PhD Students
Songyang Han
Songyang Han received the B.Eng degree in automation from Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, in 2015, and the M.S. degree in electronic science and technology from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, in 2018. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in computer science and engineering from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA. His current research interests include autonomous car, machine learning, optimization, and control theory.
Email: songyang.han[at]uconn[dot]edu
Tristan Pepin
Lynn (a.k.a. Tristan) Pepin graduated from the UConn School of Engineering in Spring 2018 and started PhD studies for C.S.E. in Fall 2018. He got into programming and computer science as a hobby, making games and cellular automata. As of the start of Fall 2018, He mainly works on machine learning for cybersecurity. He has also worked as a tutor for math and science courses, and as a TA for CSE 1729.
Email: lynn.pepin[at]uconn[dot]edu
Sihong He
Sihong He received her bachelor’s degree in Financial Mathematics from Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China, in 2017, and her master’s degree in Statistics from the University of California, Irvine, CA, USA in 2019. She is currently a PhD student in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA. Her current research interests include data-driven optimization, machine learning, optimal control, etc.
Email: sihong.he[at]uconn[dot]edu
Jiangwei Wang
Jiangwei Wang received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Xian JIaotong University, Xian, China, in 2018. He is currently a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA. Previously he worked on underwater wireless power and data transfer. His current research interests include cyber-physical system security and reinforcement learning.
Email: jiangwei.wang[at]uconn[dot]edu
Zhili Zhang
Zhili Zhang received his B.Eng degree in computer science (minor in mathematics) from University of Hong Kong in 2018, and the M.S. degree in computer science from New York University, Tandon School of Engineering in 2020. He joined UConn as a PhD student in computer science and engineering starting in Spring 2021 and his current research interests include reinforcement learning and game theory.
Email: zhili.zhang[at]uconn[dot]edu
Sanbao Su
Sanbao Su received the bachelor’s degree in automation from Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, in 2016, and the master’s degree in electronic science and technology from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, in 2019. He worked as a software engineer in Shanghai Huawei Technologies Company, China, from 2019 to 2021. He joined UConn as a PhD student in computer science and engineering starting in Autumn 2021 and his current research interests include reinforcement learning and optimal control.
Email: sanbao.su[at]uconn[dot]edu
Undergraduate Students
McNair Scholar and Fellow
I am a faculty mentor for the McNair Scholar and Fellow program. McNair Scholars are STEM majors who are first-generation college students, from low socioeconomic households, and/or self-identify as underrepresented racial or ethnic groups in higher education. The program provides year-round, academic and holistic support to help students establish undergraduate research projects early in their undergraduate career. The ultimate goals are to equip students with the tools to be competitively considered for graduate school admission, and to ensure retention and graduation from UConn.
Steven Santos
Steven Santos a senior McNair scholar pursuing a computer science degree concentrating in computational data analysis at UConn. My research interests include machine learning and artificial intelligence. I enjoy exercising, listening to music and watching baseball.
Shihab Khalfalla
Shihab Khalfalla is a sophomore majoring in Computer Science and Engineering at UConn, as well as a McNair Fellow for Fall 2020. He is currently interested in researching machine learning and artificial intelligence in the future as well as learning more about theory of mind AI. His hobbies include watching NBA games, coding, and reading.
Alumni
Keyur Shah
Keyur Shah participated research and finished his honored thesis in our group in the senior year of his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science & Engineering at UConn. His degree specialization is in Computational Data Analytics, and his current research interests include autonomous vehicles and applied machine learning. Keyur also leads UConn's student consulting group and enjoys fencing, volunteering, and following NHL hockey.