About

Software Developer / HCI Researcher

Begining this 2026 fall, I will be a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University, advised by Prof. Yaxing Yao.

I received my B.S. in Computer Science in 2025 at the University of Notre Dame, where I was fortunate to work at SaNDwich Lab advised by Prof. Toby Jia-Jun Li. I also worked at SPUD Lab at Carnegie Mellon University in 2025 summer, advised by Prof. Sauvik Das.

Research Interest

My research interest lies in the interaction of Usable Privacy and Security, LLM Social Simulation, and Human-Centered AI. Specifically, I aim to focus on:

• (1) developing effective simulation techniques that faithfully model user intentions and reasoning within real-world tasks.
• (2) mitigating privacy concerns on simulation personas by reducing sensitive data disclosure and increasing transparency and user control.
• (3) building personalized LLM agents based on high-fidelity, privacy-preserving simulations.

Hobbies

Meanwhile, I have the hobby of painting and hiking.

Some of my paintings for leisure:

I've hiked in the following national parks (ranked from best to worst from my view):

• Grand Canyon (Arizona)
• Yellowstone (Wyoming)
• Arches (Utah)
• Olympic (Washington)
• Mount Rainier (Washington)
• Everglades (Florida)
• Acadia (Maine)
• Saguaro (Arizona)
• Bryce Canyon (Utah)
• Canyonlands (Utah)
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colorado)
• North Cascades (Washington)
• Mammoth Cave (Kentucky)
• Biscayne (Florida)
• Petrified Forest (Arizona)
• Mesa Verde (Colorado)
• Indiana Dunes (Indiana)

Last but not least, I'm a Notre Dame football fan!