Postdocs

PhD Students

Undergraduate Students

Joining

I am recruiting 2 PhD students to start Fall 2025. If you are interested in joining my group as a PhD student in Fall 2025 in Data Science or Computer Science, please send me an email with "[PHD APPLICANT]" in the subject line (even if you just have questions). Please also include your CV, briefly describe your research vision, and mention which of our recent papers aligns best with your interests and why. Due to a large volume of requests, I cannot promise responses to emails that don't meet these criteria. If your email meets these criteria and you think I've missed it, please follow up!

If you are a current Undergraduate, Masters, or PhD student at UVA looking to do a project with me, please send me an email with "[CURRENT STUDENT]" in the subject line, describe your interests (as specifically as possible), and mention which which of our recent papers aligns best with your interests and why.

I am not recruiting Masters students through the data science program at this point. If you are already a Masters student at UVA, please feel free to get in touch as described above. However, I am not recruiting new masters students through our masters program.

Mentoring Philosophy

While our group studies exciting and fast-paced problems, we emphasize a healthy work-life balance and general wellbeing.

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, students and I work together to define concrete problems we are both excited about.

I encourage and foster independence at all stages of students' degrees.

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.

Sponsorship