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Education
The Pennsylvania State University
Expected May 2028
B.S. Computer Science, Minor in Physics, AI · Schreyer Honors College
University Park, PA
- GPA: 3.71 / 4.00
- Relevant Coursework: Linear Algebra, Data Structures & Algorithms, Systems Programming, Discrete Mathematics, Physics (Mechanics / E&M)
Research
Independent · TransformerLens
- Recovered the IOI circuit (Wang et al.) with direct logit attribution, activation patching, and path patching, each hand-implemented
- Framed as a methods comparison: DLA finds the name-mover heads, patching finds what feeds them, path patching isolates the link between — each blind to what the next reveals
Independent · PyTorch, TransformerLens · LessWrong
- Trained a 6-block character-level transformer and isolated a copying head via OV-circuit eigenvalues and copying scores
- Disconfirmed two of my own hypotheses — quotation and parenthesis grammar — with targeted QK attention-pattern controls
- Found the OV circuit encodes bracket completion while the QK circuit stays blind to it: a half-built mechanism. Full code published alongside the writeup
Penn State Multi-Campus REU · advised by Prof. Asif ud-Doula · Python
- Built a Monte Carlo scattering atmosphere feeding a general-relativistic pulse-profile model (Schwarzschild light-bending, Doppler) to quantify the systematic from the isotropic-emission assumption in neutron-star mass–radius measurements
- Validated against Chandrasekhar's exact H-function (reduced χ² = 0.70) and Bogdanov et al. waveforms (0.11% peak error)
- Showed the systematic routes between pulsed fraction and waveform shape by hot-spot geometry and spin; first-author paper in preparation
Experience
Nittany AI Advance Internship Program
Dec 2025 – Present
Application Specialist · Client: Penn State Office of the Physical Plant
State College, PA
- Scoped ambiguous client requirements into technical documentation for the Docfinity system
- Prototyped evaluation protocols for generative and OCR-derived content, and drove requirements to consensus across a cross-functional team ahead of launch.
Penn State Department of Physics
Aug – Dec 2025
Physics Learning Assistant · PHYS 211
University Park, PA
- Taught calculus-based mechanics in problem sessions, labs, and exam prep
Skills & Interests
ML & Research: Python, PyTorch, HuggingFace Transformers, TransformerLens, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Git
Interpretability: Transformer circuits, induction heads, OV/QK analysis, activation and path patching, direct logit attribution
Methods: Monte Carlo simulation, numerical validation, linear algebra
Also: Java, JavaScript / React, SQL, Flask