I am a Ph.D. student at Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, advised by Professor Yejin Choi. I am also a student researcher at Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2). I earned B.A. in Computer Science and B.A. in Mathematics from Colby College. During my undergraduate studies, I worked on Smart Primer at Stanford University HCI group.

I do research in artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP). I’m intrigued to make wild imaginations come true by building AI + orchestrating mathematical and philosophical rigor to tackle real-world needs + understanding the charms, mysteries, and peculiarities of humans. I aspire to achieve a co-evolution of AI and humanity: developing AI systems with deep concerns for human traits, values, and needs, while gleaning novel insights into humans, society, and humanity through advancing AI.

My long-term research goal is threefold:

(1) Inventing and engineering better AI by bridging language, multimodality, human cognitions, behaviors, philosophical insights, world knowledge, dynamic interactions, mathematical formulations, etc., through an interdisciplinary lens and in a scalable manner.

(2) Computationally investigating meaningful & engaging phenomena in humans and society to add new insights to humanity.

(3) Advancing AI applications to enhance positive social impact while ensuring robust safety and versatile alignment with all.

My current research focuses include:

(1) Pursuing AI that embraces the diverse need of all people.

(2) Investigating alternative paths toward enhancing the robustness of AI safety beyond current safety alignment paradigms.

I’m forever thankful to the people who have mentored me. Thus, feel free to reach out to me for undergrads and junior researchers who are interested in my work.

Interests
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Machine Learning
  • Human-computer Interaction
Education
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2026 (expected)

    University of Washington

  • B.A. in Computer Science (Summa Cum Laude), 2019

    Colby College

  • B.A. in Mathematics (Summa Cum Laude), 2019

    Colby College

Publications

Experiences

 
 
 
 
 
Graduate Research Intern
Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2)
Jun 2020 – Present Seattle, Washington
 
 
 
 
 
Ph.D. Student
Paul G. Allen School Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
Sep 2019 – Present Seattle, Washington
 
 
 
 
 
Visit Student Researcher
The Future Laboratory, Tsinghua University
Jul 2019 – Sep 2019 Beijing, China
 
 
 
 
 
Undergraduate Research Intern
Stanford University
Jun 2017 – Sep 2019 Stanford, California

Honors

Outstanding Paper Award
Outstanding Paper Award
Best Paper Award
Anne Dinning - Michael Wolf Endowed Regental Fellowship
Paul G. Allen School First-Year Ph.D. Fellowship
Member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society
Elected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa with junior standing
Honorable Mention of Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM)
20th annual Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM)
Julius Seelye Bixler Scholar
Top two students in the sophomore and junior classes
Member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society
Top-ranking students as determined by the cumulative academic record, three-time recipient
Phi Beta Kappa Summer Research Scholar
Summer research stipend