William Howard-Snyder

I’m William Howard‑Snyder, a second-year PhD student in Computer Science at Princeton University, where I’m fortunate to be advised by Ben Raphael. My research lies at the intersection of computational biology, probabilistic modeling, and algorithm design. In particular, I focus on developing methods to better understand stochastic processes in biology, such as viral evolution and mammalian embryogenesis. I’m broadly interested in probabilistic modeling, inference algorithms, and theory that connects to real data.

Before Princeton, I completed an MS in Computer Science at the University of Washington, where I worked in the Matsen Lab on improving uncertainty quantification for large, densely sampled viral datasets. I earned my BS in Computer Science and BA in Philosophy (both in 2022) at the University of Washington.