Hi there! I’m a Ph.D. student at the University of Southern California, advised by Prof. Jonathan May. My research focuses on logical consistency, knowledge grounding, and controllability of Large Language Models.

I’m motivated by the pursuit of systems that can gather information from external sources, reason over the facts they infer, and perform skilled intellectual tasks (e.g. editorial writing, detailed question answering) at an expert level. I write about subfields in NLP, like tool use in LLMs, factuality in LLMs, and LLMs in RL settings.

While obtaining a Master’s in Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University I worked on distribution shift with Prof. Zachary Lipton, robustness and grounding in LLMs for science with Prof. Barnabas Poczos and fairness in AI with Prof. Rayid Ghani. My undergraduate education was at the University of Toronto, where I was advised by Prof. Animesh Garg and Prof. Vijay Ganesh.

Outside the lab, I try to hone my cooking skills and practice dancing salsa whenever possible. I enjoy playing basketball, volleyball, or football and have been an FC Bayern Munchen fan for a while now (soft spot for Tottenham Hotspur as well). I try learning more about things I’m curious about like cosmology, ancient Indian philosophy, public policy, and military strategy. I did a fair amount of Parliamentary Debating at the school and undergraduate level, and I help coach the Indian National Debate team from time to time.

Contact

I’m always happy to speak about potential collaborations and research topics. Feel free to reach out via email.