Research
Generalizing Landau-Vishkin
SAFARI Research Group, Fall 2016
Generalized the Landau-Vishkin algorithm to support a wider array of gap scoring schemes.
Parallelizing DNA Read Mapping
SAFARI Research Group, Spring 2016
Parallelized DNA read mapping architecture to scale across multi-processor machines.
Parallel Suffix Array Construction
Spring 2016
Developed scalable cluster based suffix array construction algorithms for big data.
Improving Seed Selection in DNA Read Mapping
SAFARI Research Group, Fall 2015
Created new algorithms and heuristics to improve seed selection in seed-and-extend DNA mappers.
Pose Estimation in Symbiotic Rovers
SURG Grant, Spring 2015
Investigated position estimation and path-planning in multi-rover systems with limited sensing equipment. Developed localization algorithms using filters. [Poster, 13MB]
Optimal Seed Selection in DNA Read Mapping
SAFARI Research Group, Fall 2014
Built an optimal seed selection algorithm to speedup comprehensive seed-and-extend DNA mappers.
CubeRover
Mobile Robot Development, Fall 2014
Worked on a team to design a semi-autonomous rover for commercial moon missions which fits in a 30cm cube. Part of the software development team which was responsible for hazard detection, path planning, localization, and perception of the rover.
Predicting Stock Prices using News Headlines
Fall 2014
Researched predicting recent stock prices with Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones news articles for S&P 500 stocks. Used Markov Random Fields with logistic regression and MCMC inference. [Paper]
Browsing Sensors
CMU Cylab Usable Privacy and Security Lab, Spring 2014
Developed browser sensing and data gathering technologies for the Security Behavior Observatory project, to be used in research studies. Added additional features to the Chrome and Firefox extensions and improved the workflow of the server-side retrievers.