Aryan Mokhtari

Aryan Mokhtari is a Research Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on optimization, machine learning, and signal processing with emphasis on large-scale optimization methods.

His educational background includes:

• BSc in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology (2011)
• MSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania (2014)
• PhD in Electrical and Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania (completed after 2012)

His research spans optimization theory, machine learning algorithms, and signal processing techniques, specifically developing efficient solutions for large-scale optimization problems critical to data-intensive applications. This work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical implementations in big data contexts.

He was appointed Research Fellow for the Bridging Continuous and Discrete Optimization program at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing in Fall 2017. Industry experience includes internships at the Advanced Digital Sciences Center in Singapore (summer 2010) and Yahoo! Research in Sunnyvale (summer 2016).

No information was provided regarding academic advising, research grants, or laboratory affiliations.