Ph.D. Candidate · Rice University · Statistics

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Building trustworthy AI systems at the intersection of Bayesian inference, high-performance computing, and real-world data challenges — from astronomical imaging to national security analytics.

Bayesian Inference GPU Computing Uncertainty Quantification AI Security

From Bayesian inference to CT reconstruction — research that drives real decisions.

Active year-round at Sandia National Laboratories, mentoring applied data science teams at Rice's D2K Lab, and advancing PhD thesis work in trustworthy probabilistic ML.

5+
Years at Sandia National Laboratories
7
D2K Projects Mentored
3.7
GPA · Rice University PhD
3
D2K Showcase Awards (1st Place)

What I Work On

D2K Lab · Graduate Mentorship

Applied AI and Data Science Mentorship

Seven end-to-end data science projects mentored across healthcare, public safety, computer vision, and industry analytics at Rice University's D2K Lab since 2023, earning three showcase awards.

7 Projects 3 Showcase Awards AWS
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PhD Thesis · Bayesian ML

Trustworthy Variational Bayesian Inference

A scalable probabilistic framework that addresses uncertainty underestimation in standard VI, producing better-calibrated models under high-dimensional misspecification.

Uncertainty Quantification Logistic Regression HPC
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Sandia National Laboratories

CT Reconstruction and Analytics Pipelines

GPU-accelerated, end-to-end CT reconstruction pipelines for large-scale nondestructive inspection, including anomaly detection and validation for mission-critical systems.

National Security GPU Computing Data Pipelines
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Skills & Tooling

Programming
  • Python
  • R
  • MATLAB / Julia
  • SQL
  • Lua / PHP
AI / ML & Analytics
  • Bayesian Inference
  • LLMs & Agentic Models
  • Statistical Modeling
  • Anomaly Detection
  • Uncertainty Quantification
Systems & HPC
  • GPU / HPC Computing
  • Large-Scale Data Pipelines
  • Apache Spark / Hadoop
  • Cloud (AWS)
  • Linux / Git
Domain Areas
  • AI Security & Reliability
  • Computer Vision / CT Imaging
  • Bioinformatics
  • Geospatial Analytics
  • NLP / Text Analytics