About me

I am a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Statistics at University of Washington, Seattle. My research interests lie in statistical machine learning, probability, combinatorial optimization, graphs, experimental design, and causal inference particularly under network interference. At UW, I have the privilege of working with Professor Tyler McCormick, Professor Maryam Fazel, and Professor Marina Meila. Previously, I graduated from Princeton University with an A.B. in Mathematics, and certificates (minors) in Applied and Computational Mathematics, Statistics and Machine Learning, and Theater. At Princeton, I was very fortunate to have worked with Professor Miklos Racz on opinion exchange dynamics on networks. I also enjoyed writing my undergraduate thesis on last passage percolation under the supervision of Professor Duncan Dauvergene, while I completed a fun independent project on training transformers using tokenized actions to play gin-rummy with Professor Michael Guerzhoy. At Princeton, I also thoroughly enjoyed playwriting under the guidance of Nathan Alan Davis.

Outside of research, I enjoy writing and performing.

I can be reached at vrtt(at)uw(dot)edu

Education

• PhD Statistics, University of Washington, 2021–Present
  

• A.B. Mathematics, Princeton University, 2017-2021

  • Certificates (minors):
    • Applied and Computational Mathematics
    • Statistics and Machine Learning
    • Theater