Where I've worked

Experience

My research positions at universities and national labs. Each entry describes the work and links to related papers where available.

2026 — Present Research

Postdoctoral Research Fellow · George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Spatial representation and memory under compute, memory, and energy constraints, with Prof. Maryam Parsa in the Parsa Research Laboratory.

Spatial RepresentationSpatial MemoryDistributed IntelligenceVector Symbolic Architectures

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2023 — 2026 Research

Graduate Research Assistant · George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Hyperdimensional occupancy grid mapping, funded research on vector symbolic architectures, and neuromorphic tooling built with Leidos and Intel.

VSAOccupancy Grid MappingLavaLoihiResearch Funding

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2021 — 2026 National Lab

AI & Communications Research Intern · Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Richland, WA — remote

Machine-learning platforms for RF fingerprinting and embedded ML for duplex communication, recognized with three performance awards.

RF FingerprintingEmbedded MLTensorFlowSignal Processing

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2021 — 2022 Research

Undergraduate Researcher · George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Neuromorphic computing research in the Parsa Research Laboratory, while studying at East Tennessee State University.

Neuromorphic ComputingHyperdimensional Computing

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2020 — 2021 National Lab

DOE SULI Intern · Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge, TN — remote

Multi-objective evolutionary optimization of neural networks and real-time semantic segmentation, beginning an ongoing ORNL/TENNLab collaboration.

Evolutionary OptimizationNeural NetworksSemantic Segmentation

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2020 — 2021 Research

Undergraduate Student Researcher · East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

Designed and built Thor, a Jetson Nano mobile robot with onboard real-time face mask classification and bounding-box detection, mentored by Ghaith Husari.

RoboticsComputer VisionEmbedded MLNVIDIA Jetson Nano

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2019 National Lab

Higher Education Research Experience Intern · Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge, TN

Built database query-optimization tooling to support the group's research workflow, mentored by Josh Grant and Jesse Piburn.

Database SystemsQuery Optimization

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Technical skills

Research Areas

Spatial Representation, Mapping & NavigationMulti-Agent & Swarm SystemsNeuromorphic Computing & ArchitecturesHyperdimensional Computing & Vector Symbolic ArchitecturesEvent-Based SensingEmbedded & Edge Systems

Languages

PythonC++CMatlabJavaC#R

Ecosystems

PyTorchROSLavaVivadoVitis HLS