Jul 31, 2026
Preston Scott, whom I co-mentored through the ASCEND Research Experience for
Undergraduates (REU) program, presented our poster on "Using Machine Learning to
Store Data in DNA More Effectively" at the ASCEND REU Summer Research Symposium,
held at NC State University.
Jul 9, 2026
Our paper "Deep Learning Predicts Dissimilar DNA-DNA Binding and Engineers
Hyperconnected Networks" was published in Nature Communications
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May 27-29, 2026
Presented our work on "Deep Learning-Guided DNA-DNA Binding Prediction for Scalable
DNA Data Storage" at Storage and Computing with DNA, held in Rome, Italy.
Jul 9, 2025
Our paper "Yeast Surface Display of Protein Addresses Confers Robust Storage and
Access of DNA-Based Data" was published in DNA
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Feb, 2025: Our poster on “Deep Learning-Driven DNA-DNA Binding Predictions for Efficient
DNA-Based Data Storage” was accepted for presentation at the 2025 Biophysical Society Annual Meeting
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Sep, 2022: Excited to begin my role as Vice President External Affairs
of the ECE Graduate Student Association (GSA) for the academic year 2022/23 at NC State University.
May, 2022: I was awarded the University Graduate Fellowship for 2022/23 by the NC State
University.
Apr, 2022: I was awarded the Graduate Merit Award by the NC State University, College of
Engineering.
Aug, 2022: Started my Ph.D. in Computer Engineering at NC State
University, advised by Prof. James Tuck.