team
Principal Investigator
Anirudh Subramanyam
Charles and Enid Schneider Early Career Assistant Professor,
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,
Penn State University
Email: subramanyam@psu.edu
Links: Biosketch | CV | Google Scholar | Penn State Profile
Ph.D. Students
Jaeseok Choi
Joined group in Fall 2023
Research topic: Stochastic Optimization, Data-driven optimization, Optimization for extreme events Jaeseok earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Yonsei University, South Korea in 2021 and 2023, respectively.
Email: jxc6747@psu.edu
Links: ORCID
Waquar Kaleem
Joined group in Fall 2022
Research topic: Machine learning methods for discrete optimization
Email: wzk5140@psu.edu
Links: Linkedin | Google Scholar
Taehyeon Kwon
Joined group in Fall 2023
Research topic: Machine learning for Stochastic Optimization
Email: tzk5446@psu.edu
Links: Linkedin | Google Scholar
Tianyang (Tom) Yi
Joined group in Fall 2022
Research topic: Statistical and optimization methods for power flow operations
Email: tjy5245@psu.edu
Links:
Jessica Udomsrirungruang
Joined group in Fall 2025
Research topic: Machine learning methods for discrete optimization
Email: sku5116@psu.edu
Links: LinkedIn
M.S. Students
Tingxue (Tania) Gu
Joined group in Spring 2024
Research topic: Models for planning electric vehicle charging infrastructure
Email: tfg5186@psu.edu
Links: Linkedin
D.Eng. Students
Nick Deskevich
Joined group in Fall 2024
Research topic: Stochastic modeling and predictive planning for manufacturing systems
I am a senior engineer at SilcoTek, where I specialize in designing Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) systems, scaling up systems from R&D to production, and improving system reliability and performance. I enjoy bringing data analytics together with strategic planning.
Email: npd111@psu.edu
Links: Linkedin
Undergraduate Researchers
Eduardo Lopez Ledezma
Joined group in Spring 2023
Research topic: Machine learning for embedded planning & scheduling applications
Email: eduardolopez@psu.edu
Links: Linkedin
Former Group Members
- Anand Deo (Visiting Scholar, 2024): Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
- Harshita Ayala (M.S., 2022–2024): Business Process Engineer, Western Governors University
- Sivakumaran Pazhani (M.S., 2023–2024): Planning Specialist, Stellantis
- Natalie Grim (B.S., 2023)
- Sai Rakshith S (Undergraduate Intern, 2022-2024)