In 10th grade, I entered the Pivotal International Essay Competition and wrote about the economic and social impact of AI, and mostly the policy surrounding it. I loved the topic. I placed in the international top 1% and got to choose ten books as a prize, delivered to my door.

I wanted to explore more, so I did. I got involved in an AI research project, spoke to a lot of people, and eventually began working under a professor. That research on the socio-economic dimensions of AI, under Professor Surbhi Goel at the University of Pennsylvania, became a peer-reviewed paper published in IJRASET, which I presented at the NYC STEM Research Conference in 2025 as the only high-school student presenting. One thing led to the next, and I haven't stopped since.