Jelena Diakonikolas

Jelena Diakonikolas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, within the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences. Her research focuses on large-scale optimization with applications to machine learning and networked systems. She explores algorithm design, convergence analysis, and robust learning techniques, with contributions to optimization theory and practical implementations in wireless networks and distributed systems.

Her work spans theoretical advancements, such as analyzing convergence properties of incremental methods and variance-reduced algorithms, alongside applied research in robust learning, adversarial noise mitigation, and resource allocation in wireless networks. Notable areas include fixed-point equations, primal-dual methods, and block-coordinate optimization techniques. She has authored numerous papers on topics like stochastic gradient descent, variational inequalities, and distributionally robust optimization.

Dr. Diakonikolas' research also intersects with wireless communication systems, including full-duplex networking and integrated circuit design. Her contributions address challenges in full-duplex systems, such as interference cancellation and resource allocation. She has explored fairness and delay in heterogeneous networks, as well as energy harvesting in wireless networks.