I am also a graduate research fellow in the MIT Astrodynamics, Space Robotics, and Controls Laboratory and an alumnus of the MIT Technology and Policy Program.

My research interests include astrodynamics, space security, and space sustainability. Currently, my work is focused on space situational awareness, where I am developing analytic approaches to recognize and predict satellite behavior in the geostationary belt using artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques. Ultimately, I hope to apply these technical methods to better inform the policy discussion surrounding the development of international norms of behavior for satellite operations. My research at MIT has been supported by the National Science Foundation, Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, and Schmidt Futures, and recognized with the Geneva Centre for Security Policy’s Prize for Innovation in Global Security, the MIT Prize for Open Data, and placement on Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 List for Science.

Prior to my work at MIT and CSIS, I studied astrophysics and Russian language at Princeton University, where I was awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship.

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