Prospective group members:
I am recruiting -- please see this page for further information.
Current group members:
Dr. Nour Khoudari
Golomb Visiting Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Purdue
[Aug. 2024 --]
Area: Topological data analysis of complex systems
Tianna Burke
PhD Student (advanced to candidacy), Mathematics, Purdue
[Jan. 2025 --]
Area: Modeling disease transmission in crops
Laiba Gull
PhD Student, Mathematics, Purdue
[Jan. 2026 --]
Area: Network modeling of cell behavior during plant development
Asini Konpola
PhD Student (advanced to candidacy), Mathematics, Purdue
[Aug. 2024 --]
Area: Data-driven and vertex-based modeling of cell behavior
Aidan Feirstein
Undergraduate Researcher, Actuarial Science, Purdue (Class of 2029)
[Aug. 2026 --]
OUR Scholar Project: Forecasting the 2026 U.S. elections
Natalie Makeeff
Undergraduate Researcher, Mathematics, Purdue (Class of 2029)
[Aug. 2026 --]
OUR Scholar Project: Forecasting the 2026 U.S. elections
Erika Meredith
Undergraduate Researcher, Mathematics, Purdue (Class of 2028)
[July 2026 -- ]
OUR Scholar Project: Equation learning for cell behavior in ferns
Former group members:
Dr. Yue Liu
Postdoctoral Fellow, Mathematics, Purdue
[Aug. 2024 -- Aug. 2026]
Area: Data-driven methods and parameter estimation for pattern formation
Current: MISM Postdoctoral Research Associate, Duke University
Dr. Kyung Ha
Postdoctoral Fellow, Mathematics, Purdue
[Aug. 2022 to Apr. 2023]
Area: Modeling and quantitative methods, mathematical plant biology
Current: Research Staff Member, IDA
Dr. Daniel Tolosa
PhD Student, Mathematics, Purdue
[Dec. 2021 -- May 2024]
PhD Advisor: Manuel Rivera (algebraic topology)
Our Side Project: TDA of biological patterns in time
Current: Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, Arizona State University
Kelsi Anderson
Undergraduate Researcher, Mathematics, St. Mary's College of Maryland (Class of 2025)
[June to Aug. 2024]
SIAM-Simons Summer Undergraduate Research Program Project: Quantifying biological patterns in plant tissue using TDA
Ryan Branstetter
Undergraduate Researcher, Mathematics, Purdue (Class of 2023)
[Jan. 2022 to Apr. 2023]
MA 49, SURF & OUR Scholar Project: Weighting polling data and forecasting the 2022 U.S. midterms
Samuel Chian
Undergraduate Researcher, Applied Math, Northwestern
[June to Dec. 2020]
Project: Forecasting the 2020 U.S. elections
Current: MS Student, Computational and Mathematical Engineering, Stanford
Joseph Cromp
Undergraduate Researcher, Mathematics, Purdue (Class of 2025)
[Jan. 2024 to Apr. 2025]
MA 49, SURF, & OUR Scholar Project: Forecasting the 2024 U.S. elections
Next position: Corps Member, TeachForAmerica
Harita Duggirala
Undergraduate Researcher, Computer Science, Northwestern (Class of 2024)
[Jan. to May 2021]
Project: Machine learning to extract cells from fish images
Olivia Dunne
Undergraduate Researcher, Biological Molecular Engineering, U Chicago (Class of 2022)
[June to Aug. 2020]
Project: Analyzing cell size in fish patterns
William He
Undergraduate Researcher, Applied Math, Northwestern (Class of 2023)
[April 2020 to Jan. 2021]
Project: Forecasting the 2020 U.S. elections
Caroline Henson
Undergraduate Researcher, Computer Engineering, Purdue (Class of 2025)
[Jan. to July 2022]
MA 49 & SURF Project: Post-processing software to relate real and simulated fish
Brian Hsu
Undergraduate Researcher, Statistics, Northwestern
[Summer 2020, Summer 2021]
Project: Analyzing state-state relationships during elections
Current: PhD Student, Computer Science, U Chicago
Alyson Jones
Undergraduate Researcher, Mechatronics, Morgan State University (Class of 2027)
[June to Aug. 2024]
SIAM-Simons Summer Undergraduate Research Program Project: Quantifying biological patterns in plant tissue using TDA
Simran Kadadi
Undergraduate Researcher, Computer Science, Purdue
[Sept. to Dec. 2022]
MA 49 Project: Quantifying cell organization in fern meristems
Christopher Lee
Undergraduate Researcher, Chemical Engineering, Northwestern (Class of 2023)
[April 2020 to April 2021]
Project: Forecasting the 2020 U.S. elections
Mengqi Liu
Undergraduate Researcher, Computer Engineering, Purdue
[May to Dec. 2022]
SURF & MA 49 Project: Website development and forecasting the 2022 U.S. midterms
Next position: System Developer, Lenovo
Emily (Emma) Mansell
Undergraduate Researcher, Computer Science, Northwestern (Class of 2023)
[Jan. to May 2021]
Project: Investigating election forecast accuracy in time
Isabel Sofia Bejarano Molina
Undergraduate Researcher, Mathematics, Los Andes University, Colombia (Class of 2026)
[May to Aug. 2025]
SURF Project: Cellular Potts modeling of cell behavior in ferns
Abhiram Nambiar
Undergradate Researcher, Engineering, Purdue (Class of 2025)
[Jan. to April 2022]
MA 49 project: Post-processing software to relate real and simulated fish
Manas Paranjape
Undergraduate Researcher, Computer Science, Purdue (Class of 2025)
[Feb. to July 2022]
Project: Visualizing uncertainty and forecasting the 2022 U.S. midterms
Thanmaya Pattanashetty
Undergraduate Researcher, Computer Science, Purdue (Class of 2025)
[Jan. 2024 to Apr. 2025]
MA 49, SURF, & OUR Scholar Project: Forecasting the 2024 U.S. elections
Next position: Data Scientist, Meta
Alexia Rodrigues
Undergraduate Researcher, Mathematics, Purdue (Class of 2024)
[Jan. to Dec. 2024]
MA 49 & OUR Scholar Project: Forecasting the 2024 U.S. elections
Next position: Technology Consultant, PwC
Annapoorna Prabhu
Undergraduate Researcher, Computer Engineering and Mathematics, Purdue (Class of 2024)
[Aug. 2022 -- May 2024]
MA 49, SURF & OUR Scholar Project: Post-processing software for biological patterns
Current: PhD Student, Computer Engineering, Purdue
Blake Shirman
Postbac Researcher, Math & Public Science
[Jan. to Sept. 2020]
Project: Implementing a cellular automaton model of fish patterns for children
Current: PhD Student, York University