BASICS – Members

Kannan Ramchandran

Kannan's research interests are in machine learning, statistical signal processing and coding, information theory, and distributed cloud computation.

Landon Butler

Landon is interested in machine learning interpetability, signal processing, and game theory. He obtained his B.S.E. and M.S.E. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2022.

Mert Cemri

Mert is interested in machine learning, distributed optimization, and multi-agent systems. He obtained his B.S. from Bilkent University in 2023.

Yigit Efe Erginbas

Efe is interested in problems at the intersection of economics, algorithms, statistics, and machine learning with a focus on theory and methods. He obtained his B.S. from Bilkent University in 2021.

Justin Kang

Justin is interested in signal and information processing, machine learning, and privacy in learning. He obtained his M.A.Sc. from the University of Toronto in 2021 and his B.A.Sc. from the University of British Columbia in 2019.

Elizabeth Polito

Elizabeth is interested in machine learning, information theory, and signal processing. She obtained her B.S. from Cornell University in 2025.

Shai Dickman

Shai is interested in probability theory, machine learning, and GPU-accelerated performance optimization. He obtained his B.S. from UC Berkeley in 2025.