About me

I am currently an AI Resident at Facebook AI Research (FAIR), working on multimodal generative models for building AI-powered creativity tools. I received my Ph.D. in Medical Physics from the University of Chicago in 2021, supervised by Dr. Maryellen Giger. I am passionate about building AI-empowered technology to transform healthcare, accelerate scientific discoveries, and improve human well-being. My thesis research was centered around developing artificial intelligence methods, including deep learning and conventional radiomics, for quantitative medical image analysis to assist in clinical decision-making. I worked on breast cancer diagnosis using state-of-the-art multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging, and since the pandemic also on establishing large-scale chest radiography and computed tomography databases and leveraging medical images to enhance the early detection and prognosis of COVID-19. I love working in interdisciplinary fields at the intersection of AI, physics, and medicine, and I am motivated by the profound potential impact that my research can bring on building a proactive healthcare system and improving the access to high-quality care.

In addition to my thesis research, I also worked on a wide range of interesting course projects in graduate school, including cancer drug response prediction using genomics data, pneunomia detection on chest x-rays, toxic online comment identification, network intrusion detection, training a reinforcement learning agent to play Pac-Man, satellite image segmentation, and more.

Prior to graduate school, I graduated with honors from Carleton College, where I double majored in Physics and Mathematics. I had a wide range of undergraduate research experiences, including human and model observer studies for lung cancer screening computed tomography at Mayo Clinic, low-dimensional electronic devices at MIT, optical photopolymer at Carleton, and noise analysis for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) at Carleton.

Outside of work, I love traveling the world to experience different cultures, going hiking to embrace nature, cooking with family and friends, and curling up with a good book. I also invest my time in advocating for, mentoring, and creating communities for women in science and technology.