Projects & Research

Machine learning pipelines, scientific simulations, and software I have built.

Gamma Isotope Classification on Scintillators
Summer 2026

Mirion Technologies

Physics R&D Intern

Gamma Isotope Classification on Scintillators

Built C++ Geant4 Monte Carlo simulations and trained machine learning classifiers to identify radioisotopes from continuous Compton spectra without discrete photopeaks.

Machine LearningC++Monte Carlo
Interpreting Neural Networks on the Cosmic Web
2024 - Present

UConn Computational Galaxy Formation Lab

Astrophysics AI Researcher

Interpreting Neural Networks on the Cosmic Web

Understanding CNNs trained to predict cosmological parameters directly from CAMELS hydrodynamic simulation volumes, using gradient attribution to trace what physical features drive network outputs.

Deep LearningPyTorchComputer Vision
Cosmic Web Topology via DisPerSE
2024 - Present

UConn Computational Galaxy Formation Lab

Astrophysics Researcher

Cosmic Web Topology via DisPerSE

Extracted 3D filamentary networks from cosmological simulations to benchmark how baryonic feedback processes alter cosmic web topology.

Graph Neural NetworksGraph TheoryPython
helio: Solar Generation Forecasting
2024 - Present

helio

Co-Founder

helio: Solar Generation Forecasting

Collecting real-time rooftop solar irradiance data at UConn and training time-series deep learning models to predict localized power drops.

Time-SeriesPyTorchMachine Learning
Solar Flare Active Region Complexity
2023 - 2024

Wolfram Research

Ambassador & Researcher

Solar Flare Active Region Complexity

Automated image processing pipelines in Wolfram Language to calculate fractal box-counting dimensions of active solar flare regions.

Computer VisionAlgorithmsImage Processing
Silicon Pixel Particle Detector Analysis
Summer 2023

Wolfram Summer Research Program

Student Researcher

Silicon Pixel Particle Detector Analysis

Processed raw spatial hit matrices from Timepix silicon pixel detectors to filter particle hits and evaluate radiation shielding.

Data ProcessingAlgorithmsScientific Computing
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