I am a Postdoctoral Associate at the Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology at Tufts University, working in the lab of Dr. Michael Levin.

My graduate research in Artificial Life focused on understanding the role of a genetically-regulated developmental process for the evolutionary emergence of novelty and diversity in form and function. I proposed and studied well-formalized models of development based on both gene regulation and tensegrity mechanisms.

Here at Tufts, I focus on the development of a computer framework for modeling complex pattern formation. My background in computer science combined with the expertise in physiology, molecular embryology, biophysics, cell biology, and mathematical modeling of Dr. Levin’s lab, will provide a unique opportunity to have a significant impact and push several areas of computational biology into entirely new directions.