Research Focus

Research

My research interests sit at the intersection of signal processing, embedded sensing, machine learning, and computational approaches to understanding information in complex systems.

Maximizing von Neumann Entropy for Submodular Semi-Supervised Data Augmentation

Summer 2026
University of Delaware · Advisor: Dr. Austin Brockmeier
  • Undergraduate research in the Computational Neural Information Engineering Laboratory (CNIEL).
  • Encodes images with DINO feature representations and selects additional unlabeled examples per class to augment a labeled training set.
  • Optimizes the von Neumann entropy of the labeled set unioned with a selected unlabeled subset, using a scaled log-probability soft penalty to preserve likelihood constraints.
  • Research direction supports my broader interest in signal processing, machine learning, information-theoretic objectives, and computational methods for real-world sensing problems.
  • View Summer 2026 Research Poster
  • View DINO-Kernel-Herding repository

Electronic Acoustic Recorder Research

Jan. 2025 – Aug. 2025
University of Delaware · Advisor: Dr. Mohsen Badiey
  • Worked with a team of undergraduate researchers on an electronic acoustic recorder.
  • Developed embedded hardware and firmware using the ESP-WROOM-32D.
  • Contributed to embedded sensing work in support of underwater acoustics research.

Research Interests

  • Signal processing
  • Machine learning
  • Kernel methods
  • Submodular optimization
  • Embedded sensing
  • Computational neural engineering
  • Underwater acoustics
  • Information theory and applied mathematics

Presentations

2026
University of Delaware Research Day
  • Presented summer research poster, Maximizing von Neumann Entropy for Submodular Semi-Supervised Data Augmentation.
  • Presented DroneEye, a drone detection system using computer vision, machine learning, and LiDAR-based depth perception.
  • Received the Research Day People's Choice Award for DroneEye.
  • View Summer Research Poster
  • View DroneEye Presentation