs) work. The software has evolved over time to cover various LLM concepts.
An interactive tool demystifying recommender systems by simulating how platforms like YouTube recommend content using Multi-Armed Bandits.
An interactive learning tool that demonstrates how n-gram models predict the next word. Tested with 48 students (Fall 2024), showing significant improvements in their understanding of the concept.
Introduces children to the importance of data in ML through a cyclical process of testing, contributing, and retraining. Tested with 52 students.
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