CV

Ph.D.

Arizona State University

Chemical Engineering

• Dean’s Dissertation Award

M.S.

Arizona State University

Chemical Engineering

B.S.

Arizona State University

Chemical Engineering

• Summa Cum Laude

Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Interactive Robotics Laboratory (IRL), Arizona State University

Explored natural language-driven reinforcement learning; integrated LLM-based optimization with MPC; mentored graduate students on VLA model fine-tuning.

• Explored natural language-driven reinforcement learning for sample-efficient policy search
• Integrated LLM-based optimization with MPC for robotic arm trajectory planning
• Set up bimanual robot control and guided graduate students on ML projects for bimanual manipulation
• Mentored graduate students on VLA model fine-tuning and implementation for robotic applications
• Collaborated with industry research partners to support and contribute to successful proposals for grant funding

Research Associate

Control Systems Engineering Lab (CSEL), Arizona State University

Developed and applied model-based control in multidisciplinary mHealth interventions.

• Led lab efforts on multiple NIH-funded studies
• Led development of closed-loop control systems for large-scale behavioral interventions
• Devised signal processing and model estimation algorithms outperforming traditional methods by 15%
• Designed dynamic models and 3DoF Kalman filter-based hybrid MPC algorithms for personalized control
• Utilized stochastic search to optimize feature and order selection, increasing computational efficiency by 3x

Process Engineer

Third Evolution Inc.

Process improvement and controls engineering for water treatment plants.

• Characterized production anomalies and supervised successful field implementations (doubling capacity in some cases)
• Diagnosed and resolved control loop instabilities in industrial systems
• Improved efficiency and reduced oscillations through control loop tuning
• Created SOPs and trained operators, reducing turnaround time by 25%
• Ensured compliance with EPA and safety regulations

Dean’s Dissertation Award

Arizona State University

Outstanding Graduate Accomplishment Award

Arizona State University

Outstanding Chemical Engineering Teaching Assistant

SEMTE, Arizona State University

Most Innovative Design Award (Capstone Project)

Arizona State University

BayesLDM: A Domain-specific Modeling Language for Probabilistic Modeling of Longitudinal Data

IEEE/ACM Conference on Connected Health (CHASE)

System Identification and Hybrid Model Predictive Control in Personalized mHealth Interventions for Physical Activity

American Control Conference (ACC)

3DoF-KF HMPC: A Kalman filter-based Hybrid Model Predictive Control Algorithm for Mixed Logical Dynamical Systems

Control Engineering Practice

Understanding ‘Just-in-Time’ States in Behavioral Interventions using System Identification and Data Science Methods

IFAC-PapersOnLine

Data-Driven Control of Nonlinear Process Systems Using a Three-Degree-of-Freedom Model-on-Demand Model Predictive Control Framework

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Data-Driven Mobile Health: System Identification and Hybrid Model Predictive Control to Deliver Personalized Physical Activity Interventions

IEEE Open Journal of Control Systems

Prompted Policy Search: Reinforcement Learning through Linguistic and Numerical Reasoning in LLMs

NeurIPS

LLM Optimized Closed-Loop Model Estimation

Bimanual Robot Control

Decentralized Control: Smart Grid Optimization

Stochastic Optimization: Renewable Energy Electric Grid Optimization

NEAT Algorithm Implementation

Autonomous Quadcopter Drone Landing

Low Carbon Emission SMR Hydrogen Production