Research area

Optimization

Algorithms and theory for optimization in learning and decisions.

Faculty

Adam Block Steering Committee Assistant ProfessorComputer Science Research ML Theory · Optimization · Reinforcement Learning Assistant Professor, Computer Science. Research: ML Theory, Optimization, Reinforcement Learning.

Shipra Agrawal SEAS Faculty Associate ProfessorIEOR Research ML Theory · Optimization · Reinforcement Learning Associate Professor, IEOR. Research: ML Theory, Optimization, Reinforcement Learning.

James Anderson SEAS Faculty Associate ProfessorElectrical Engineering Research Optimization · Reinforcement Learning Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering. Research: Optimization, Reinforcement Learning.

Eric Balkanski SEAS Faculty Assistant ProfessorIEOR Research Optimization Assistant Professor, IEOR. Research: Optimization.

Rachel Cummings SEAS Faculty Associate ProfessorIndustrial Engineering & Operations Research Research Bioinformatics · ML Theory · Optimization · Statistical ML Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research. Research: Bioinformatics, ML Theory, Optimization, Statistical ML.

Vineet Goyal SEAS Faculty ProfessorIEOR Research Optimization · Reinforcement Learning Professor, IEOR. Research: Optimization, Reinforcement Learning.

Garud Iyengar SEAS Faculty ProfessorIEOR Research Causality · Optimization · Statistical ML Professor, IEOR. Research: Causality, Optimization, Statistical ML.

Christian Kroer SEAS Faculty Assistant ProfessorIEOR Research Optimization Assistant Professor, IEOR. Research: Optimization.

Kaizheng Wang SEAS Faculty Assistant ProfessorIEOR Research Causality · Optimization · Statistical ML Assistant Professor, IEOR. Research: Causality, Optimization, Statistical ML.

Chris Wiggins SEAS Faculty ProfessorApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics Research Bioinformatics · Optimization · Probabilistic ML · Statistical ML Professor, Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics. Research: Bioinformatics, Optimization, Probabilistic ML, Statistical ML.

John Wright SEAS Faculty ProfessorElectrical Engineering Research Optimization · Vision Professor, Electrical Engineering. Research: Optimization, Vision.

Lily Xu SEAS Faculty Assistant ProfessorIEOR Research Causality · Optimization · Reinforcement Learning Assistant Professor, IEOR. Research: Causality, Optimization, Reinforcement Learning.

Assaf Zeevi Affiliate Faculty ProfessorBusiness Research Reinforcement Learning · Statistical ML · Optimization Professor, Business. Research: Reinforcement Learning, Statistical ML, Optimization.

Postdoctoral Researchers

TG Tomer Gafni Postdoctoral ResearcherIEOR Advised by Garud Iyengar Research Optimization Postdoctoral Researcher, IEOR. Advised by Garud Iyengar. Research: Optimization.

OP Orestis Papadigenopoulos Postdoctoral ResearcherIEOR Advisors Vineet Goyal · Assaf Zeevi Research Optimization Postdoctoral Researcher, IEOR. Advised by Vineet Goyal, Assaf Zeevi. Research: Optimization.

Fangyu Wu Postdoctoral ResearcherComputer Science Advised by Yunzhu Li Research Robotics · Optimization · Reinforcement Learning Postdoctoral Researcher, Computer Science. Advised by Yunzhu Li. Research: Robotics, Optimization, Reinforcement Learning.

Jakub Černý Postdoctoral ResearcherIEOR Advised by Christian Kroer Research Optimization Postdoctoral Researcher, IEOR. Advised by Christian Kroer. Research: Optimization.

PhD Students

Salam Afiouni PhD StudentIEOR Advised by Christian Kroer Research Optimization PhD Student, IEOR. Advised by Christian Kroer. Research: Optimization.

Icey Siyi Ai PhD StudentIEOR Advised by Lily Xu Research Optimization · Reinforcement Learning PhD Student, IEOR. Advised by Lily Xu. Research: Optimization, Reinforcement Learning.

Fatih Selim Aktaş PhD StudentIEOR Advised by Christian Kroer Research Optimization PhD Student, IEOR. Advised by Christian Kroer. Research: Optimization.

Mariam Avagyan PhD StudentElectrical Engineering Advised by John Wright Research Optimization · ML Theory PhD Student, Electrical Engineering. Advised by John Wright. Research: Optimization, ML Theory.

Darshan Chakrabarti PhD StudentIEOR Advised by Christian Kroer Research Optimization PhD Student, IEOR. Advised by Christian Kroer. Research: Optimization.

