About: I’m a 3rd year PhD candidate at MIT in the IT group at Sloan. If you don’t know what that means, you’re not alone. My mom still can’t describe it to her friends, so I’ve told her to say, “he studies how we can use AI to learn about human behavior and how AI can be used to impact human decision-making.’’ If her friends have more questions, she’s instructed to say, “he is primarily an economist who draws heavily on computer science.” If they keep asking, she runs away and hides.

Before I continue, let me state how wildly narcissistic it is that I, along with most academics, have these self-aggrandizing websites. Now, back to me!

My research explores two complementary directions: (1) leveraging AI systems (or “AI agents”) as instruments to better understand human behavior, and (2) investigating how AI agents can effectively act on behalf of and at the direction of people—from representing our preferences and facilitating communication to making independent decisions. Through this work, I develop new AI tools and study their practical implications when deployed in real-world settings.

In my free time, you can find me writing almost funny vignettes on my website, hiking slowly, cycling through traffic, kicking a soccer ball, reading/napping, playing Catan, traveling, or simply hanging with friends. I also have a thing for ice cream.