I’m an incoming Machine Learning PhD student at Cambridge (DAMTP), where I’ll be researching ML for scientific applications, and some of my interests include probabilistic ML and scientific foundation models. I completed my undergraduate degree in Physics at Princeton and recently completed an MS in Applied Mathematics at Columbia, so mathematics and physics are very much my strengths. I have also published research to be presented at ICLR 2026 and have done work in NLP as well.
I grew up in Princeton and have been tutoring math and physics since my undergrad years, where I served as a course assistant for real analysis (MAT215/217) and mechanics (PHY105). I genuinely enjoy the process of making rigorous material click for students, and helping them develop a passion for and understanding of a complex subject! As a Lawrenceville alumnus, I also served as their Peer Tutoring Coordinator, where I trained and scheduled other tutors, so I understand both sides of the tutoring relationship. I’m comfortable working with high school students on SAT/AP prep, as well as undergrads on college-level coursework.
Outside academics, I’m a former competitive rower and squash player. I received a U.S. State Department scholarship to spend a summer in Marrakech during high school, living with a host family and studying Arabic. I also completed a certificate in French Language and Culture at Princeton and am fluent in French, with (conversational) Arabic from my time in Morocco. At Princeton I was also deeply involved in music: I sang with the chamber choir, Nassoons, glee club, and jazz vocal collective, and performed at Carnegie Hall and on tours to London and Singapore.
College:
Education: Princeton University
Undergrad Major: A.B. Physics
Other Degrees/Minors: Ph.D. in Machine Learning (University of Cambridge - Ongoing), Master's in Applied Mathematics (Columbia University), Certificate in French Language and Culture (Princeton University)
High School:
Class Rank: Top Decile
Awards & Honors: The John H. Imbrie Humanities/Cultural Studies Prize, The Frederick P. King Prize (Language Study), National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Scholarship (Summer Arabic), The Richard C. Smith Physics Prize, USSQUASH Scholar Athlete Award (four-time awardee) & MAPL/Lawrenceville Athletics All-Academic Team, ACDA Eastern Regional Honor Choir
Interests & Activities: Larries/Voicemale A Cappella (Coordinator, Baritone), Varsity Squash (5 position, Nationally Ranked), Varsity Crew (2V boat, competed nationally at Stotesbury Regatta), Prize Papers Editor-in-Chief, The Lit Literary Magazine (Editorial Board), Peer Tutoring Coordinator, Muslim Student Organization (Co-President), Theater (Lead in Pericles), Poetry Out Loud Contest Finalist, Counselor at Lawrenceville Performing Arts Camp
SAT Scores: 1570 (800 Math, 770 EBRW)
AP Exams: 5 Calculus BC, 5 Physics Mechanics/E&M, 5 French Language, 5 English Language & Composition, 5 Statistics, 5 Macroeconomics, 5 Microeconomics, 5 Chemistry, 4 US History
SAT Subject Tests: 800 Math Level 2, 800 Physics, 780 French
Other:
Other Awards: Manfred Pyka Memorial Prize in Physics
Other Interests & Activities: At Princeton, I was involved in: Biophysics Research at Lewis-Sigler Institute (Shaevitz Lab), Undergraduate Course Assistant (Physics & Math), Nassoons/Glee club/Chamber Choir/Jazz Vocal Collective (toured internationally, sang at major venues including Carnegie Hall)
At Columbia, I was involved in: NLP Research (McKeown Lab), Graduate Research in Physics-Informed Machine Learning
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