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As of 2025, I am pursuing my PhD in Statistics at Columbia University.

Originally from Durham, North Carolina, I studied Mathematics (B.A.) and Statistics (B.S.) just down the road at UNC-Chapel Hill. I began research in the field of computer vision during my last year and a half of undergrad and I’ve been working in the field of AI ever since.

In 2021, I moved to the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University to complete my master’s in Computational Science.

My research in Allston blended natural and artificial intelligence, informing computer vision tasks with inspiration from the primary visual cortex. Thank you to the wonderful CRISP group for an enlightening and productive two years See my Scholar page for more details and ongoing work.

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If you’re on X you can follow me here. I’m hoping to document more of my experience in New York and PhD life there in the coming year.

There are some posts on this site, and some stuff over at jonhumlatnight.com. You can always ask me about graduate admissions or PhD life over LinkedIn/email/etc. but you will find an FAQ on exactly this subject over there. I also have some older stuff on Youtube and Substack.

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UPDATE (01/25): My first semester at Columbia is complete! What a whirlwind. Looking forward to connecting with more folks this year in the city as I’m now finally more settled in.

UPDATE (6/24): I am back in Upper West Side, and I brought THE WOO back with me.

UPDATE (9/23): I have actually deferred my enrollment at Columbia until next Fall. However, I will be continuing research with John Cunningham in the meantime. Please continue to reach out for collaborations, academic or non-academic, until I come back to New York next summer!

UPDATE (6/23): I moved to Columbia’s Statistics department to work on my PhD. I have added reflections on my time at Harvard in the essays section. Thanks to all of the folks who made my time in Boston possible, especially: my mom and dad, as well as my grandpa Wile; IACS peers and friends, especially Bill Zhai, Emilia Mazzolenis, and Albert Ge; members of the CRISP lab and Shubham Choudhary, who will soon be kicked out for his heinous criminal activity; the OG DURM Squad including Fat Kat Richard, “Da Nang” Dale David, and Jimbo Jambs; Matt Damon for calling me “Tiny Tim” at the Good Will Hunting Bench; the amazing Maria Stavros Shevory for being the best physical therapist on the planet.