team

Principal Investigator


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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


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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


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Waquar Kaleem

Joined group in Fall 2022

Research topic: Machine learning methods for discrete optimization

Email: wzk5140@psu.edu
Links: Linkedin | Google Scholar


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Taehyeon Kwon

Joined group in Fall 2023

Research topic: Machine learning for Stochastic Optimization

Email: tzk5446@psu.edu
Links: Linkedin | Google Scholar


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Tianyang (Tom) Yi

Joined group in Fall 2022

Research topic: Statistical and optimization methods for power flow operations

Email: tjy5245@psu.edu
Links:


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Jessica Udomsrirungruang

Joined group in Fall 2025

Research topic: Machine learning methods for discrete optimization

Email: sku5116@psu.edu
Links: LinkedIn

M.S. Students


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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


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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)