Research

I'm a Ph.D. candidate in the Computer Science Department at UMass Amherst. I work with Professor Ileana Streinu in the LinKaGe Lab in the area of computational geometry and computational biology.

My work is in applications of rigidity theory to understanding protein flexibility. I work with other members of LinKaGe developing the KINARI software, a C++ library for rigidity analysis with applications in proteins and other molecules.

Education

• UMass Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, Expected Ph.D. 2012
• UMass Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, MS, computer science, 2008
• Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, New Hampshire, BE, computer engineering, 2003
• Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, BA, computer science, 2002

Department Activities

• Department Steward for GEO, 2006-present
• Co-chair for CS Women's Group, 2007

Publications

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