Me and Erin in Normandy, August 2006

I'm currently a graduate student in MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, working in the Sinha Lab for High-Level Vision. I study face and object recognition, with particular emphasis on the perception of dynamic objects. If you're interested in my work, you should definitely check out my CV for more information on my scientific pursuits.

Everyone needs a good alter-ego, and mine happens to be an improv comedian. My wife (Erin, pictured above) and I are the co-founders of a local troupe called the Post-Modern Avengers and we perform regularly in the greater Boston and Cambridge area. We've put on a lot of shows at improvBoston (located in Inman Sq. in Cambridge...don't think about it too much), and you can check out the Avengers website for our current schedule and our award-winning short films.

Speaking of my wife, did I mention that she also studies cognitive science? Erin works at Brown University in the Metcalf Infant Research Lab. She studies child language acquisition, specifically the acquisition of grammatical categories. She's got a web page, too.

We've also traveled to some interesting places, so you can go check out our photos if you're so inclined. From time to time, I also get convinced that I should try to be a decent artist (which I'm not) but you can see my attempts to draw and write comix here. Finally, I've got a links page up also so you can tread where I've tread on the internet and see where you end up.