cv

PhD

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Computer Science

Bachelor of Science

University of Missouri - Columbia

Computer Science

Air Force Research Laboratories Autonomous Vehicles Lab

Investigated impatct of knowledge of intent on the performance of hierarchical reinforcement learning in simulated Capture-the-Flag

Wayfinding Assistant: WayBot

Researching haptic interfaces for a wayfinding robotic assistant for people with visual impairments.

SPITE Dynamic Roadmaps

Developed and evaluated a method for quickly updating roadmaps for robot path planning and implemented on a UR5e manipulator arm

• Extended Abstract accepted to ICRA@40
• Accepted to WAFR 2024

Bio-Informatics in Plant Science

Developed a software system to automate data collection for a plant science research project.

• Won an Outstanding Award for Abstract Writing at the Spring 21' Undergraduate Research Forum

Cybersecurity Research Experience for Undergraduates

Worked with Prof. Jeremy Straub to develop a simulator for predicting the spread of cyberattacks in organizations affected by a pandemic.

• Presented work at the 2020 IEEE Applied Imagery Pattern Recognition Workshop.
• Published first paper

Teaching Assistant

University of Illinois Siebel School of Computing and Data Science

Taught lab sections, developed course material, and graded final exams for CS 341: Systems Programming

Software Engineering Intern

CrowdStrike

Developed detection logic for Windows Defender tampering to increase security visibility.

Peer Learning Assistant

University of Missouri Department of Computer Science

Assisted with grading for 45 students, held office hours and co-led review sessions for CS 1050: Algorithm Design and Programming I.

Engineering Intern

Caterpillar

Created a MATLAB simulation to model IMU sensor error based on technical specification documents.

NSF GRFP Honorable Mention

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

High Dean's List

University of Missouri College of Engineering

Awarded each semester a student achieves a GPA of 3.5 or higher

Oustanding Award for Abstract Writing

Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum

Awarded to the best student abstracts in each research category.

Discovery Fellows

University of Missouri Honors College

Award to provide support for undergraduate research.

Potential for Robots to Assist People with Vision Impairments with Orientation and Mobility

HFES International Symposium 2025

Preliminary findings from interviews conducted with Orientation and Mobility experts on the needs of People with Visual Impairments for navigational assistance and technology considerations.

Dependable Spanners via Unreliable Edges

arXiv

Demonstrates the construction of reliable t-spanners capable of surviving edge failures.

SPITE: Simple Polyhedral Intersection Techniques for modified Environments

arXiv, ICRA@40, WAFR 2024

An improved method for motion planning in modified environments using dynamic roadmaps is presented.

Determining the Impact of Cybersecurity Failures During and Attributable to Pandemics and Other Emergency Situations

IEEE

This paper presents a simulator for predicting the spread of cyberattacks in organizations affected by a pandemic.

Girls Who Code

Facilitator

Mentor middle and highschool students weekly in developing their own computing projects

Student Underwater Robotics Foundation (SURF)

Co-President

Organized and led a competiton team to design and build an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for the RoboSub competition.

• Qualified in the 2022 RoboSub competition
• Created take home kits and instructional videos for the STEM Cubs outreach program, serving underrepresented elementary school students in the area.