I am a 4th year PhD student at MIT CSAIL advised by Julie Shah. I also work closely with Pulkit Agrawal and Jacob Andreas. Before grad school, I spent two years as an AI Resident at Microsoft Research. I did my undergrad at Yale, where I played with robots with Brian Scassellati and read a lot of dead philosophers.
I’m interested in building agents that learn abstract knowledge from and with humans. To that end, I spend a lot of time thinking about how to align algorithmic representations with humans’, whether that be through designing novel learning algorithms or questioning the theoretical foundations of agency, goals, and planning. I get most excited by work that unifies RL, robotics, and cognitive science.
A history buff at heart, I care deeply about creating a world where AI is used safely, ethically, and equitably. I prioritize connecting with non-academic communities, and have worked at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Schmidt Futures on AI policy. I also serve on the advisory board of the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, where I co-teach a course on AI for policymakers.
I love being outdoors, even in the brutal Boston winters. A current goal is to run a sub-3:00 marathon (this is how I’m doing). Reach out to chat about research, policy, or running! Preferred subject line: Your cat is dope.
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Ph.D. Computer Science, 2023 -
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S. Computer Science, 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S. Cognitive Science, 2018
Yale University
B.A. Global Affairs, 2018
Yale University
[Jul 2023] Gave an interview for The Inside View at ICML!
[Jul 2023] Our new preprint Open Problems and Fundamental Limitations of Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback is out!
[Jul 2023] Co-organized the Interactive Learning from Implicit Human Feedback workshop at ICML 2023.
[Jun 2023] Started my internship at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab.
[May 2023] Spoke alongside Congressman Bill Foster at the Aon AI Fireside Chat.
[May 2023] Gave a talk at the Yale for Humanity event on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society: Utilizing Technology for Good.