Current CODES Lab Members
Shirantha Welikala
shiran27@bu.edu
PhD Student,
Division of Systems Engineering
Shirantha’s research focus is on developing algorithms to solve static and dynamic optimization problems in distributed multi-agent systems.
Salomon Wollenstein Betech
salomonw@bu.edu
PhD Student,
Division of Systems Engineering
Salomón is interested in the use of optimization, machine learning and data analytics to improve the performance of networked systems with applications to Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Wei Xiao
xiaowei@bu.edu
PhD Student,
Division of Systems Engineering
Wei’s research interests include Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs), Robotics, Lyapunov methods, Machine Learning, Temporal Logic.
Rebecca Swaszek
swaszek@bu.edu
PhD Student,
Division of Systems Engineering
Rebecca’s research interests include the model and control of transportation systems in an event-driven manner with applications to “smart” cities.
Yue Joyce Zhang
joycez@bu.edu
PhD Student,
Division of Systems Engineering
Yue’s research interests include optimization, optimal control of hybrid systems and big data analytics, with applications to intelligent transportation systems.
Rui Chen
ruic@bu.edu
PhD Student,
Division of Systems Engineering
Rui’s interests are in the development of models and methods for traffic systems with performance guarantees and applications to Traffic Light Control.
Jimmy Queeney
jqueeney@bu.edu
PhD Student,
Division of Systems Engineering
Jimmy is interested in developing robust, data-driven methods to learn optimal treatment policies for personalized medicine.
Arian Houshmand
arianh@bu.edu
PhD Student,
Division of Systems Engineering
Arian’s research interests include developing and implementing of novel routing and control algorithms for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles in smart cities.
Selected Recent CODES Lab Members
Christos G. Panayiotou
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Deputy Director, KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence, University of Cyprus
PhD Thesis: Sample Path Optimization Techniques for Dynamic Resource Allocation in Discrete Event Systems
Kağan Gökbayrak
Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Turkey
PhD Thesis: New Optimization Methods for Complex Systems
Wei Li
Principal Engineer and Team Lead, MathWorks Inc., Natick, MA
PhD Thesis: Cooperative Control and applications to UAV and Sensor Networks
Shixin (Brenda) Zhuang
Consulting Engineer and Engineering Manager, MathWorks Inc., Natick, MA
PhD Thesis: Optimization Approaches for Reducing Energy Consumption in Wireless Sensor Nodes and Networks
Lei Miao
Assistant Professor, Mechatronics Engineering, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN.
PhD Thesis: Energy-Latency Trade-Offs in Real-Time Wireless Sensor Networks
Haining Yu
Scientist, Amazon, Seattle, WA
PhD Thesis: Perturbation Analysis of Feedback-Controlled Stochastic Flow Systems
Xu (Nikko) Ning
Engineering Manager, Uber, Seattle, WA
PhD Thesis: Control and Optimization Approaches for Power Management in Wireless Sensor Networks
Minyi Zhong
Software Engineer, Microsoft Corp., Seattle, WA
PhD Thesis: Distributed control and optimization for power limited cooperative systems
Chen Yao
Senior R&D Program Manager, Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN
PhD Thesis: Perturbation Analysis, Optimization and Resource Contention Games in Stochastic Hybrid Systems
Tao (Reno) Wang
Senior Manager, Alibaba, Hangzhou, China
PhD Thesis: Control and optimization approaches for power management in energy-aware battery-powered systems
Ali Kebarighotbi
Director, Statistical Learning Systems, Affinova, Boston, MA
PhD Thesis: Perturbation Analysis in Fluid Scheduling and Optimization of Stochastic Hybrid Systems
Jianfeng Mao
Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
PhD thesis: Dynamic Energy Management in Resource Limited Systems with Real-Time Constraints
Yanfeng Geng
Quantitative Developer/Analyst, Geode Capital Management LLC, Boston, MA
PhD Thesis: Optimization Methods for Intelligent Transportation Systems in Urban Settings
Xuchao Lin
Director, Data Analysis Dept., Zhejiang Shenqi E-commerce Co. Ltd., Huangzhou, China
PhD Thesis: Optimal Control Approaches for Persistent Monitoring Problems.
Julia Lima Fleck
Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering , Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
PhD Thesis: Topics in Perturbation Analysis for Stochastic Hybrid Systems
Yasaman Khazaeni
Research Manager, IBM Research AI, Cambridge, MA
PhD Thesis: An event-driven approach to control and optimization of multi-agent systems
Sepideh Pourazarm
Senior Data Scientist, Global Research and Analytic Development, Nielsen Corp., Needham, MA
PhD Thesis: Control and Optimization Approaches for Energy-Limited Systems: Applications to Wireless Sensor Networks and Battery-Powered Vehicles
Xinmiao Sun (孙新苗)
Assistant Professor, School of Automation and Electrical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
PhD Thesis: Static and Dynamic Optimization Problems in Cooperative Multi-Agent Systems
Nan Zhou
Senior Quality Engineer, MathWorks Inc., Natick, MA
PhD Thesis: Cooperative Control for Multi-Agent Persistent Monitoring Problems
Xiangyu Meng
Assistant Professor, Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Post Doctoral Associate, 2017-19
