PhD · Decision Science · UT Austin
Rahul Nandakumar
Researcher at the intersection of machine learning, statistics, and decision-making under uncertainty.
About
I’m a second-year PhD student in Information, Risk and Operations Management (Decision Science) at the McCombs School of Business, UT Austin, advised by Dr. Deepayan Chakrabarti. Previously, I earned a Master’s degree in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering at UT Austin in 2024, and a Bachelor’s from NIT Andhra Pradesh in 2022.
I develop principled machine learning methods for settings where standard approaches struggle — sparse data, high-dimensional inputs, distribution shift, and adversarial environments. Lately drawn to generative modeling, and I follow the literature closely.
Outside research, I follow space exploration and rocket science passionately, with broader interests in science, astronomy, and history.