ROLE Lab - Research on Optimization, Learning, and Energy
Team members
Vanshaj Khattar
PhD student, fall'21-now
MS: EE, Virginia Tech
Research interests: reinforcement learning, control theory, optimization, energy
Zain ul Abdeen
PhD student, fall'21-now
MS: Mathematics, National University of Sciences and Technology
Research interests: machine learning, optimization, energy
Ahmad al-Tawaha
PhD student, fall'21-now
MS: ME, Jordan University of Science and Technology
Research interests: optimization, machine learning, control theory
Bilgehan Sel
PhD student, fall'22-now
BS: EE (minor in Mathematics), Bilkent University
Research interests: foundation models, alignment, reinforcement learning
Lanxiao Huang
PhD student, fall'22-now
MS: ECE, Virginia Tech
Research interests: cybersecurity, reinforcement learning
Deloitte AI Fellowship
Priya Shanmugasundaram
MEng student, fall'23-now
Research interests: reinforcement learning, large language models, optimization, AI safety
Runing Yang
PhD student, fall'22-now
MS: ECE, University of Southern California
Research interests: large language models, reinforcement learning
CAIA/Sanghani Center Joint Graduate Scholarship
Faizan Manzoor
MS student, fall'23-now
Research interests: large language models, power system control, cybersecurity
Alumni
- Harshal D. Kaushik (Postdoc 2021-2022), Data Scientist, Bayer Corporation
- Hardeep (MS student, 2022): Data Science Intern, Talroo
- Qasim Wani (UG student, 2021): Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer, Advex AI