Heading towards rules of life: From the genetic code to organisms to societies, helpfully illustrated by CHATGPT
I am now an Associate Professor of Physics at the Department of Natural Sciences at the Claremont Colleges, formerly the W. M. Keck Science Department. If you want to work with me, especially if you're a Claremont student, let me know! And if you are just generally looking for research opportunities and are a Claremont student, check out this website helpfully moderated by Aaron Leconte. I'm currently not accepting students for the school year 2025-2026 due to me being on a sabbatical that will take me away from Claremont unless we have otherwise discussed.
Also, if you're on the postdoc job market and are thinking of doing something theoretical with neuromorphic computing, and you want to maybe work with me and some others at University of Maryland to be named soon, let me know!
My research lab had two arms: using machine learning to better understand biological data, and interpreting biological organisms as machine learners. We now have a small third arm: using science to produce societally positive results in scattered ways, i.e. a potential psychotherapy for schizophrenia, a controllable model for opinion dynamics, and ideas on AI alignment. And if you're interested in something else entirely, just let me know, and we'll shape a project to your liking. Don't be afraid if your interests are a little out there, by the way; I'm a fan of doing "weird" projects, and the same well-known math that tackles something like a model for bacterial chemotaxis might just tackle your favorite problem.
For past publications, check out my Google Scholar profile! The SIAM chapter on image compression, which turned into a stealth startup that I am proud to be an advisor for (Awecom, Inc.), is here. An up-to-date CV is available here. And if you want code related to any of my publications, please check out my Github, and if it's not there, email me. I'm happy to share what I have.
Recently, I was profiled in Physics Magazine and Academic Minute for work on opinion dynamics, and profiled in CURESZ as a schizophrenia survivor.
Also, if you're on the postdoc job market and are thinking of doing something theoretical with neuromorphic computing, and you want to maybe work with me and some others at University of Maryland to be named soon, let me know!
My research lab had two arms: using machine learning to better understand biological data, and interpreting biological organisms as machine learners. We now have a small third arm: using science to produce societally positive results in scattered ways, i.e. a potential psychotherapy for schizophrenia, a controllable model for opinion dynamics, and ideas on AI alignment. And if you're interested in something else entirely, just let me know, and we'll shape a project to your liking. Don't be afraid if your interests are a little out there, by the way; I'm a fan of doing "weird" projects, and the same well-known math that tackles something like a model for bacterial chemotaxis might just tackle your favorite problem.
For past publications, check out my Google Scholar profile! The SIAM chapter on image compression, which turned into a stealth startup that I am proud to be an advisor for (Awecom, Inc.), is here. An up-to-date CV is available here. And if you want code related to any of my publications, please check out my Github, and if it's not there, email me. I'm happy to share what I have.
Recently, I was profiled in Physics Magazine and Academic Minute for work on opinion dynamics, and profiled in CURESZ as a schizophrenia survivor.