Hello! ◡̈ I am a Computer Science graduate student at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, beginning my master's in Spring 2026. I graduated with a BS in Fall 2025, with minors in Mathematics and Criminal Justice.
I seek to pursue a Ph.D. in Computer Science focused on AI safety and alignment, with a career in academia, supported by three NSF REUs, research assistantships, and teaching experience.
My research centers on the safety and trustworthiness of agentic and multi-agent AI systems, particularly alignment failures, unsafe behavior in LLM agents, and LLM security. I am currently exploring directions in deceptive alignment, goal misgeneralization, and unsafe behaviors in the perception-action interface of computer-use agents. (See "Research" section!)
Beyond research, I taught College Algebra recitations, completed NSF mechatronics training at Michigan Tech, served as a CAHSI advocate, and led statewide student volunteer efforts.
Accepted into the BlueDot Impact course on AGI Strategy! Next up, Technical AI Safety course & project.
Working on thesis topic in deceptive alignment.
Applying to AI safety programs! I recently reached final stage for MATS. ◡̈
- Dec 2025 Graduated magna cum laude!
- Nov 2025 Awarded a $1,700 conference scholarship from AAAI 2026 out of a highly competitive pool of applicants!! Award
- Oct 2025 Student abstract received a strong acceptance at AAAI 2026, and selected from accepted abstracts for the 3MT competition — an acceptance rate of only 11%! Read it here. Publication
- Oct 2025 Published first first-author paper at IEEE CogMI AIRET. Read it here. Publication
- Oct 2025 Invited to Johns Hopkins University and The Pennsylvania State University for PhD interview weekends!!
- Oct 2025 Won second place at the National GMiS Data Analytics Challenge with an R² score of 0.98 — only 0.000001 off of first place!! Award
- Jul 2025 Awarded a scholarship to attend the Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) Conference, Student Research Poster Competition. Award
- May 2025 Completed the NSF ExLENT Mechatronics and Robotics program at Michigan Technological University, which includes hands-on labs in mechanical, electrical, and robotics engineering, visits to industry partners, and 5-month online training.