I’m a researcher and engineer based in the New York metro area. I work at Qdrant, where I’m currently focused on helping developers use vector search and machine learning in production. I also use this site to share my thoughts on things that are more broadly related to society and AI/research.

Background

I am a Research Engineer at Qdrant studying vector databases and adjacent technologies. I completed my PhD in computational biology at the University of Virginia in late 2025, where I worked on representation learning approaches for scATAC-seq data. Prior to that, I was a software engineer and data scientist with Vero Software, and a research associate with the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute.

I enjoy reading, writing, and learning about a wide variety of topics, including machine learning, philosophy, and the history of science. I also am a very big runner and enjoy spending time outdoors.