I conduct research related to generative models, with interests in score-based diffusion models, natural language processing (NLP), language models, generative adversarial networks (GANs), determinantal models, probabilistic models, and Bayesian methods.

I conducted research related to scalable machine learning models for sets and generative models, with interests in determinantal models, natural language processing (NLP), score-based diffusion models, recommendation systems, and Bayesian methods.

Recommendation Systems research.

Research assistant for the SocialFusion project at University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder). My work involves the development of a framework for building mobile context- aware applications that leverage social networks. I'm also responsible for developing a motivating application for this framework.

Group recommendation research.

Research internship at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, UK. I worked on the development of a Bayesian recommendation system that leverages friendship connections in social networks to improve the predictive performance of the system.

Techoshark was a start-up company focused on the production of mobile social networking software. My contract work has involved the development of Java EE (Enterprise Edition) server-side software to manage user accounts, provide for efficient location-based searches, and perform data/text mining of social network profiles.

Teaching assistant (TA) for CSCI 1300, Computer Science 1: Programming, taught by Professor Michael Main at CU-Boulder. My TA responsibilities include leading and teaching three recitation sections, assisting with the delivery of lecture materials, holding office hours, and grading.

Research assistant in the MANTIS group at CU-Boulder. My work involved the development of a wireless sensor network for environmental monitoring in a global warming project. I have collaborated with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at CU-Boulder over the course of this work.

Software Design Engineer in product research and development at Hewlett- Packard in Corvallis, OR. I was involved in the development of various products and projects related to digital printing and publishing, including HP Instant Delivery, HP Asset Manager (part of HP Custom Publishing), and HP Production Flow. Through work on these projects I have gained extensive experience in designing, developing, documenting, and testing Java EE (Enterprise Edition) applications and components.Selected highlights:● Designed and implemented a content synchronization framework based on the WebDAV protocol to enable sharing of print job content between the HP Asset Manager and HP Production Flow applications via the Internet. Asset Manager was a Web application that provided for end-user submission and storage of print job content. Production Flow was a Digital Front End (DFE) product that controlled digital printing presses and performed print job processing.● Developed a software component to enable resumption of HTTP PUT method uploads for the Apache Tomcat Java Servlet engine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Tomcat). This component is based on functionality described in the HTTP 1.1 RFC (RFC 2616) and was donated to the Tomcat project and accepted for inclusion in the Tomcat version 4.1 release.● Responsible for the maintenance and development of the Connectivity Software Development Kit (SDK) for HP Digital Front End (DFE) products, including HP Production Flow and HP Press Production Manager. The Connectivity SDK enables Internet submission and tracking of print jobs on HP DFE products via XML over HTTP.

Summer internship at REI Systems, Inc., based in Vienna, VA. Assisted in the development of Web-database applications and worked on the software development team for the company’s next generation database middleware product.

Summer internship at REI Systems, Inc. Assisted in the development of Web- database applications and performed various system administration duties (Windows NT, SGI IRIX, and Linux).

Held a full-time (paid) position at GSFC under the Visiting Student Enrichment Program (VSEP). I continued with my work of the previous year, and also assisted in the development of NASA-wide Electronic Management Systems (EMS). These EMS applications enabled Web-based management and review of proposals submitted to the NASA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program.

Held a volunteer job at NASA GSFC. While at Goddard, I assisted in the development and maintenance of a Web interface for a distributed database. This database provided contract information for the NASA SBIR program.