Biography
I am a Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon University advised by Prof. Sean Qian. I recieved my B.S. from Stony Brook University, where I worked with Prof. Susu Xu.
Outside of school, my hobbies include playing cello and powerlifting. I also used to solve Rubik’s cubes competitively.
Interests
- Reinforcement Learning
- Optimization
- Causal Inference
- Traffic Routing
Education
PhD, Engineering and Machine Learning, 2028
Carnegie Mellon University
BS, Applied Math and Computer Science, 2024
Stony Brook University
Work Experience
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Machine Learning Engineer Intern
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Software Engineering Intern
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Software Engineering Intern
Research Experience
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Graduate Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Sean Qian
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Susu Xu
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant:
- AMS 341 - Linear Programming, Stony Brook University, Fall 2023
- CSE 214 - Data Structures, Stony Brook University, Spring 2023
- HON 101 - Honors College Freshman Seminar, Stony Brook University, Fall 2022
- AMS 326 - Numerical Analysis, Stony Brook University, Summer 2021
Projects
Awards and Honors
Selected Awards:
- SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, 2024 [SBU News]
- Tau Beta Pi Schlarship, 2023
- Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, 2023 [SBU News]
- Undergraduate Researcher of the Month (April 2023), Stony Brook University [Interview] [SBU News]
- URECA Summer Research Fellowship, Stony Brook University, 2022
- URECA Summer Research Fellowship, Stony Brook University, 2021
- Honor Graduate, Shaker High School, 2019
Honor Societies:
- Phi Beta Kappa, 2024
- Sigma Xi, 2024
- Tau Beta Pi, 2021
Contact
- abae@andrew.cmu.edu
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Earth
- linkedin.com/in/werdnabae