University of South Carolina, AIISC - Columbia, SC
Aug 2024 - Present
Conducting research on AI applications in social good, focusing on voter engagement and literature categorization under Dr. Biplav Srivastava
Developing innovative chatbot systems to promote voter participation among vulnerable groups
Developing automated literature categorization tools, contributing to advancements in AI applications
Related Links:
| The AI4Society Research Group |
University of South Carolina, AIISC - Columbia, SC
May 2024 - Aug 2024
Developed a novel framework integrating Planning Ontology with LLMs to generate transparent, context-aware explanations for AI-generated plans
Demonstrated significant improvements in reasoning capabilities of smaller LLMs through ontology-enhanced prompts, contributing to the field of Explainable AI by enhancing user understanding and trust
Presented research findings at the 2024 Summer Research Symposium, receiving positive feedback from industry professionals
Also, worked on conducted traffic data analysis for the SCDHEC, SCDPS, NSCSC by identifying collision patterns and evaluating safety programs
Worked under Dr. Biplay Srivastava and PhD student Bharath Muppasani for both projects
Related Links:
| GitHub Repository for Plan Explanation Research | Research Symposium | Traffic Analysis Overview | SCDHEC | SCDPS | NSCSC |
University of South Carolina, UNC Chapel Hill, UVA - Columbia, SC
Aug 2022 - Apr 2024
Worked with teams at the University of Virginia, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and the University of South Carolina to develop develop ML methods for the OnTheBooks project
Conducted data mining on South Carolina Laws using Python and Natural Language Processing
Trained machine-learning (ML) algorithms to study the prepared session laws and identify Jim Crow Language
Related Links:
| GitHub for SC Laws Analysis | OnTheBooks Project (UNC Chapel Hill) | Digital Research Services (DRS) |
Trew Friends, University of South Carolina - Columbia, SC
Aug 2021 - Present
Promoted organ, eye, and tissue donation at the University of South Carolina, informing and educating people about the importance of donation
Successfully persuaded over 300 individuals to register as donors on the national organ donor registry
Related Links:
| Trew Friends |
University of South Carolina, Jefferson Lab - Columbia, SC
Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
Enhanced high energy physics research by developing C++ analysis code to process simulated data for various magnet materials, leading to potential cost savings of over $1,000,000
Contributed to the design of a muon detection system for a new particle accelerator using data analysis
Strengthened the magnet material effect study in high energy physics using data analysis through SSH
Related Links:
| Jefferson Lab |
University of South Carolina, Digital Research Services - Columbia, SC
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
Designed interactive, web-based documents and tools for data visualizations under the Digital Research Services department
Strengthened the University Library’s data analysis tools for public and future use
Related Links:
| Digital Research Services | Draft of Data Visualization Tools |
Clemson University, South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics - Columbia, SC
Jun 2020 - Nov 2020
Created Python machine learning algorithms to beat games
Presented these implementations at the GSSM Annual Research Colloquium and SCJAS 2021
Worked under Dr. Yuyuan “Lance” Ouyang