Mikel Landajuela (Lawrence Livermore National Labs)

Machine Learning Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Computational Engineering Directorate), holding a Ph.D. from Université Pierre et Marie Curie and Inria.

Chak Shing Lee (Lawrence Livermore National Labs)

Jiachen Yang (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Ruben Glatt (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

With a background in Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering, Ruben has turned to Artificial Intelligence where his main interest lies in Machine Learning (ML) research with a focus on Reinforcement Learning (RL), autonomous systems, and applications in energy efficiency. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering in the area of ML at the University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil, holds a master degree in Mechanical Engineering in the area of controlling mechanical systems from the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Brazil, and a Diplom-Ingenieur degree in Mechatronics in the area of sensors and robotics from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany. Ruben has acquired years of professional experiences before and during his studies while working in the technology and energy sector, as well as in the organization of international ML conferences. After converting from a postdoctoral position at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA, he is now working as a Machine Learning Researcher on a variety of RL projects to develop methods for collaborative autonomy in multi- agent systems, interpretable RL, and real-world applications. Ruben represented the postdocs at the Lab as Chair of the Lawrence Livermore Postdoc Association and member of the Institutional Postdoc Program Board. He also engages in community efforts and is currently the Vice-Chair of the IEEE Computer Society Oak land/Eastbay/San Francisco chapter and a voting member on the IEEE Computer Society Artificial Intelligence Standards Committee (C/AISC). Ruben’s long term research interest lies in successfully applying RL techniques to real-world challenges to accelerate and improve decision-making, autonomously or as a support tool for humans, preferably for applications in energy efficiency and smart mobility systems.

Claudio P Santiago (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

Ignacio Aravena (Lawrence Livermore National Labs)

Terrell Mundhenk (Lawrence Livermore National Lab)

Garrett Mulcahy (University of Washington)

Brenden K Petersen (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)