Group Members
We are actively looking for new PhD students, Postdocs to join the team (see openings) !
Postdoctoral Researchers
Kaiyu Cao
Joined the group in Summer 2022
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2022
Research topic: multiscale algorithms
email: cao425@purdue.edu
Gonzalo Esteban Constante Flores
Joined the group in Spring 2023
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2022
Research topic: power systems optimization
email: geconsta@purdue.edu
PhD Students
Asha Ramanujam
Joined the group in Fall 2021
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2021
Research topic: electrification, stochastic programming
email: aramanuj@purdue.edu
Yen-Chun Lu
Joined the group in Fall 2022
Co-advised with Xiaoping Bao
B.S., Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2021
Research topic: machine learning for stem cell
email: lu992@purdue.edu
Hao Chen
Joined the group in Fall 2022
MPhil, Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, 2021
B.Eng., Chemical Engineering, University of Nottingham, 2020
Research topic: explainable machine learning
email: chen4433@purdue.edu
Akshdeep Singh Ahluwalia
Joined the group in Fall 2023
B.Tech. + M.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 2023
Research topic: distributed optimization for data sharing
email: ahluwala@purdue.edu
Sai Madhukiran Kompalli
Joined the group in Fall 2023
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2022
M.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 2021
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Osmania University, 2020
Research topic: explaining optimization and machine learning models using LLM
email: skompall@purdue.edu
Hsuan-Han Chiu
Joined the group in Fall 2024
M.S., Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 2023
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Chang Gung University, 2021
Research topic: analysis of single cell RNA datasets using LLMs
email: Chiu137@purdue.edu
Shraman Pal
Joined the group in Fall 2024
B.Tech. + M.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 2024
Research topic: explainable and physics-informed machine learning
email: pal52@purdue.edu
Piyush Sharma
Joined the group in Fall 2024
Co-advised with Brian Tackett
M.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, 2023
B.Eng., Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Science & Technology, Pilani, 2020
Research topic: optimization methods for electrochemical engineering
email: sharm984@purdue.edu
Master’s Students
Rahul Nahar
Joined the group in Spring 2024
B.S., Computer Science, University of Wollongong, 2022
Research topic: explainable AI using LLMs for fault detection
email: rnahar@purdue.edu
Adam Elyoumi
Joined the group in Spring 2024
M.S., Applied Mathematics, Ecole Centrale de Nantes (France), 2022
Research topic: reinforcement learning for the Blending problem
email: aelyoumi@purdue.edu
Ashley Jojan Varghese
Joined the group in Spring 2024
B.S., Computer Science, Purdue University, 2023
Research topic: AI/ML for single cell RNA analysis
email: varghes8@purdue.edu
Visiting Scholars
Chun-Cheng Chang
Joined the group in Fall 2024
Affiliation: China Steel Corporation
email: chan1110@purdue.edu
Alumni
Chi Zhang (Postdoc, 2022-2023): Postdoc, University of Central Florida
Abdullah Khan (Master’s Student, 2023-2024): Software Engineer, Cisco
Krishna Sri Ipsit Mantri (Master’s Student, 2023-2024): Master Student, Purdue University