Education
Cornell University Ithaca, NY
Ph.D., Systems Engineering (Expected ’27)
Ph.D. Minors, Computer Science and Computer Engineering
M.S., Systems Engineering (08/21-12/24)
Advisors: H. Oliver Gao, Kenneth P. Birman, and Hakim
Weatherspoon
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
B.S., Computer Engineering (08/17-05/21)
Advisor: Shiu-Kai Chin
Areas of Interest
Complex Systems; Supply Chain Management; Blockchain; Circular Economy
Highlights
February 2026. Russet just reached the Top 10 in the App Store’s Reference
category on Mac. Huge thanks to everyone who’s been using it. I also wrote a blog post
benchmarking on-device LLM performance on iPhone 17 Pro and iPad Pro (M5) using Russet.
November 2025. Introducing Russet: your private, on-device AI companion that works
anywhere, even without the internet. Powered by the on-device foundation model at the core of
Apple Intelligence, Russet brings intelligent conversation wherever you are with zero network
dependency. Use Russet to get answers anytime, anywhere, without creating an account, connecting
to the internet, or seeing ads, all for free. Download on
the App Store.
October 2025. Honored to present my recent paper Which Country Counts? The Limits of
Country-of-Origin Labels in Global Supply Chains at the 16th Biennial International
Conference on Industrial Logistics (ICIL 2025) in Tokyo. The paper highlights the limitations
and systemic effects of the traditional “Made in X” label and argues for dynamic, data-linked
transparency systems that better reflect how value is created across modern supply chains. Check
out the paper and presentation.
July 2025. Our journal submission Enhancing Transparency in Buyer-Driven Commodity
Chains for Complex Products: Extending a Blockchain-Based Traceability Framework Towards the
Circular Economy to the special issue on digital, resilient, and sustainable supply
chains of Applied Sciences is now published!
June 2025. Stuff I've been working on in my free time: (1) My
Thyme is a privacy-first time management app that helps visualize, balance, and optimize
your schedule by syncing with your existing calendars on your iPhone/iPad and offering intuitive
insights without your data leaving your device. (2) sgoingon.com is a community-curated feed for local events,
hangouts, and PSAs—no accounts, no noise, just an easy way to discover and share what’s
happening beyond your social bubble (currently limited to Upstate NY).
March 2025. Check out my latest iOS apps: (1) Popops: A simple and lightweight take on “whack-a-mole”
heavily inspired by retro arcade video games, and (2) WWYD - What would you do? A community-driven platform where
users respond to daily hypothetical and real-world scenarios, then compare their choices with
others.
February 2025. Humbled to deliver my first invited address at the International
Conference on Web 6.0 and Industry 6.0 (WIn 6.0), featuring my paper
Enhancing transparency in buyer-driven commodity chains for complex products: a
blockchain-based traceability framework demonstrated through an apparel supply chain
simulation
November 2024. Presented my paper at the 6th International Conference on Industry 4.0 and
Smart Manufacturing under the “Integrating Novel Technologies for Supply Chain Performance”
track in Prague. Passed my PhD A exam, which formalizes my PhD candidacy, and earned an M.S. on
the way!
August 2024. Grateful to have served as a Research Mentor for the inaugural Student Research Institute organized by Harvard’s
Undergraduate OpenBio Laboratory. Stay tuned for a link to the project my (high school) mentee
and I developed on heart failure prediction using deep learning and explainable AI, which will
soon be published as a Scopus-indexed book chapter.
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