Hi! I'm a second-year PhD student in Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Caltech, advised by
Pietro Perona. The natural world has always resonated with
me with its intricate beauty, tranquility, and the depth of scientific exploration it offers.
After six years spent as a software engineer, I plunged into the research world - an exciting and
transformative transition! I am now an active part of my research group, focused on computer vision
approaches that can have broad scientific, societal, and environmental impacts.
My research involves developing robust computer vision methods applicable to biodiversity and
environmental monitoring across various data modalities. I aim to ensure that my research is adaptable
to new environments with limited resources, while dealing with challenges such as domain shifts,
noisy data, and long-tailed distributions, inherent in all fine-grained problems. My ultimate goal is to
produce research that can contribute to effective policy-making for ecological protection.
In line with my personal beliefs, I firmly uphold that the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics (STEM) should be universally accessible, irrespective of one's background,
gender, race, nationality, sex, age, or religion. My experience as a History major and a nontraditional
graduate student have taught me lifelong skills and shaped my perspectives. I value the synergy of
interdisciplinary perspectives and understand the significant impact that precise computational techniques
can have on the world around us.