Principal Investigator

Ryan P. Adams

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Postdoctoral Fellows

Cyrill Bösch

Eder Medina

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Mehran Mirramezani

I am an NSF Computing Innovation Postdoctoral Scholar under the direction of Professor Ryan P. Adams in Computer Science at Princeton University. My postdoctoral research focuses on introducing novel computational modeling paradigms integrating computational mechanics, machine learning architectures, and advanced optimization techniques to develop innovative data-driven and learning-based modeling approaches for modern engineering problem-solving. Prior to Princeton, I completed my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at University of California Berkeley.

Jenny (Ni) Zhan

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I am a postdoctoral researcher in the lab, currently working on machine learning and simulation for atomic scale materials. I completed my BS from UT Austin, and PhD in chemical engineering and MS in machine learning (ML) at Carnegie Mellon University, where I worked on physical phenomena of liquid alloys using molecular dynamics simulation, neural network potentials, and uncertainty quantification methods for ML.


Graduate Students

Joshua Aduol

Alex Guerra

Nick Richardson

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Geoffrey Roeder

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Olga Solodova

Yaqian Tang

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Sowmya Thanvantri

Kathryn Wantlin

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My research interests center around the design of algorithms for machine learning and multi-agent systems that are flexible, robust, and generalizable, with applications in engineering, natural sciences, and the arts. Recently, I’ve been thinking about decentralized morphogenesis and the joint evolution of control and morphology in nature and reproducing these properties in engineered systems. Previously, I received my M.S.E. from Princeton University and my A.B. from Harvard University, both in computer science.

Cindy Zhang

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I am broadly interested in machine learning methods that are theoretically motivated and have applications in materials science. Currently, my work focuses on symmetry groups and Fourier representations in machine learning. Prior to starting my PhD, I completed my bachelor’s degree at MIT, where I worked on ML fairness research with Professor Devavrat Shah.


Undergraduate Students

Alexandra Maxwell

Aditya Palaparthi

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Hi, I’m Aditya! I’m an undergraduate student studying computer science at Princeton. Here at LIPS, I work on finding better solutions for common mechanical design problems using deep generative modeling. My research interests are generative modeling, ML-accelerated design/simulation, and deep reinforcement learning, but I am always exploring new research in the AI space. Outside of the lab, I love teaching CS and enjoy designing/building full-stack applications.

Yash Sharma

I am undergraduate student at Princeton University in the Math department with interests in Probability Theory and Machine Learning. At LIPS, I am working on solving PDE constrained optimization problems using stochastic methods.


Alumni and Friends

  • Jordan Ash
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  • Jonathan Huggins
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  • Andrew Miller
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