2023 — present
Metagenomic pathogen surveillance
Improving bioinformatics analysis of shotgun metagenomic data for pathogen-agnostic detection. PhD research with Nick Loman, Joshua Quick, and Nicole Wheeler at the University of Birmingham.
Current and past projects
2026
OliGraph: Graph-based screening of large oligopools ↗
Assembles large oligopools with synthesis-aware methods for downstream gene-length screening. Joint work with Christopher Kent and Samuel A.S. Richardson. Second prize at the Apart AIxBio Hackathon.
2025
BioSecure: know-your-customer system for DNA synthesis companies ↗
Know-Your-Customer system for DNA synthesis companies integrating identity verification, sanctions screening, and AI-based sequence analysis. Joint work with Phil Palmer, Michal Karlubík, and Jamie Harris. First prize at the Apart Defensive Acceleration Hackathon (on-site in London).
2025
Arbiter: Automated Review of Bio-AI Tools for Emerging Risk ↗
Automated LLM pipeline that scales the Global Risk Index misuse capability assessment process for Bio-AI tools, enabling continuous monitoring of emerging tools by automating literature analysis and risk-benefit evaluation. Joint work with Shrestha Rath. Submitted to the Apart CBRN AI Risks Research Sprint.
2024
Reviewing Emerging Trends in Biotechnology Research and Innovation ↗
Integrating bibliometrics and patent mapping to identify emerging biotechnology trends relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention. Book chapter in 50 Years of the Biological Weapons Convention. Joint work with Nick Cropper, Alexandra Klein, and Shrestha Rath.
2022 — 2023
Improving Compliance Verification With the Biological Weapons Convention ↗
A proposal for a modular-incremental approach to verifying compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention. Won the Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition sponsored by NTI and presented at the 2022 Global Health Security Conference. Joint work with Nick Cropper and Shrestha Rath.