Research

I work at the intersection of machine learning, biophysics, and engineering, from protein and RNA design at UC Berkeley & UCSF to spacecraft propulsion and tracking at Princeton Satellite Systems.

2026

1. Starfire: Fusion Power for Human Mars Missions

   Layla M. Aboud, Michael Paluszek, Joyce Mo, Sarah Fry

   AIAA ASCEND

   Paper
2. Advanced Space Propulsion

   Michael Paluszek, Christopher A. Galea, Parisa Mirdamadi, Joyce Mo, Layla Mohsen, Stephanie J. Thomas

   Elsevier

   Book

2025

1. Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Amplifiers for Fusion Plasma Heating and Control

   Michael Paluszek, Christopher Galea, Joyce Mo, Sangeeta Punjabi-Vinoth, Minjie Chen, Tanuj Sen, et al.

   Fusion Science and Technology 82(7), 1364–1382

   Paper
2. Enhancing Reinforcement Learning for Population Setpoint Tracking in Co-cultures

   Sebastián Espinel-Ríos, Joyce Mo, Dongda Zhang, Ehecatl Antonio del Rio-Chanona, José L. Avalos

   IFAC-PapersOnLine 59(6), 61–66 (DYCOPS 2025)

   Paper
3. Multi-Sensor Target Tracking using Track-Oriented Multiple Hypothesis Testing and Deep Learning

   Joyce Mo, Michael Paluszek, Angela Kwon

   Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference (AMOS)

   Paper

2024

1. A Health Inequality Analysis of Childhood Asthma Prevalence in Urban Australia

   Ewan Cameron, Joyce Mo, Charles Yu

   Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 154(2), 285–296

   Paper