Emiliano Islas

PhD Student
Office: GS 756
Interests: Machine Learning, Computer Vision and Graphics, Model Selection, Surrogate Modeling
Advisors: Dr. Josh Levine

I am originally from Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. My interest in computer science came a bit late but it stem from my deep interest in calculus and its application in programming. I obtained my bachelor of science in computer science from The University of Texas at El Paso, where I also did undergraduate research. My initial research experience was on simulations and the addition of parameters to increase their fidelity. After graduating my research work was geared towards surrogate model selection with machine learning or mathematical models. Some projects also included sensitivity analysis research. I enjoy teaching and I used to be part of a ACM chapter where we created workshops to aid people with topics of computer science.

What are your research interests?
Computational Science, aiding engineering or science models with mathematical or machine learning models

What long-term project do you want to work on?
Developing or assisting a machine learning model that is tractable and retains information of the parameters of a science or engineering model

What do you enjoy most about your work?
Learning about other fields that can use computer science to optimize their problems and ideas

What are your career goals?
Having a broad understanding of multiple fields of study that can lead to connections with computer science