If you are a student interested in joining our group, please see this note.

Group Members

PhD Students

	Yifan Yang (OSU ISE PhD, Spring 2020 - ) [Homepage] Yifan is a PhD student in Integrated System Engineering at The Ohio State University. He obtained his MSc in Statistics from Georgia Tech, and dual BSc degrees in Mathematics and Economics from University of Washington, Seattle. His main research interests lie in decision making under uncertainty, data analytics, and optimization, with a focus on statistical data debiasing algorithms for fair algorithmic decision making.
	Sura Alhanouti (OSU ISE PhD, Autumn 2021 - ) [LinkedIn] Sura is a PhD student in Integrated Systems Engineering at The Ohio State University. She received her BSc in Industrial Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology. Her research is at the intersection of data analytics, algorithmic decision making, and game theory.
	Raman Ebrahimi (UCSD ECE PhD, Fall 2022 - ) [Homepage][LinkedIn] Raman is a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. Prior to joining our group, he received his BSc degree in Industrial Engineering from the Sharif University of Technology in 2022. His research is on decision making and learning on multilayer networks.
	Atefeh Mollabagher (UCSD ECE PhD, Fall 2023 - ) Atefeh is a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. Prior to joining our group, she received her BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tehran in 2023. Her research is on multi-agent reinforcement learning.

Undergraduate Students

Past PhD Students

Pradeep Sharma Oruganti (OSU MAE PhD, Autumn 2021 - Spring 2023) [LinkedIn]

Pradeep was a PhD student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University. He was co-advised by Dr. Qadeer Ahmed and Dr. Naghizadeh. His research in our group was on game theoretical modeling and analysis of security decision making in cyber physical systems, with applications in automotive cyber security. He completed a PhD thesis on "Safety and Security Assurance for Automotive Systems". Next: Cruise.

Past MSc Students

	Altan Turkoglu (OSU ECE MSc, Spring 2022 - Spring 2023) [Google Scholar] Altan was a master's student in the ECE department at The Ohio State University. He completed his MSc thesis on "Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning and Information Sharing". Altan's other research interests are in computational biology and bioinformatics. He plans to leverage data analytic methods at medical school in the future. Next: M.D./Ph.D. at OSU.
	Abhishek Vijaykumar (OSU ECE MSc, Spring 2021 - Spring 2022) [Homepage][LinkedIn] Abhishek was a Master's student in the ECE department at The Ohio State University. His research interests are at the intersection of machine learning and signal processing. He completed the MSc project "Recursive A-Scores: A Framework for Algorithmically Fair Feature Selection" on automated feature selection for algorithmic fairness. Next: Micron Technology.
	Xue Zheng (OSU ECE MSc, Spring 2021 - Autumn 2021) [Homepage][LinkedIn] Xue was an MSc student in our group at The Ohio State University from Spring 2021 through Autumn 2021, where she completed her M.Sc. thesis on "Learning Directed Collaboration Graphs for Peer-to-Peer Personalized Learning". Her research interests are in federated learning, distributed learning, and optimization. Next: ECE PhD student at OSU. Publications: X. Zheng, P. Naghizadeh, A. Yener. "DiPLe: Learning Directed Collaboration Graphs for Peer-to-Peer Personalized Learning", in ITW 2022.

