About Me

I am an Algorithm Engineer at X, the moonshot factory, working with Project Taara.

In May 2023, I defended my Ph.D. thesis titled Algorithms for Human-Machine Communication in Assistive Robotics at the Northwestern University Center for Robotics and Biosystems. During my PhD, I was a member of the Interactive and Emergent Autonomy Laboratory, advised by Todd D. Murphey. In 2021, I interned at Google DeepMind, working with Patrick Pilarski and many others. I received a B.S. in Engineering from MIT in 2016 and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University in 2019.

Research Interests

Assistive technology is often difficult to use and interact with, partly because it is challenging to specify flexible and intuitive languages for human-machine communication. My research explores how to algorithmically facilitate cooperation. I design algorithms that interpret human motion, coordinate joint actions, and enable a human-robot pair to co-create nonverbal languages. The goal is to enable human-robot dialogue using movement, touch, and physical interfaces, facilitating versatile collaboration.

• Cooperative AI
• Human-Machine Communication
• Multi-Agent Learning & Coordination
• Assistive Robotics
• Human-in-the-loop RL

Check out my recent review article on "Embodied Communication: How Robots and People Communicate Through Physical Interaction" published open-access in Annual Reviews!