I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science at UC Davis, advised by Dr. Zhaodan Kong. My research lies in the intersection of programming languages, machine learning, formal methods, and software engineering. My work focuses on the repair of deep neural networks for advanced air mobility systems with an emphasis on providing provable correctness guarantees. I am passionate about teaching and mentorship, particularly for women of color in computer science.

Recent News

• 06/2026 Taught at the AI Institute for Food Systems for their High School Summer AI Tech Camp
• 05/2026 Received the UC Davis Cross Cultural Center’s Dr. Analisa Brown Award
• 04/2026 Received the UC Davis Richard and Joy Dorf Engineering Fellowship
• 04/2026 Served on the Hiring Committee for the UC Davis Graduate Academic Achievement and Advocacy Program (GAAAP)
• 03/2026 Passed my Qualifying Exam!
• 09/2025 Attended the CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference
• 06/2025 Received the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Collegiate Award Honorable Mention
• 01/2025 Served as the Hiring Committee Chair for the UC Davis Graduate Academic Achievement and Advocacy Program (GAAAP)
• 07/2024 Paper published in Symposium on AI Verification (SAIV)
• 06/2024 Presented tutorial at Programming Languages Design and Implementation (PLDI) conference
• 12/2023 Attended the First International Workshop on Software Defect Datasets (SDD)
• 10/2023 Served as a Panelist for the Bakersfield College MESA program
• 06/2023 Paper published in Programming Languages Design and Implementation (PLDI)
• 03/2023 Featured for the UC Davis College of Engineering International Women’s Day initiative
• 01/2023 Elected President of Graduate Scholars of Color+ (now called Scholars of Color Alliance, or SOCA)
• 07/2022 Served as a Mentor for the Talaria Summer Research Institute
• 06/2022 Attended Programming Languages Design and Implementation (PLDI) Conference

More About Me

I was the president of Scholars of Color Alliance at UC Davis for four years, an organization that fosters community for graduate students of color across many disciplines and fields of study.

I completed my undergraduate degrees in mathematics and computer science at Santa Clara University. While at SCU, I researched sparse suffix tree algorithms, advised by Dr. Nicholas Tran. Dr. Tamsen McGinley was also an incredible mentor in my mathematics journey!

In my free time, I enjoy playing video games, reading, solving the NY Times Crossword puzzles, and listening to K-Pop.