About me

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Previously, I was a Principal Researcher at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, working with Baris Ata, and an Applied Scientist at Amazon. I received my Ph.D. in Statistics from Cornell University, where I was advised by Jim Dai.

My research focuses on stochastic modeling and control of large-scale service systems, with an emphasis on queueing theory, stochastic networks, and high-dimensional control. I study steady-state behavior and dynamic control, particularly in heavy-traffic regimes, using stochastic-process theory and computational methods. Applications include dynamic matching, data centers, and LLM inference systems.

Ph.D. Opportunities

I am looking for graduate students to work on two broad areas: high-dimensional stochastic control; queueing theory and stochastic processing networks. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested.