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Undergraduate

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Computer Science, Joint in Mathematics)

• Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (violin)
• Red Line Ultimate Frisbee (captain)

Research Programmer

Field Robotics Center, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

• Developed a robust vision system using Mask R-CNN, ICP, and RANSAC for image segmentation and point cloud analysis, for inserting nitrate sensors into corn stalks to assist in farming. Validated in farms in Iowa.
• Designed a crop-agnostic navigation pipeline. Validated in multiple crop types and in simulation.

Teaching Fellow

CS50, Harvard University

• Selected among 800 students for a teaching position, and led weekly sections to introduce and review and content in C, Python, SQL, and HTML.

Research Intern

Intelligent Coordination and Logistics Lab, Carnegie Mellon University

• Developed simulation package for testing air filter replacement on International Space Station, which is now used to test high-level planners at NASA.
• Researched and implemented optimization techniques for dense multi-vehicle routing problems, focused on assignment of areas to vehicles.

Staff Programmer

Field Robotics Center, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

• Created a local, autonomous vineyard navigation pipeline, using deep learning for Lidar point cloud semantic segmentation, extended Kalman filters for tracking vineyard rows, and a custom path planning algorithm for driving. Validated pipeline in simulation.
• Designed a live drone mapping system for detecting 3D landmarks in forest environments, combining 2D image detection with Lidar-camera projection to yield faster results.
• Built simulation environment for Carnegie Mellon University students using Clearpath Robotics ROS robots and Gazebo simulator.