Education

Doctor of Philosophy (2009 – 2015)
Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dissertation: Understanding co-expressed gene sets by identifying regulators and modeling genomic elements
Committee: Saurabh Sinha (Chair); Jian Ma; Gene Robinson; Scot Wolfe; ChengXiang Zhai

Master of Science (2007 – 2009)
Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thesis: Predicting segmentation modules in Drosophila using pattern generating potential
Advisor: Saurabh Sinha

Bachelor of Science (2003 – 2007)
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Major in Mathematics / Computer Science, Graduated with Highest Distinction
Major in Chemistry