About

Last updated: February 13, 2026

In short, I'm a sophomore at MIT studying physics and math, now focused on AI safety and capacity building, currently at MAIA. Before that pivot, my path ran through math competitions, a long surgical-robotics internship, gravitational-lensing research, and a growing conviction that AI risk deserves more attention.

Personal Interests

I also have many interests outside of technical topics:

Climbing — I got into climbing the summer after my junior year of high school. I instantly got hooked on the combination of physical and mental aspects of the sport. Ever since, I have climbed consistently (around 3-4 days a week) except for a couple months here and there.

Movies — I got into movies during winter break of my junior year of high school. I had been forming a list of movies I wanted to watch and ended up binging them during break. I started with Whiplash and ended up watching 21 movies in around 15 days. I obviously haven't kept up that pace but have continued to watch movies regularly and post reviews on my Letterboxd profile.

Reading — As a kid, I hated reading but I got more into it in high school thanks to a fantastic teacher I had from 10th-12th grade. I try to read as often as I can and am usually pretty good at finding time for it. I mostly read existential and philosophical fiction works and productivity and psychology non-fiction books, trying my best to keep a good balance between fiction and non-fiction. You can see what I've read on my Goodreads profile.

Music — I also wasn't a big fan of music as a kid but many of my work friends in high school were very into music and slowly got me into it. I chose music as my HASS (humanities, arts, and social sciences) concentration at MIT, taking most of the offered classical and jazz theory courses. I listen to a fairly wide variety of stuff but mostly jazz, soul, r&b, and hip-hop.

Physical Media — I believe physical items have more influence than digital ones. As a result, I've gotten more and more into physical media as time has gone on. I love learning about old media formats and even have a film camera and vinyl setup in my dorm.

Stationery — I really enjoy having nice versions of daily objects, specifically tools for my work. In high school, I got really into mechanical keyboards, but I am now more interested in stationery. I have a collection of many different mechanical and Blackwing pencils, pens (including a Parker Jotter and Lamy Studio), and notebooks.

History of Science — I love learning about things, including learning about how humans have learned things. I believe the history of science is massively neglected by most modern scientists despite its huge value in the lessons it teaches.

and many, many other things.