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Mar 10, 25
Busy Pivoting to VLM Security and Privacy Applications

I’ve been busy focusing on my thesis and writing several grants, which involve creating and evaluating real-time surveillance systems using vision language models (VLMs). ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป

Mar 2025
Grant Approved

The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot proposal I wrote got approved for $20k in cloud credits! (Evaluating Privacy and Surveillance Risks of Large Language Models, NAIRR240418) NAIRR Grant โ˜๏ธ

Feb 2025
Music Production

I learned how to produce my own music. ๐ŸŽง

Dec 2024
First Lecture

I gave a guest lecture for Barbara McQuade and Florian Schaub’s Law School course: Defending Against Deepfakes and Disinformation . ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ

Sep 2024
First Flight

I flew an airplane for the first time! Learning and performing all the procedures made me feel confident. Starting my journey to earn my pilot’s license. ๐Ÿ›ฉ๏ธ

Aug 2024
Taiwan Visit

I visited my parent’s home Taiwan for the first time in 22 years! I felt a profound sense of connection to Taipei and its culture. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ

Apr 2024
Finalist in Bloomberg Puzzle Hunt

I was a finalist at the Bloomberg Summer of Puzzles Competition along with 3 other of my friends in the UMich CSE Ph.D. program! We competed in the final round at Bloomberg’s headquarters in New York. ๐Ÿข

Apr 2024
Grant Approved

The Defense University Research Instrumentation Program proposal I helped write received $300k in equipment funding for the RTCL! (Advanced Instrumentation for Research on Securing Cyber-Physical System Communication and Control) ๐Ÿ’ธ

Dec 2023
Finalist in 3 Minute Thesis Competition

I was one of the finalists in the University of Michigan 3 Minute Thesis Competition ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

Sep 2023
Project In Press

My project, Eye-Shield made it into the press ! ๐Ÿ“ฐ

Aug 2023
First In-Person Talk

I gave my first in-person talk for my project, Eye-Shield ! ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ

Aug 2023
Filed First Patent Application

I filed my first patent for my project, Eye-Shield ! ๐Ÿ“‘

May 2023
Attended First In-Person Conference

I attended my first in-person conference at IEEE S&P at San Francisco for my paper, Detection of Inconsistencies in Privacy Practices of Browser Extensions ! ๐Ÿจ

May 2023
Eye-Shield Paper Accepted

My paper, Eye-Shield: Real-Time Protection of Mobile Device Screen Information from Shoulder Surfing , got accepted at USENIX Security 2023! ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ”’

Dec 2022
Passed Prelim Exam

I passed my prelim exam and am now on the path to becoming a PhD Candidate! ๐Ÿง

Sep 2022
Fairness Faces Paper Accepted

My paper, Fairness Properties of Face Recognition and Obfuscation Systems , got accepted at USENIX Security 2023! ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿฟโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿฟโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Sep 2022
Opt-Out Paper Accepted

My paper, Do Opt-Outs Really Opt Me Out? , got accepted at ACM CCS 2022! ๐Ÿšซ

Aug 2022
ExtPrivA Paper Accepted

My paper, Detection of Inconsistencies in Privacy Practices of Browser Extensions , got accepted at IEEE S&P 2023! ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš–๏ธ

Aug 2022
HRI Paper Accepted

My paper, Confidant: A Privacy Controller for Social Robots , got accepted at HRI 2022! ๐Ÿค–

Mar 2022
PhD 1st Year Fellowship

I received the University of Michigan College of Engineering 1st Year Ph.D. Fellowship! ๐Ÿง

Sep 2021
PhD Start

I joined the Real-Time Computing Lab at the University of Michigan as a Ph.D. student! ๐Ÿ’ป

Sep 2021
Graduated with B.S.

I graduated with a B.S. in Computer Sciences at UW - Madison! ๐ŸŽ“

Dec 2020
First Talk

I gave my first talk (virtual) for my project, Face-Off ! ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป

Jul 2021
Face-Off Paper Accepted

My paper, Face-Off: Adversarial Face Obfuscation , got accepted at PoPETS 2021! ๐Ÿ™ˆ

Jul 2020
Interned at Roblox

I started my software engineering internship at Roblox Corporation ! ๐ŸŽฎ

May 2019
First paper written
Feb 2019
Research Start

I joined the Wisconsin Privacy and Security Group at the University of Wisconsin - Madison as an undergraduate student researcher! ๐Ÿ”’

Sep 2018
Interned at Optum

I started my software engineering internship at Optum ! ๐Ÿฅ

May 2018
Started College

I started my undergraduate degree in Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin - Madison! ๐Ÿซ

Sep 2017
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