Family
Mom & Dad
Thank you for letting me chase big, sometimes ridiculous dreams and still calling to check if I ate. Your quiet sacrifices and loud cheering are the backbone of everything I do.
People I’m Grateful For
A small thank–you note to the people who make my world softer, louder, funnier, and a lot less scary.
Soft Place
The One I Call First
For being my safe place, my loudest supporter, and the person I can be unfiltered, unedited, and completely dramatic with. Thank you for loving all versions of me.
Home
My Family Back Home
For the random calls, festival photos, and checking up on me every day which make distance feel smaller and remind me where I come from.
Chaos Crew
Friends Who Became Family
Thank you for listening to rants, celebrating tiny wins, sending memes at 2 a.m., and showing up even when I only said “it’s fine.” You make every semester survivable.
Mentor
Professors & Mentors
To the people who saw potential before I did: thank you for the hard questions, thoughtful feedback, and “you can do more than this” conversations that pushed me forward.
Research Fam
CARE AI Lab & Research Folks
Thank you for letting me learn, experiment, break things, fix them, and talk about bias and models for way too long. You made research feel like a community, not just a project.
Career
Teams I’ve Worked With
To every manager, teammate, and reviewer who gave feedback, shared context, or trusted me with real work — thank you for helping me grow beyond “student code” into something stronger.
Future
People Who Took a Chance on Me
Recruiters, interviewers, program coordinators — thank you for reading the resume, checking the portfolio, and saying “yes” when you could have easily said “no.”
Work in Progress
Myself
For getting back up after rough semesters, scary emails, and silent rejections. For still choosing joy, kindness, and ambition. I’m proud of how far I’ve come, and excited for the rest.