About Me

I am a U.S. Fulbright Research Scholar at EPFL, advised by Professor Bruno Correia at the Laboratory of Protein Design and Immunoengineering. I previously graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College, earning a bachelor’s degree in Statistics and a concurrent master’s degree in Computer Science. I am also an alumnus of The Peddie School.

My research interests are focused on AI for science and medicine, with a particular focus on developing AI tools for 1. modeling molecular interactions and 2. designing proteins and small molecules with novel therapeutic or chemical applications. I am interested in geometric ML, diffusion, multimodal, and agentic AI approaches for tackling these scientific challenges.

Post-Fulbright, I will be pursuing my PhD in Medical Engineering & Medical Physics (MEMP) in the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences & Technology program. I was awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for my PhD studies.

If we have shared interests, please feel free to email me at richardyxz@gmail.com for collaboration, mentorship, or just to connect!