School of Humanities and Sciences
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. Murtaza Safdari
Ph.D. Student in Physics, admitted Autumn 2016
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsIncorporating novel techniques from ML and AI, we're aiming to improve the performance of ATLAS, one of the four Particle Physics detectors on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). There is scope for improvement in both offline analysis of data, as well as the online processing of data in real time as the data is being collected.
We're also studying exotic decay modes of the Higgs boson to better understand its properties as well as uncover new Physics hidden in the myriad of final states. -
Nian Si
Ph.D. Student in Management Science and Engineering, admitted Autumn 2017
Masters Student in Statistics, admitted Winter 2020BioI am a second-year PhD student in the Department of Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) at Stanford University, where I am fortunate to be advised by Prof. Jose Blanchet. I am a member of the Stanford Operations Research Group.
Previously, I obtained a B.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Mathematics both from Peking University in 2017. My research interests lie broadly in applied probability, stochastic modeling and robust optimization.
In my spare time, I like outdoor activities, including hiking, marathons and triathlons. Besides these, I am a serious contract bridge player. -
Jeffrey Smith
Ph.D. Student in Biology, admitted Autumn 2015
Other Tech - Graduate, Woods Research Natural Capital ProjectBioI am a currently a fourth year PhD candidate in the Biology Department at Stanford University, working both with the Stanford Center for Conservation Biology and the Natural Capital Project on understanding the impacts of human land use on biodiversity. My empirical work focuses principally on insect biodiversity in southern Costa Rica. In addition to this field work, I employ a variety of spatial modelling techniques to extrapolate local findings to regional and global patterns of diversity.
Prior to starting at Stanford, I obtained a Masters of Environmental Science from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, where I worked with Dr. Os Schmitz to determine how New England old-field arthropod food webs varied along a suburban-forest gradient. I received my Bachelor of Science (in Ecology and Environmental Science) from the University of Delaware. While there I researched biological control of invasive weeds and restoration ecology with Dr. Judy Hough-Goldstein.
