CV

Researcher in AI Safety

Timaues and the Gradient Institute

• I am focused on building tools for AI safety assurance using Singular Learning Theory and Developmental Interpretability (DevInterp). I am also learning about practice and policy in Responsible AI with Gradient.

Researcher in Developmental Interpretability

Independent researcher

• Supported by Lightspeed Grants, I researched Developmental Interpretability, a new paradigm in AI safety, which aims to make neural networks more interpretable by understanding the developmental process of learning. I collaborated closely with Timaeus and co-authored a few papers on the topic.

Research Assistant

ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADMS)

• I produced a simulation of a music recommender environment using ChatGPT to model user behaviour, called recagent-music.

Distilling Singular Learning Theory in LessWrong Blogposts

Independent researcher

• Supported by Open Philanthropy's Long-Term Future Fund, I am synthesising the essence of Singular Learning Theory for the broader AI community by removing technical clutter from my master's thesis and explaining how to think about phase transitions in neural networks. The sequence of LessWrong posts can be found on my profile here.

Lead Hiking Guide

Tasmanian Walking Company

• Guide six-day hikes in the Tasmanian wilderness for Tasmanian Walking Company. I manage group welfare and safety in the outdoors, provide conversation and nature interpretations, and provide hospitality in the private huts, leading groups of 12 professional and retired adults.

Data Scientist

Resilient Youth Australia

• Develop new statistical methodologies for dealing with survey responses, and use tools such as ggplot2 to devise simple yet effective visualisations to communicate survey results to school clients.

Mathematics Tutor

The University of Melbourne

• Classroom tutor for first year Calculus 1 and 2.

Private Mathematics and Music Tutor, and Assistant

Independent

• Tutored over 40 students across a wide range of ages, skillsets, and personal backgrounds. Have also taught music at several band camps for Gippsland Grammar School, St Leonard’s College, and the Combined Schools Music Festival.

Student Study Assistant

St Leonard's College

• Tutored students in the library on weekends in any subject they required help with, particularly mathematics, music, economics and physics.

Lightspeed Grant $48,000USD grant

Lightcone Infrastructure

• Six months of full time work researching Developmental Interpretability.

Long Term Future Fund $8,000USD grant

Open Philanthropy

• Six weeks of full time work to distill Singular Learning Theory for the broader AI community.

Master's of Mathematics

The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

• Thesis in Phase Transitions in Neural Networks supervised by Dr. Daniel Murfet and Dr. Thomas Quella.
• Pure Mathematics
  • Functional Analysis
  • Algebraic Geometry
  • Lie Algebras
  • Partial Differential Equations
• Applied Mathematics
  • Advanced Methods Transforms
  • Random Matrix Theory
  • Mathematical Biology
  • Advanced Methods Differential Equations
• Statistics
  • Mathematical Statistics
  • Statistical Machine Learning
  • Stochastic Calculus with Applications
• Other
  • Communication for Research Scientists

Bachelor of Science

The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

• Majored in Applied Mathematics with additional subjects in Pure Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science and Music.

Diploma of Music

The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

• Majored in Clarinet Performance and a regular member of the Conservatorium Wind Symphony.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

St Leonard's College, Melbourne, Australia

• Studied HL English, HL Music, HL Economics, and SL Indonesian, SL Physics and SL Mathematics (ironically), as well as Theory of Knowledge and an extended essay in Music analysing the jazz and classical elements of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

Organiser of Concert Memorial for Angus Gray

• Artistic director, project manager and choir conductor of a large memorial (450 attendants, 40 participating musicians) for a dearly beloved friend and inspiring musician from St Leonard’s College, held in the newly developed Leonardian Centre at the College, a video recording of which can be found here.

Outdoor Education Leader

St Leonard's College

• Assistant leader on six-day Year 10 hikes held in the Mt Buller region.

Organiser of 100k's Around the Bay for R U OK?

Private fundraising event

• I organised a 24hr 100km charity walk with a group of friends to raise money for R U OK? and promote their main messages of social cohesion through conversation.

Co-organiser of Summer by the Sea Geocaching Event

DELP, Victorian Government, Bayside City Council

• I set up geocaching courses for the annual Summer by the Sea event, and was a leader at events.