Work & Projects

Utilized natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs) to computationally generate and validate Cas9 proteins for their use in CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing systems in silico. Sub-par fidelity of Cas9 proteins results in off-target effects, compromising the safety of gene therapies. Conventional laboratory protein engineering has improved, however, the rise in computational design of endonuclease proteins and peptide-based binders with machine learning has presented a more efficient avenue for developing novel therapeutics using protein-based large language models (LLMs).

Trained a convolutional neural network to diagnose Cleidocranial Dysplasia -- a 1-in-a-million genetic disorder which affects an individual's bones and teeth -- from radiograph images. This project is still being developed, was selected for and presented at numerous scientific symposiums, and has ~60% accuracy to date.

PCOS has no dedicated public health surveillance system in the US. Tested whether its downstream marker, gestational diabetes, leaves a trace in NC county diabetes rates that poverty and obesity alone can't explain — a weak, honestly-scoped, hypothesis-generating signal, not a confirmed finding.

An interactive tool for composing and visualizing Kathak dance sequences.

Select swarams to instantly identify any of the 72 Melakarta ragas by chakra and category.

Hold a classical hand gesture up to your camera and a computer vision model identifies which hasta mudra it is.

Express a classical bhava to your camera and a computer vision model reads your facial expression to identify it.

A visual pitch trainer for singers who are hard of hearing. Pick a shruti, a melakarta raga, and a tempo — then sing along and watch your pitch against the staircase scale on the graph.

A guide for musicians who want to practice along with taalam! Select the taalam and the speed you want. Happy practicing!

A circular improvisation timer that cycles through Carnatic or Hindustani raagams you pick — practice switching between them on the clock.

Live webcam pose tracking that walks through your swing phases and reports tempo, shoulder/hip rotation, and posture for whichever club you're hitting.