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Experience
- Senior Research Engineer: Developing microrobotics, micromanipulation, and VLF communication at SRI International
- Postdoc: Developing optically levitated gyroscopes at Stanford (Starting 2/15/19)
- Graduate Research Assistant: Developed optically levitated sensors for 5.5+ years
- Graduate Teaching Assistant: 8 quarters of teaching experience
- Undergraduate Research Assistant: Developed a time projection chamber to detect trace radioactivity for dark matter experiments
Technical Skills
- Signal Processing: Stochastic signal processing, filtering, matched filtering, signal detection, frequency domain analysis
- Programming: Python, C++, MATLAB, version control with Git, Mathematica
- Mathematics: Detection and estimation theory, linear algebra, numerical optimization of convex and non-convex functions
- Communications: Link budget analysis, channel capacity, electromagnetic propagation, VLF/ELF communications
- Research: Problem solving, critical thinking, literature review, independent research
- Machine/Deep Learning: scikit-learn, TensorFlow
- Statistics: Maximum-likelihood estimation, Bayesian inference, P-value calculation, Monte Carlo simulations
- Linux: Unix-based command line tools
- Teamwork: Collaborate in team settings to solve complex problems
Education
- Stanford, 2013 – 2019
- Ph.D. in Physics, 3.9 GPA
- Caltech, 2009 – 2013
- B. S. in Physics with Honors, 4.0 GPA
Awards and Honors
- SRI Spot Award (2020, 2021, 2023)
- Recognized for outstanding performance on field demos and information security.
- Stanford Graduate Fellowship (2015 – 2017)
- Awarded to 1 of 100 out of nearly 10,000 graduate students for exceptional academic and research performance.
- Featured in Quanta Magazine and mentioned in Wired Magazine (2016)
Publications
See my publications.