I am a research scientist at Google working on federated learning. I received a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and went on to do a postdoc with the wonderful Dimitris Papailiopoulos.

I am interested in practical and efficient optimization methods for machine learning, especially in distributed settings. I also work on open-source libraries for federated learning experimentation, including TensorFlow Federated and Dataset Grouper.

In my spare time, I foster dogs and cats, and participate in a Flyball team. I also enjoy baking. You can find recipes I am fond of in my dissertation (no, really).

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