Hobbies & Community

What I do when I'm not working on research or teaching.

Outside Work

What I Make Time For

Skiing

Lake Tahoe most weekends in winter. It's the best way I've found to actually stop thinking about work for a few hours.

Scuba

I try to dive somewhere new whenever I travel. You learn a lot about a place by seeing what's going on underwater.

Learning

I like being a beginner. Picking up a new subject or skill tends to make everything else click a little differently.

Community

Select Projects I've Enjoyed Beyond my Day Job

I spend a lot of time outside my day job helping people take technical work and make it teachable or fundable.

2025 Berkeley SkyDeck Technical Advisor Advising early-stage founders where AI, science, technical strategy, and product judgment meet. Berkeley, CA Advising
2022 Boston University New Venture Competition Turned my PhD research into a B2B commercialization proposal. Won 1st place and $20K in pre-seed funding. Boston, MA Venture
2016-2017 Director, UIUC Engineering Open House Ran an educational nonprofit and public engineering showcase — hands-on demos, student teams, community outreach. Champaign, IL Community