Members
The members of the lab come from diverse perspectives with unique training. We are always looking for students and researchers with a desire to solve problems by leveraging abstract applications in novel science and engineering applications.
Accepting applications for
- PhD Students in both MAE
and CISE.
Mathematically minded students would benefit from the MAE degree program
specializing in Dynamics, Systems, and Control.
- For MAE applicants, the GATAS lab is particularly well suited to students interested in either Dynamics, Systems, and Control for optimization and dynamics projects or Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for the Decapodes project.
- For CISE students, the GATAS lab is a good fit for students interested in High Performance Computing (HPC), Machine Learning, Data Science, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Computer Algebra, and Programming Language Theory.
- Research Projects for Undergraduates and Graduate Students in MAE, CISE, and Math
- Research Scientists and Postdocs in MAE, CISE, and Math
Email fairbanksj [at] ufl [dot] edu for all new position inquiries
If you are interested in a career in Applied Category Theory or Computational Science and Engineering, please reach out.
Current members
James Fairbanks
Principal investigator; assistant professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
George Rauta
PhD student focused on numerical linear algebra and high-performance computing.
Richard Samuelson
Doctoral student researching category theory, convex analysis, and high-performance computing.
Joana Bou Barcelo
PhD student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering applying cellular sheaves to multi-agent control.
Itay Kadosh
PhD student working on robotics, computer vision, and optimization.
Samuel Cohen
Undergraduate studying math and computer science; works on AlgebraicOptimization.jl.
Alumni
Tyler Hanks
First GATAS PhD graduate; optimization, control theory, and machine learning.
Wilmer Leal
Postdoctoral researcher working on categorical models of compositionality in chemistry.
Matt Cuffaro
Systems administrator and research programmer for the GATAS Lab.
Benjamin Merlin Bumpus
Led the algorithms subproject; now heads the CUÍCA lab at the University of São Paulo.
Past members
| Name | Where are they now? |
|---|---|
| Chris Ruglestein | UF Mathematics |
| James Horn | Master’s Student at Georgia Tech |
| Kris Brown | Research Software Engineer at the Topos Institute |
| Micah Halter | Research Scientist at the Georgia Tech Research Institute |
| Caroline Rogers | Industry |
| Rebecca Boes | Industry |
| James Eschrich | PhD Student at University of Illinois (UIUC) |
| Taylor Frederick | Industry |
| Patrick Stokes | GatorSense Lab at UF ECE |
Lab mentees
These are people who might not have spent full-time employment in the lab, but were involved in a mentorship program or ongoing mentoring relationship outside beyond the institution.
| Name | Program | Last Known Institution | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Brown | UF Post-Doctoral Researcher | Topos Institute, Research Software Engineer | 2021-22 |
| Anna Knoerr | ACT Adjoint School | ETH Zurich | 2021 |
| Grant Generaux | ACT Adjoint School | Bristol Myers Squibb | 2021 |
| Amy Searle | ACT Adjoint School | Oxford Physics, PhD (graduated 2024) | 2021 |
| Kris Brown | ACT Adjoint School | UF, Post-Doctoral Researcher | 2021-2022 |
| Sophie Libkind | Mathematics, Stanford University | Topos Institute, Mathematician | 2020-2022 |
| Owen Lynch | Statistics, University of Utrecht | Topos Institute, Research Software Engineer, PhD Student Oxford University | 2020-Present |
| Julian Perez | BS BME GT | Stanford, PhD Student | 2021-22 |
| Stephen Wellburg | BS DAS UF | Capital One, Software Engineer | 2021-22 |
| Sreenath Reparti | BS ISYE Georgia Tech | KPMG | 2018-19 |
| Kun Cao | MS CS Georgia Tech | GT | 2019 |
| Micah Halter | BS CS Georgia Tech | GTRI | 2016-19 |
| Nate Knauf | BS CS Georgia Tech | GT | 2016 |
| Rohit Varkey | MS CS Georgia Tech | 2016-18 | |
| Pushkar Godbole | MS CSE Georgia Tech | Yelp | 2015 |