Stefano Fochesatto

Bio: Stefano is a second-year PhD student from Fairbanks, Alaska, with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mathematics from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Research interests are in numerics and scientific computing, including constrained differential equations, variational inequalities, and multiphysics problems like fluid-structure interaction. Outside the department, Stefano can be found long-distance running, playing music, or out on science fieldwork.

Maria Valentini

Bio: Maria is a fifth-year PhD student in the Computer Science and Cognitive Science dual degree program. Research focuses on Natural Language Processing, using computational models to understand and enhance early childhood word learning. Originally from northern Minnesota, Maria studied mathematics and computer information systems at the College of St. Scholastica while competing on the collegiate tennis team, and now enjoys music, hockey, and caring for two guinea pigs.

Lucas White

Bio: Lucas is a second-year PhD student in Computer Science advised by Alvaro Velasquez. Research interests are in molecular generation and constrained diffusion, at the intersection of machine learning and scientific discovery.

Adarsh Ashokan

Bio: Adarsh is a master’s student in Computer Science with research interests in distributed systems, operating systems, storage infrastructure, and high-performance software. Before CU Boulder, Adarsh completed an undergraduate degree at NIT Trichy and worked as a software engineer at Oracle, and has contributed to open-source systems projects through Ceph. Outside of work, Adarsh enjoys quizzing, YouTube, and following Manchester United.