Contemporary language models are often treated as accomplished speakers. I am more interested in them as learners. In particular, I study small and deliberately constrained systems, not despite their limitations but because of them. Constraint renders learning visible. It makes errors interpretable and generalisation legible. What such systems cannot do is often as revealing as what they can.
Research Philosophy
I am a PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of Cambridge, based at Gonville & Caius College. My research begins from a question that is often taken for granted: what does it mean to learn language at all? Not as a matter of fluency or scale, but as a problem of structure—how regularities are inferred from limited experience, how abstraction emerges, and where it fails.
Writing, Media, and Public Thought
Alongside academic research, I am involved in long-form writing and editorial work. I am the Editor of Per Capita Media.
My journalistic work has included collaborations with The One Show, The Sunday Times, and BBC Radio 5 Live.
Travel
I travel a lot! Recently, I’ve spent time in China, San Diego, Vancouver, Vienna, Paris, and Germany – it's always a lot of fun meeting new researchers, trying new food, and exploring new cities.
Beyond Research
I enjoy film, music and reading, as a way to keep learning about new languages and culture. I’ve also had a long-standing interest in classical languages.
Somewhat related to my own interests in politics and journalism, I run a Media & Journalism Society in my college. I am also MCR Treasurer.
