Professional Journey

Working directly under Professor Marshall Van Alstyne on a $550,000 NSF funded project in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, I build TruthMarket, an Amazon style experimental marketplace where we test how marketplace rules change seller behavior and buyer trust. I work on the full stack product in React, Tailwind, and Node, ship both Human vs Human and Human vs agentic LLM seller modes, and build consistent interaction logging so behavior and outcomes are recorded in a structured way across every simulation.

On the data side, I build Python pipelines to clean and structure results, then run regression style comparisons across conditions to identify designs that reduce misleading ads without breaking the market. I also supported an open source release by setting up an automated documentation pipeline, making the system easier to reproduce and extend.

This work has strengthened my academic research skills, from developing and refining research questions and hypotheses to turning them into testable experiments, designing controlled comparisons that isolate cause and effect, contributing to research design decisions, and communicating results clearly through talks, write ups, and ongoing collaboration across Boston University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Worked on internal tools and web systems that support how students and faculty access library resources. My role sat at the intersection of data, user experience, and backend systems, where small technical changes had a direct impact on how services were discovered and used.

I helped design and run multiple Qualtrics studies to understand how users interacted with library services, then built Python-based analysis workflows to turn survey responses into clear, actionable insights. These findings informed updates to website structure, content organization, and technical requirements.

Alongside this, I supported backend website and data infrastructure by working with library databases, content guides, and search systems, contributing to improvements that were practical, maintainable, and aligned with existing institutional systems.

Supported day-to-day operations for a six-week residential program serving over 600 high school students. I worked closely with staff and faculty to keep schedules running smoothly, handle logistics, and step in when issues came up across classes, events, and housing.

I helped coordinate 40+ seminars and lectures and eight field trips, often troubleshooting scheduling conflicts, behavioral situations, and health-related concerns in real time. By adjusting schedules and improving communication between teams, I helped increase on-time starts and reduce downtime between activities.

I chaired on the Executive Board of the BU Debating Society, balancing competitive debating with helping run the club’s day-to-day operations. Alongside competing at national tournaments, I supported practices, helped newer members develop their skills, and contributed to shaping how the team trained and grew.

I was involved in organizing tournaments and internal events, including the BU Novice Debate Tournament, working on logistics, scheduling, and coordination with other universities. This role strengthened my ability to lead peers, manage competing priorities, and communicate clearly in fast-moving, high-pressure environments.

Founded and led X-CODE, my high school’s computer club, with the goal of creating a hands-on space where students could actually build and learn together. I worked closely with students and teachers to design workshops, plan events, and grow the club into an active technical community.

I led technical sessions on Flutter, Firebase, basic web development, and design tools, while also mentoring members as they worked on real projects. Alongside this, I helped organize an inter-school hackathon, coordinating logistics, judging, and technical setup across multiple schools.