Appointments
Postdoctoral Researcher
Harvard Business School AI Institute (formerly D³ Institute), Boston, MA
Working with Jacqueline N. Lane, Shai Bernstein, and Karim R. Lakhani
Research on human-AI collaboration in high-stakes professional work, including AI-assisted negotiation.
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science
Harvard University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Cambridge, MA
Advisor: Prof. Krzysztof Gajos
Dissertation: Designing intelligent systems that address social challenges faced by vulnerable populations
B.Sc. in Computer Science, B.A. in Physics (Magna Cum Laude)
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Research Experience
Researcher
Frontline Associates
- Conducted a formative study with 30+ humanitarian and crisis negotiators to identify challenges in using ChatGPT for document summarization and knowledge sharing, resulting in a first-author publication at the ICML 2024 Next Generation of AI Safety Workshop.
- Designed and implemented an LLM-based interface that enhanced efficiency in humanitarian negotiation workflows. Comparative studies demonstrated an improvement in facilitator efficiency over ChatGPT, addressing key concerns such as risk assessments and alternative solution generation. Published at CHIWORK 2025.
- Organized and led AI-focused workshops on frontline negotiation, the first of their kind, engaging over 100 global negotiators; adopted by organizations including the ICRC, UN, BMZ, and MSF.
- Organized the first Harvard Negotiation Challenge, with over 100 global negotiators simulating negotiation with LLM chatbots.
CTO & Founding Engineer
Sumeria Labs
- Spearheaded the design and development of an NFT lending protocol, collaborating with the CEO to optimize user experience.
- Directed a comprehensive security audit with CertiK, mitigating all identified vulnerabilities and ensuring the protocol met top-tier security standards.
- Integrated traditional banking models into Web3, enabling secure and permissionless NFT loan origination.
- Automated collateral liquidation processes on AWS, enhancing protocol efficiency during defaults and market fluctuations.
Research Intern, HCI Group
Stanford University
- Assessed the effectiveness of HabitLab by analyzing user behavioral data, culminating in a publication at CHI 2019.
- Engineered behavioral coaching mechanisms utilizing neural networks and multi-armed bandit algorithms.
- Conducted A/B tests to evaluate intervention strategies, leading to data-driven enhancements in HabitLab's approach to user engagement and productivity.
Research Intern, Imaging Science and Innovation
Geisinger Health System
- Developed a convolutional neural network using TensorFlow to automatically segment heart substructures in cardiac MR images, achieving a 97% Dice coefficient on a dataset of 50 patients.
- Created interactive data visualizations to communicate research findings to the public and stakeholders.
Awards & Honors
2023 AMIA Best Student Paper Finalist (Top 8)
2022 UniSwap Grants Program
2019 Computer Science Arts & Sciences Outstanding Student Award, Bucknell University
2019 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
2018-2019 Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society
2017-2018 Residential Education Academic Excellence Award
2017 Program for Undergraduate Research, Bucknell University
2016-2019 Dean's List
Teaching Experience
Harvard University
2023-2025 — Teaching Fellow for Data Science Capstone
2020 — Teaching Fellow for Data Visualization; Course Designer for Intro to NLP with PyTorch
Bucknell University
2018 — Teaching Assistant for Algorithms and Data Structures
2017-2018 — Teaching Assistant for Classical Mechanics Lab (numerical methods in Python and Mathematica)
2016-2017 — Teaching Assistant & Study Group Leader for Classical and Modern Physics I & II
2016-2017 — Teaching Assistant for Engineering 100
2016 — Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Computer Science I
Academic Service
ACM CHI — 2024*, 2025
ACM CHI LBW — 2024
ACM CSCW — 2024*, 2025
ACM CSCW Posters — 2024
ACM DIS — 2025
ACM IUI — 2024*
ACM CUI Posters — 2024
ACM UIST — 2024
* Special recognition for outstanding reviews.
Invited Talks
Mar 2025 — Program on Negotiation (PON), AI Negotiation Summit: "ChatGPT, Don't Tell Me What to Do: Designing AI for Context Analysis in Humanitarian Frontline Negotiations"
Mar 2025 — Harvard Global AI in Negotiation Challenge: "ChatGPT, Don't Tell Me What to Do"
Oct 2024 — Panelist, Carnegie Mellon University, "Queer(ing) Generative AI for a Queer Visibility Summit"
Sep 2024 — AI in Humanitarian and Crisis Negotiation Workshop: "Confidentiality and Privacy in Using ChatGPT for Humanitarian Frontline Negotiations"
Leadership & Activities
Jun 2018 - May 2019 — President & Treasurer, Human Centered Design Club, Bucknell University
Aug 2016 - May 2018 — LGBTQ+ Housing Residential Advisor, Residential Education, Bucknell University