About
I am a fourth-year PhD student in Operations Research and Information Engineering (ORIE) at Cornell University. My research studies resource-allocation problems in stochastic systems. My current work considers adaptive allocation in experiment design when relevant parameters must be learned sequentially and online charging-rate allocation for e-bike battery-swapping stations. My work combines stochastic modelling and theoretical performance analysis with simulation and real-world operational data.
I am a Graduate Dean’s Scholar, and my doctoral research is supported by a PGS-D fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Research and projects
Adaptive resource allocation
I work with Meng Qi on adaptive allocation in experiment design. When important parameters are initially unknown, data must be used both to learn about them and to determine how the remaining experimental resources should be allocated. I formulate these allocation problems as optimization problems, develop multistage procedures that adapt as observations are collected, and establish theoretical guarantees on their performance relative to an ideal allocation with full information.
Online charging-rate allocation for e-bike battery swapping
I am completing a project with Shane Henderson, Andrea Lodi, and David Shmoys on e-bike battery-swapping operations, in collaboration with the New York City startup PopWheels. I study how a station should dynamically allocate its limited charging capacity among batteries as customers arrive and exchange batteries. My work combines stochastic modelling, policy design and analysis, simulation, and operational data to understand how online charging decisions affect battery availability and customer service.
More broadly, I am interested in adaptive decision-making, service operations, transportation and logistics, and the design of stochastic systems.
Selected presentations
- Models for Decision-Making in an NYC E-Bike Battery Swapping Service , CORS Annual Conference, June 2026
- Managing Operations in an NYC Electric Bike Battery Swapping Service, AISES in Canada National Gathering, March 2026
Background
Before coming to Cornell, I completed an B.Sc. in Honours Applied Mathematics at McGill University. I grew up near Montreal, Quebec, and am a registered member of Bigstone Cree Nation in Calling Lake, Alberta.
I served as President of the Cornell Indigenous Gradaute Student Association during the 2025–2026 academic year. Outside of research, I enjoy knitting, figure skating, and long-distance running. I am also a member of the Cornell University Figure Skating Club.