Past BSc Students

	Ishika Gupta (OSU ECE BSc, Summer 2023) Ishika was a third-year BSc student in the ECE department at OSU. She worked on developing agent-based simulation tools to investigate dynamic decision making on multilayer networks. She completed a summer internship in our lab as part of the TEK8 program, and continued working on translating her research experience into educational modules for local middle school classrooms during Autumn 2023.
	Ian Thompson (OSU ECE BSc, Summer 2022 - Spring 2023) [LinkedIn] Ian was a Computer Science and Philosophy major at OSU (class of 2023), where he was an Eminence Fellow and an Honors Student. He completed an Undergraduate Honors Thesis on investigating the impacts of statistical data biases on algorithmic fairness.
	Jiaqi Xu (OSU CSE BSc, Summer 2022 - Spring 2023) Jiaqi was a Computer Science student at OSU (class of 2023). He conducted independent BSc research in our group, investigating the effects of strategic information sharing in multiagent reinforcement learning. Next: CSE MSc at University of Michigan.
	Yiqiao Liao (OSU CSE BSc, Summer 2021 - Summer 2022) Yiqiao was a Computer Science student at OSU (class of 2022). He investigated the robustness of different fairness measures introduced in the literature against statistical data biases. Next: CSE MSc at UPenn. Publications: Y. Liao and P. Naghizadeh. "The Impacts of Labeling Biases on Fairness Criteria", (poster) at the ICLR 2022 workshop on Socially Responsible Machine Learning. Y. Liao and P. Naghizadeh. "Social Bias Meets Data Bias: The Impacts of Labeling and Measurement Errors on Fairness Criteria", in AAAI 2023 (~19.6% acceptance rate).
	Katherine Lovelace (OSU Math and AAAS BS, Summer 2022) Katherine was a junior majoring in Math and African American and African Studies at OSU. She conducted independent research on the relation between existing algorithmic fairness criteria and US anti-discrimination laws during Summer 2022. Next: Math and AAAS BSc at OSU.
	Abby Nichter (OSU CE BSc, Summer 2021 - Spring 2022) [Homepage][LinkedIn] Abby was an undergraduate researcher in our group during her junior year as a Computer Engineering student at OSU. She also serves as the Society of Women Engineering Education Co-Director at OSU. Her research in our group was on studying algorithmic fairness incentives in competitive markets. Next: CE BSc student at OSU (class of 2023).
	McKenna Hollinger (OSU CSE BSc, Spring 2022) [LinkedIn] McKenna was an undergraduate researcher in our group during her junior year as a Computer Science student at OSU. McKenna explored ethical issues in algorithmic decision making, with a focus on privacy. Next: CSE BSc student at OSU (class of 2023).
	Adam Wang (OSU ISE BS, Autumn 2021) [LinkedIn] Adam completed a dual degree in Integrated Systems Engineering (specialization in Data Analytics) and Computer Science (specialization in AI) at OSU (class of 2022). His research in our group was on the use of agent-based simulation to study opinion dynamics on multilayer networks. Next: MSc at GaTech.
	Jessica Griffin (OSU ISE BSc/MSc, Summer 2021) [LinkedIn] Jessica was an undergraduate student researcher in our group during Summer 2021, where she studied the impacts of statistical data biases on algorithmic fairness. Next: Master’s in industrial and systems engineering at OSU with a specialization in supply chain and logistics.
	Russell Zhu (OSU CSE BSc, Summer 2021) [GitHub][LinkedIn] Russell was an undergraduate student researcher in our group during Summer 2021, where he completed a summer independent research course on algorithmic bias. Next: BSc in CSE, planning on graduating with both a MS and BS by 2024 specializing in AI or software engineering.
	Mingwei Qiu (OSU CSE BS, Summer 2021) Mingwei was a Computer Science student at OSU (class of 2023). She conducted independent research on algorithmic decision making and ethical AI in our group during Summer 2021. Next: CSE BSc at OSU.

Past High School Students

	Armela Hasanbelli (Junior, Metro High School, Spring 2023) Armela was a member of our group during her junior year at Metro High School. She was worked on her Capstone Project on investigating the impacts of statistical data biases on algorithmic fairness.
	Shahid Maniar (Junior, Metro High School, Spring 2023) Shahid was a member of our group during his junior year at Metro High School. He worked on his Capstone Project on investigating the impacts of statistical data biases on algorithmic fairness.

Becoming a member

Prospective graduate students: We are always looking for motivated Ph.D. students, with a strong mathematical background and interest in interdisciplinary research, to join our research group. If you are interested in joining our group, please apply directly to the graduate program, and mention my name in your application. If you would like to send me an email, please include your CV and a brief description of your research experience and interests. I apologize in advance as I am unable to respond to all emails.

Undergraduate students at UCSD: If you are interested in our group’s research, please send me an email with your CV and a brief description of any past research/project experiences.