PhD Students

  • Michael Crawshaw (PhD student, Spring 2022--present), B.S. in Math and Computer Science from Ohio State University.
  • Yajie Bao (Visiting PhD student, Spring 2022--present), Ph.D. student from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
  • Jie Hao (PhD student, Spring 2023--present), B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Sichuan University, M.S. in Computer Science from UESTC.
  • Xiaochuan Gong (PhD student, Fall 2023--present), B.S. in Statistics from Wuhan University.
  • Yuman Wu (PhD student, Fall 2024--present), B.S. in Statistics from University of Science and Technology of China, M.S. in Statistics from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Rui Yu (PhD student, Fall 2024--present), B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from UESTC.
  • High School Students

  • Remy Caspar (Directed Reading Group, Summer 2024, Holton-Arms School)
  • Himagnya Elaprolu (ASSIP student, Summer 2024, Chantilly High School)
  • Justin Lee (ASSIP student, Summer 2024, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology)
  • Marina Lin (ASSIP student, Summer 2023, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology). Achievement: Internship at Research Science Institute at MIT, Summer 2024.
  • Athan Zhang (ASSIP student, Summer 2022, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology). Next Stop: Undergrad at Princeton University, Class of 2023.
  • Alex Li (ASSIP student, Summer 2022, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology)
  • Anant Khandelwal (Intern Student, Summer 2022--present, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology). Next Stop: Undergrad at Georgia Institute of Technology, Class of 2024.
  • Group Photos


  • Group Dinner (October 2024). Left to Right: Michael, Mingrui, Xiaochuan, Jie, Rui, Yuman.


  • Group presentations at NeurIPS 2023 (December 2023). Left to Right: Michael (Left Figure), Jie (Middle Figure), Mingrui (Right Figure) presenting papers respectively.


  • Group meeting (February 2024). Left to Right: Xiaochuan, Jie, Michael.