Thanks for the reference. I didn't know that there is a paper behind it. However, I'd say it's quite unlikely. First, he had a supervisor Stephen Chong back in

Thanks for the reference. I didn't know that there is a paper behind it. However, I'd say it's quite unlikely. First, he had a supervisor Stephen Chong back in Harvard who co-authored the paper. It's unclear who should get the credit on that particular thesis. Second, the paper has unexciting citation count (200+). Lastly, he stopped publishing and is not in academia any more.