• What brought you to RPI?

  My dad is an alumnus, so I've been coming to the RPI campus for Homecoming and other events throughout my life. I was really excited when I figured out RPI had a program that fit my ambitions.

• What is your favorite class at RPI?

  COMM 4964 -- Brand Identity Design. It was really cool to develop a fully designed brand and be able to use the work for my portfolio.

• Where is your favorite on-campus hangout?

  When I lived on campus the gazebo on Freshman Hill was our go-to spot!!

• What are your hobbies?

  I like making/producing music, and occasionally I do photography!

• What is a fun fact about you?

  I'm a quadruplet.

• What brought you to RPI?

  I stopped here on a whim on my way to visit MIT's campus. Even though it was pouring rain the day we got here, the people were exceptionally friendly and welcoming, making me feel very at home in Troy. MIT's sunshine was easily outshined by the community at RPI, and that made my choice pretty easy!

• In what on-campus activities are you involved?

  I was on the Ballroom Dance Team my freshman and sophomore years, as well as the Outing Club. I highly recommend both, even though I ended up not having the time to keep up with them!

• What's your favorite on-campus hangout?

  Definitely the Games Project Space in Sage Labs, but that may be more nostalgia from late-night projects than anything...

• What is a fun fact about you?

  I've been learning [American Sign Language]! I really think it will help me build connections in the differently-abled community as I move forward with my goals, and it's a lot of fun!

• What are your research interests?

  Digital creativity; Algorithmic composition; Collaborative composition; Performance ecosystems

• What major awards or recognitions have you received?

  A Life Art Award 2018, honorable mention, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Odaiba, Tokyo Waterfront City Lying, Japan;  2018 COLLAB Composition Competition, 3rd Prize, Institute for Electronic Music and Acoustics (IEM), University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG), Austria ; {Raum::Klang} composition contest “Interactive Sounds”, 4th Prize, I²AudioLab Department Computer Science, Faculty TI, UAS Hamburg, Germany;  “Excellence in Art, Design and the Production of Sound”, “klingt gut!” Symposium on Sound 2016, Faculty of Design, Media, and Information, HAW Hamburg, Germany;  NeuverBand composition competition 2016, honorable mention, Switzerland; "Si15 Best Student Submission Award" 2015, 2nd International Symposium on Sound and Interactivity, Singapore.

• What are your research interests?

  Haptic Feedback & Human-Computer Interaction

• What off-campus experiences have you had?

  Full Stack Web Development intern with Lovingly, High Performance Computing software development intern with Amazon

• What is your favorite on-campus hangout?

  EMPAC Hill

• Why did you choose this program?

  Two things I value are art and storytelling. I wanted to find a school where I could expand on my creativity and apply it in a new way. With the GSAS and EART programs, I've had the chance to learn the technical and creative skills necessary to play a part in designing interactive narrative experiences.

• What is your favorite course at RPI, and why?

  3D Modeling (ARTS 2230) has been my favorite course so far! I'd never created a 3D model before that class, but I was able to create some cool models and learn a new skill!

• In what on-campus activities are you involved?

  Alpha Omega Epsilon and African Students Association

• What off-campus experiences have you had?

  During my first year a RPI, I got the chance to participate in an incubator program for beginner game designers at the Tech Valley Game Space in Downtown Troy. It was a fun way to familiarize myself with the game-making process while pushing the limits of my creativity.

• What is something fun about yourself?

  I opened my own Etsy shop during quarantine.

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