About Me
Hi. My name is Ibrahim. I built this website as a teaching aid for myself. I like to sprinkle updates here occasionally.
I am pursuing a career focused on machine learning and controls. See my resume for more details. My recent projects involved data center design, energy optimization, generative AI for analytics, and HVAC controls using MPC.
I have a hobbyist’s interest in electronics, web-development, and technical writing for a broad audience.
I have a professional interest in machine learning, reinforcement learning, optimization, and all manners of quantitative pursuits.
Research
I am interested in data-driven optimization in physics-based systems. These days I am exploring reinforcement learning, operations research, and scientific ML.
My PhD thesis was on Adaptive Fault-tolerant Control Using Reinforcement Learning. You can read it here. I investigated how to make data-driven control methods more efficient in resource constrained situations where fast adaptation was needed. Specifically, I researched reinforcement learning for fault-tolerant control in unmanned aerial vehicles. I also dabbled in machine learning for control of smart buildings. I was part of the Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems(MACS) group at Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems.
At a couple of internships, I worked with privacy-preserving machine learning, and with digital signal processing for machine learning-based prognostics.
In my undergraduate career, I worked in astrophysics, on dark matter simulations. I also did some research on radiation hardening experiments for electronics in space.
Here are some short videos about some of my work.
This is a 60-second description of my current research work:Here’s a video I made on my previous research project. The video was for my fellowship with the Vanderbilt Institute of Digital Learning where I explored new ways of teaching using digital media.
What I do for fun
I like running, bouldering, playing tennis, and the occasional video game. My favorite genres are sci-fi and epic fantasy. I love to cook. I approach potlucks extremely competitively :)
