Published multiple papers, such as 'Understanding differences in applying DETR to natural and medical images' (2025), 'Burextract-llama: An llm for clinical concept extraction in breast ultrasound reports' (2024), etc.; received several awards and grants, including NIH UF1 Multi-Year Funded Research Project Cooperative Agreement Grant (2025), Milstein Pilot Project Fund (2025), NYU Outstanding Dissertation Award (2024), etc.
Research Experience
Worked at Two Sigma Investments; currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
Education
Ph.D. from NYU Center for Data Science, advised by Prof. Krzysztof J. Geras and Prof. Kyunghyun Cho; B.S. in Computer Science from Rice University.
Background
Research interests include creating label-efficient and explainable deep learning models for medical imaging to improve clinical workflow and patient care. Specific directions include multimodal learning, explainable AI, and human-AI collaboration.
Miscellany
Looking for highly motivated Ph.D. students starting in Fall 2026, and open to collaborations with predoctoral researchers and visiting scholars.