def hello(visitor):                     
     if visitor.you == 'new':
        introduce_self(
        myName = 'Keiland',
        myWork = ['Cognitive Science' ,
                  'Neuroscience', 'AI',
                  'Data Science']
        myLocation = '@ UCI')
     else: 
        welcome_back()
The Hippocampus as drawn by Cajal

In a Nutshell

Complex systems surround us: the ebbs and flows of the stock market, animals foraging for food, or our social networks. Like most scientists, I wish to define the key parts of systems, the underpinnings of their dynamism, and the outcomes of their interactions. I'm chiefly concerned with a system which is perhaps the most complex, yet personal of the lot.

Sitting on top of your shoulders is not only what allows you to read and comprehend this paragraph, but defines "you" in the first place; from your favorite song, the fact you like ketchup but not tomatoes, your fear of spiders, to your hopes, dreams, and aspirations. We are defined by the patterns of activity of billions of cells in our brain.

Through the brain we perceive and interact with the cosmos, allowing some of humanity's greatest achievements. Yet, we're not born with the ability to do this. Rather, we learn over days, years, and lifetimes. My work aims to understand the principles of systems that allow this continual learning and remembrance to occur.



Recent News

Take "recent" with a grain of salt; it's probably out of date.

AAAI-23 Continual Causality Bridge

230206

I'm co-organizing a program bridging AI causal models with continual learning. Head here for more info and come join us in DC!

Paper: Hippocampal non-spatial sequences

220208

Our collaborative paper exploring hippocampal sequence representation was recently published in Nature Communications!

Alzheimer's Clock

220109

A counter of the global Alzheimer's incidence here!

New post on GRFP advice

220108

A new post on tips, resources, and advice on grants and the GRFP here!

Continual Learning + Neuromatch

210820

We are partnering with Neuromatch to bring Continual Learning lectures and intro code to the masses. Find out more here!

Paper: Avalanche: A Continual Learning Platform

210619

Our new paper detailing Avalanche

NSF Fellowship

210510

I'm quite honored to have been granted an NSF research fellowship this past cycle.

Paper: Smell and COVID-19

201014

Our new paper on modeling COVID-19 spread through smell loss was recently published in Nature Comms

Emailing talk

200513

We spend way too much time in our inbox. I gave a short seminar on best emailing practices. Find it here