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

PhDs


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

Master Students


Krishna Sri Ipsit Mantri

Joined the group in Fall 2023
B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 2022

Research topic: explaining optimization models using LLM

email: mantrik@purdue.edu


Abdullah Khan

Joined the group in Fall 2023
B.Tech., Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, 2022

Research topic: explaining machine learning models using LLM

email: khan440@purdue.edu