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MS in Robotics

• Advanced master's research specialization in robotics
• Relevant coursework
  • robot learning
  • high-performance machine learning
  • mathematics of deep learning
  • reinforcement learning

BS in Mechanical Engineering

• Concentrations in medical devices and french
• Relevant coursework
  • Dynamics & control
  • Fundamentals of programming in Python
  • Design of medical devices
  • Measurement & instrumentation

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Spring 2023 TA for the Mechatronics class
  • Maintained lab setups, identified and replaced faulty components, and assisted students with lab exercises.
• Fall 2023 TA for the applied robotics class
  • Developed ROS-based assignments for the applied robotics class covering motion planning, state estimation/kalman filters, and 3D coordinate transformations.
  • Maintained 50+ student course server and SVN repos for assignment submission and grading
  • Held weekly office hours for students

Graduate Research Assistant

• Developed a prototype for a meta-learning based framework for intent classification of EMG readings in PyTorch
• Implemented basic online learning methods for intent classification
• Wrote firmware for the robotic hand orthosis used in the MyHand project

Graduate Summer Intern

• Designed, manufactured, and installed fixtures for precise installation of a custom end-of-arm tool
• Devised Modbus-based communication network for a system comprised of a 2-ton radiation-shielding door and a large transport cart for moving the atomated assembly machines
• Created prototype PLC programs to validate door-cart control system

Graduate Summer Intern

• Hired to explore automation systems for the assembly of superconducting RF cavities
• Interfaced between scientists and engineers to some up with system requirements
• Identified a potential system and generated movement simulations in RoboDK to show the system's potential capabilities

Research Assistant/Jr Automation Engineer

• Initiated early automation efforts by creating process diagrams, synthesizing technical requirements, and identifying potential automation projects
• Devised and validated numerous technical improvements to the high-throughput screening workflow potentially reducing costs by ~20%
• Wrote process control visualization tools in R and Python for the high-throughput screening team

Business Development Intern

• Hired to explore exoskeletons and assistive devices in the context of muscular dystrophy
• Conducted KOL calls and generated several assessments on the assistive device space
• Presented deck to CEO at the the end of my internship

Summer Research Intern

• Molecular biology and tissue culture to study a protein implicated in a disease-relevant cell death signaling pathway

GeneticTSP

• Exploring genetic algorithms through the Traveling Salesperson problem

NumpyNet

• Numpy-only deep learning framework

• Gem Fellowship Recipient

• QuestBridge Scholarship Recipient