Chia-Hao Chang PhD StudentIEOR Advisors Vineet Goyal · Carri Chan Research Optimization · Reinforcement Learning PhD Student, IEOR. Advised by Vineet Goyal, Carri Chan. Research: Optimization, Reinforcement Learning.

Jason Chatzitheodorou PhD StudentIEOR Advised by Eric Balkanski Research Optimization PhD Student, IEOR. Advised by Eric Balkanski. Research: Optimization.

Ting Chen PhD StudentStatistics Advised by Micah Goldblum Research Deep Learning · Optimization · Probabilistic ML PhD Student, Statistics. Advised by Micah Goldblum. Research: Deep Learning, Optimization, Probabilistic ML.

Soufiane Fafe PhD StudentIEOR Advisors Vineet Goyal · Rachel Cummings Research Optimization PhD Student, IEOR. Advised by Vineet Goyal, Rachel Cummings. Research: Optimization.

KF Kasra Fallah PhD StudentElectrical Engineering Advised by James Anderson Research Optimization PhD Student, Electrical Engineering. Advised by James Anderson. Research: Optimization.

AH Ariana Haghighi PhD StudentElectrical Engineering Advisors James Anderson · Matthias Preindl Research Optimization PhD Student, Electrical Engineering. Advised by James Anderson, Matthias Preindl. Research: Optimization.

Siddhant Iyer PhD StudentNeurobiology & Behavior Advisors Nuttida Rungratsameetaweemana · Stefano Fusi Research Optimization PhD Student, Neurobiology & Behavior. Advised by Nuttida Rungratsameetaweemana, Stefano Fusi. Research: Optimization.

Noah Krever PhD Student Advisors Lily Xu · Rachel Cummings Research Optimization · Probabilistic ML · Statistical ML PhD Student. Advised by Lily Xu, Rachel Cummings. Research: Optimization, Probabilistic ML, Statistical ML.

Arjun Mani PhD StudentComputer Science Advisors Carl Vondrick · Richard Zemel Research Deep Learning · Optimization PhD Student, Computer Science. Advised by Carl Vondrick, Richard Zemel. Research: Deep Learning, Optimization.

Tianlong Nan PhD StudentIEOR Advised by Christian Kroer Research Optimization PhD Student, IEOR. Advised by Christian Kroer. Research: Optimization.

Anson Shyu PhD StudentIndustrial Engineering & Operations Research Advised by Lily Xu Research Optimization PhD Student, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research. Advised by Lily Xu. Research: Optimization.

LT Leonardo Felipe Toso PhD StudentElectrical Engineering Advised by James Anderson Research Optimization · ML Theory · Reinforcement Learning PhD Student, Electrical Engineering. Advised by James Anderson. Research: Optimization, ML Theory, Reinforcement Learning.

Tim Wang PhD StudentElectrical Engineering Advised by John Wright Research Optimization · ML Theory PhD Student, Electrical Engineering. Advised by John Wright. Research: Optimization, ML Theory.

YW Yiqian Wu PhD StudentElectrical Engineering Advised by James Anderson Research Optimization PhD Student, Electrical Engineering. Advised by James Anderson. Research: Optimization.

YW Yuhang Wu PhD StudentIEOR Advisors Kaizheng Wang · Assaf Zeevi Research Optimization PhD Student, IEOR. Advised by Kaizheng Wang, Assaf Zeevi. Research: Optimization.

Jingkai Yan PhD StudentElectrical Engineering Advised by John Wright Research Optimization · Deep Learning PhD Student, Electrical Engineering. Advised by John Wright. Research: Optimization, Deep Learning.

David Yang PhD StudentIEOR Advisors Christian Kroer · Tianyi Lin Research Optimization PhD Student, IEOR. Advised by Christian Kroer, Tianyi Lin. Research: Optimization.

Zongjun Yang PhD StudentIEOR Advised by Christian Kroer Research Optimization PhD Student, IEOR. Advised by Christian Kroer. Research: Optimization.

DZ Donglin Zhan PhD StudentElectrical Engineering Advised by James Anderson Research Optimization · Reinforcement Learning PhD Student, Electrical Engineering. Advised by James Anderson. Research: Optimization, Reinforcement Learning.

Cherlin Zhu PhD StudentIEOR Advised by Eric Balkanski Research Optimization PhD Student, IEOR. Advised by Eric Balkanski. Research: Optimization.

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Research Areas

01Agents 02Bioinformatics 03Causality 04Deep Learning 05Explainable AI 06Graphics 07ML Theory 08Natural Language 09Optimization 10Probabilistic ML 11Reinforcement Learning 12Robotics 13Statistical ML 14Vision