Hartvigsen Group

Mentoring Philosophy

While our group studies impactful, fast-paced, and exciting problems, we emphasize healthy work-life balance and general wellbeing to maintain sustainable quality of life.

I aim to broaden participation in machine learning research in all aspects: I welcome folks from all walks of life into my group and I do my best to accommodate everyone's situation.

Conducting successful research should be fun and involve diving deep into details. To facilitate this, we work together to define concrete problems we are both excited about.

I encourage and seek independence at all stages of your degree.

A big component of doing a PhD is self-discovery, so I encourage students to try new things and read broadly. One way I facilitate this is through a weekly paper-reading group.

Supervision logistics: I meet each student 1:1 for 1 hour per week. This meeting is student-led and often focuses on research updates and feedback. I try to be available as much as possible for paper-writing and other support.

Joining

I am not currently recruiting PhD students to start Fall 2024 (feel free to let me know you're interested in applying next year, but I can't promise a response to every email)

If you are a current student at UVA looking to do a project with me, please send me an email with "[CURRENT STUDENT]" in the subject line and mention the direction you're most excited about and why.