Graduate Theses: Recent submissions
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Trapping and Laser Cooling an Ensemble of Ytterbium-171 Atoms for use in an Atomic Clock
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)Optical lattice clocks require careful preparation of atomic ensembles in order to ensure homogeneous interactions with the clock laser. We demonstrate loading and laser cooling of an ensemble of ytterbium-171 atoms in a ... -
Improving and Analyzing Model Merging Methods for Adaptation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)In this work, we explore the limitations of combining models by averaging intermediate features, referred to as model merging, and propose a new direction for achieving collective model intelligence through what we call ... -
Evaluating Differences in GPT-4 Treatment by Gender in Healthcare Applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)LLMs already permeate medical settings, supporting patient messaging, medical scribing, and chatbots. While prior work has examined bias in medical LLMs, few studies focus on realistic use cases or analyze the source of ...
