I have been actively involved in supervising and collaborating with Haoyuan since joining Prof. Sayed’s group. The collaboration has resulted in several research papers.
Mentoring & Teaching
My mentoring and teaching philosophy centers on developing a deep understanding of the underlying principles and fostering independent reasoning.
Student Mentoring
I have been involved in mentoring students at both EPFL and Carnegie Mellon University, with both experiences leading to research publications.
I supervised Himkant during his summer internship in Prof. Kar’s group. The supervision resulted in a conference publication on distributed clustering.
Teaching Experience
Linear Systems
Fall 2022 & 2023
My responsibilities included conducting recitations, holding office hours, and developing and grading homework assignments, midterm exams, and final exams.
Teaching approach
In recitations, I aimed to make abstract mathematical concepts more intuitive by introducing them through a progression of examples, starting with familiar settings and gradually moving toward more complex ones. I also encouraged participation by giving students time to work through exercises before discussing their approaches, allowing me to better understand their reasoning and tailor my explanations to the aspects they found most challenging.
Textbook
Distributed Optimization with Applications
I co-authored this graduate textbook with Prof. Dušan Jakovetić. It was developed in 2020 for a graduate course at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, and has been used in the course since its publication. My contributions included selecting topics, writing several chapters, and developing examples connecting theoretical concepts to applications, providing valuable experience in course development.
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