I am a senior at the University of Pennsylvania studying computer science. My research aims to develop algorithms that guarantee the reliability and security of machine learning models. I am currently interested in diffusion models.

I will begin my PhD in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin in Fall 2026, under the supervision of Professor Sanjay Shakkottai (Director of Center for Generative AI).

Experience

  • Undergraduate Researcher
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Information & Intelligence Group)
    June 2024 - Present
    Supervisors: Professors Lav Varshney & Daniel Alabi
  • Research Intern (Tactical Satellite Communications)
    MIT Lincoln Laboratory (Group 64), Lexington, MA
    May 2025 - August 2025
    Supervisor: Dwight Hutchenson
  • Quantitative Research Intern
    Nebula Research and Development, New York, NY
    October 2023 - August 2024
    Supervisor: Dr. Limin Wang
  • Undergraduate Researcher
    The Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA
    August 2022 - May 2024
    Supervisor: Professor Prasanna Tambe

Avi Bagchi

Education
PhD Computer Science
2026-
The University of Texas at Austin
BSE Computer Science
2022-2026
University of Pennsylvania
aviba@seas.upenn.edu Google Scholar GitHub CV (PDF)