As a grad student in the Pehlevan Group, I study neural networks and their properties on simple reasoning tasks. I’m fascinated by abstract cognition, and the interplay between conceptual and perceptual processing in neural networks. In the past, I studied in-context learning in MLPs and designed curricula for behavior shaping. Even earlier, I worked on nonlinear image decoding from retinal ganglion cell data.

Outside of school, I love boardgames. My current favorites are Sidereal Confluence, Captain Sonar, and Dune: Imperium. If you’re ever in the Cambridge area, please do swing by and play some games! I also enjoy running, cooking, reading, and hope to add blogging to this list. ☕

About the blog

Just doodling my thoughts on a personal stretch of the Interwebs. Please take everything you read with a grain of salt. All opinions are my own.

For curious folks, this site is hosted on GitHub pages and built with Hugo.

This website is under perpetual construction. If you find any errors, or have ideas for further improvement, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

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