Hi, I’m a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Illinois. I study probability theory and mathematical biology.

My advisor is Partha S. Dey. I also work closely with Daniel B. Cooney. I’m a member of the Eggs Lab.

My winding number around the Earth is 2.

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My research interests include first- and last-passage percolation, random geometry, population dynamics on networks, evolutionary game theory, and multilevel selection.

Preprints & publications

  1. The Keller–Segel Model for Chemotaxis on Metapopulation Graphs and Graphons

    With Yefei Zhang, Yuxuan Zhao, and Daniel B. Cooney

    arXiv:2610.31049

  2. Inhomogeneous Long-Range First-Passage Percolation in a Random Vertex Environment

    With Shirshendu Chatterjee and Partha S. Dey

    arXiv:2609.20422

  3. Phase Transition and Fluctuation Results for First-Passage Percolation on Spread-Out Cycle Graphs

    With Partha S. Dey

    arXiv:2609.00110

  4. First-Passage Percolation on Spread-Out Line Graphs: Microscopic Regime

    With Partha S. Dey

    arXiv:2607.28865

  5. Energy landscape of the two-component Curie–Weiss–Potts model with three spins

    Journal of Statistical Physics 188, Article 15 (2022)

Manuscripts in preparation

Drafts are available upon request where indicated.

  1. Phase Transitions for Inhomogeneous Long-Range First-Passage Percolation in a Random Vertex Environment

    With Shirshendu Chatterjee and Partha S. Dey

    In preparation Draft available upon request

  2. Extreme-value Fluctuation for First-Passage Percolation on Symmetric Markov Kernels

    With Partha S. Dey

    In preparation Draft available upon request

  3. Mean-Field Last Passage Percolation: Binary Sparse Regime

    With Partha S. Dey and Greg Terlov

    In preparation

  4. Finite-Wavelength Pattern Formation and Abundance in a Graphon Metapopulation Model with Aggregation

    With Yefei Zhang, Yuxuan Zhao, Daniel B. Cooney, and Denis D. Patterson

    In preparation

Upcoming

Invited talks
  • Joint Mathematics Meetings

    AMS Special Session on Algebraic, Combinatoric, and Stochastic Approaches in Mathematical Biology

    McCormick Place · Chicago, IL, USA

Invited talks

2026
  • AMS Fall Western Sectional Meeting

    Special Session on Applications of Probability in Biology

    Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ, USA

  • AMS Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting

    Special Session on Mathematical Population Biology

    George Washington University · Washington, DC, USA

  • Probability Seminar

    Yonsei University · Seoul, South Korea

  • BK21 FOUR/SW Special Lecture

    Kyungpook National University · Daegu, South Korea

  • Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights

    NSF–Simons NITMB · Chicago, IL, USA

  • Probability Seminar

    University of Illinois · Urbana, IL, USA

Conferences & workshops

  • 10th International Conference on Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Populations in Biological Systems (ICMA-X 2026)

    University of Maryland · College Park, MD, USA

  • SIAM Great Lakes Section Annual Meeting

    Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN, USA

  • International Conference for the 80th Anniversary of the Korean Mathematical Society

    ST Center · Seoul, South Korea

  • Artificial Intelligence: Probabilistic Concepts (Spring School)

    TU Darmstadt · Darmstadt, Germany

Graduate Probability Seminar

Organizer · Fall 2023–Spring 2025 · University of Illinois

I organized the UIUC Graduate Probability Seminar, with presentations on topics including Stein’s method, large deviations, concentration inequalities, stochastic localization, and superconcentration in spin glasses. I have continued to participate since Fall 2025.

Mathematical Biology Reading Seminar

Participant and speaker · Fall 2025–present · University of Illinois

I regularly attend the seminar, take part in discussions, and give talks.

Illinois Mathematics Lab

Team leader · Undergraduate research · University of Illinois

I mentor undergraduate research teams in probability and random networks through the Illinois Mathematics Lab.