I am a lecturer and research associate in the mechanical engineering department at Santa Clara University. I completed my PhD at USC's Bio-inspired Motion Lab where I was advised by Professor Eva Kanso. I combine physics-based models with data-driven approaches, specifically Reinforcement Learning to study and control dynamical systems. Previously, I was a ML Engineering intern at Twitter, where I worked on knowledge graph embedding.

Learn more about my experience in my CV or my Google Scholar account.

I'm very passionate about biodiversity conservation and enjoy wildlife photography on the weekends! Checkout some of my shots here!