Hi, I'm Karen! I am a PhD student and budding researcher with interests spanning computation, complex systems, and evolutionary biology.
Outside of academia, I am a formally trained artist and a (somewhat less formally competent) ballerina and pianist. More recently, I picked up knitting in October 2025, which has quickly become one of my current hyperfixations.
If you care about personality typologies, I am an INFP-T. Astrologically, my tropical big three are Gemini rising, Scorpio sun, and Scorpio moon. My sidereal big three are Taurus rising, Libra sun, and Scorpio moon.
This website serves as a place to collect photos, notes, projects, and various ramblings and happenings from my personal life. As much as I love my current line of work, I want this to be a refuge away from the "real" and academic world. Work will inevitably bleed into things from time to time, but I'll do my best to keep this space largely work-free.
Anyway, thank you so much for being here, and welcome! I hope you enjoy your stay.
Last updated on December 21, 2025.