Mission Statement

Sep 19, 24

Mission Statement

• I seek to do work that is impactful and novel. I will work on real problems and develop real software systems and open-source them.
• I will strive to perform research that is accurate, ethical, reproducible, and usable. I will put out work that is polished, publicly available, and interesting.
• As a mentor, I will prioritize the growth and wellbeing of my students over my own research and reputation. I will not stand by idly if I notice something wrong.

Thesis

My thesis investigates the application of vision language models for use in real-time surveillance and efficient data processing. VLMs can enable incredible augmentations to memory, eyesight aid, and more. However, these benefits can also come with risks to users’ privacy and autonomy.

Funding Disclosure

My work has been or is currently being funded by the following organizations. My research directions and opinions are my own. Thank you for your support!

• University of Michigan

• University of Wisconsin Madison

• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Grant No. CNS-2003129
• Grant No. CNS-1838733
• Grant No. CNS-1942014
• Grant No. CNS-1719336
• Grant No. CNS-1647152
• Grant No. CNS-1629833
• Grant No. DRL-1906854
• Grant No. NAIRR240418

• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• Grant No. 885000

• Army Research Office (ARO)
• Grant No. W911NF-21-1-0057

• Office of Naval Research (ONR)
• Grant No. N00014-22-1-2622

Internships and Jobs

I am open to collaboration or internships at industry, research labs, etc! Shoot me an email if you're looking for a student with a deep interest in AI systems or security & privacy.

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