About Kevin

Research first, people in mind

I'm a PhD student at the University of Technology Sydney, working with Marian-Andrei Rizoiu in the Behavioural Data Science Lab. My research looks at how information spreads online and how to keep machine learning models a little more robust when faced with the messiness of the real world. Before the PhD, I studied at the University of Sydney (and somehow graduated with a University Medal). Teaching data science and ML became a favourite way to understand tough ideas—there's nothing like explaining a concept to realise where the gaps are. Outside academia I usually carry a film camera, hunt for the next coffee spot, or sweat it out at the gym. I rotate hobbies like archery, and I'm always down to trade recommendations for diving, skydiving, or the best flat white in Sydney. If you want to chat about research, photography, or travel-fuelled ideas, feel free to reach out. If you'd like to talk about research, photography, or the eternal debate over the best flat white in Sydney, feel free to reach out!

📍 Sydney based🏛 Behavioural Data Science Lab @ UTS🧑‍🏫 Teaching ML + Data Science @ USYD

Focus areas

Information diffusion & online narrative dynamics

Dynamic & temporal graph learning on social platforms

Multimodal representation learning for text, images & video

Misinformation & disinformation modelling

At a glance

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Lab talks

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Manuscripts

Story so far

Timeline

2025 – Present

PhD · University of Technology Sydney

Behavioural Data Science Lab

Research in information diffusion and trustworthy machine learning.

2021 – 2025

B.Adv. Computing (Honours) and B.Sc., University of Sydney

Computational Data Science and Mathematics

Honours Class I, University Medal in Advanced Computing, Dalyell Scholar.

2023 – 2024

Exchange programme, ETH Zürich

Computer science and mathematics

One-semester exchange in computer science and mathematics.

2019 – 2021

Foundation studies, University of Melbourne

Psychology and mathematics

Foundation coursework in psychology and mathematics.

Community

Teaching & sharing

  • TA · 2024 S2 COMP5328/4328 Advanced Machine Learning
  • TA · 2025 S2 DATA1002/1902 Informatics: Data and Computation
  • Guest lecture on ChatGPT, training, and applications

Collaborate

Open to thoughtful work

Open to research collaborations, talks, and teaching ideas. If you think I could be a good fit, feel free to get in touch.