Y Lab
We study the hidden architectures of complex systems through network science and AI. From understanding how neural networks encode information to mapping how beliefs spread through populations, from tracing scientific breakthroughs to assessing AI’s impact on work and society, we tackle fundamental questions across biological, social, and technological domains. We connect different disciplines and methods with curiosity and positivity.
See Research to learn more!
Prospective students
I’m currently recruiting graduate students and a research scientist. Apply for our PhD program and send an inquiry!
Check out this page for BSDS and MSDS program.
If you are already at UVA, feel free to stop by or contact me for research opportunities with the following information: (1) your CV, (2) what you are interested in with a couple of potential projects, (3) what the success will look like from your perspective (timeline, output, etc.).
Current members
Post-doctoral fellows
- Byunghwee Lee (co-advisor: Jisun An and Haewoon Kwak)
- Seolmin Yang
PhD Students
- Govind Gandhi
- Munjung Kim
- Larry Zhang (@ IU; co-advisor: Gregory Lewis)
- Isabel Constantino (@ IU)
- Wanying Zhao (@ IU)
- Patrick Kaminski (@ IU; co-advisor: Brea Perry)
- Vincent Wong (@ IU; co-advisor: Rob Goldstone)
Other student collaborators
Alumni
Post-doctoral fellows
- Attila Varga (co-advisor: Staša Milojević, Alessandro Flammini, and Fil menczer): Senior Research Fellow @ Corvinus University of Budapest
- Sadamori Kojaku (co-advisor: Staša Milojević, Alessandro Flammini, and Fil menczer): Assistant Professor @ SUNY Binghamton
- Shirin Nilizadeh (co-advisor: Apu Kapadia): Associate Professor @ UT Arlington
PhD Students
- Rachith Aiyappa: Applied Researcher @ eBay
- Lili Miao: Assistant Professor @ Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
- Dakota Murray (co-advisor: Cassidy Sugimoto): Assistant Professor @ University of Albany
- Nathaniel Rodriguez: Machine learning engineer @ Boeing
- Elise Jing: AI Engineer @ Stealth Startup
- Jaehyuk Park: Assistant Professor @ Korea Development Institute
- Qing Ke: Assistant Professor @ City University of Hong Kong
MS Students
- Godwin Atuahene
- Rasika Muralidharan
- Chaundy McKeever
- Kenzie Givens (co-advisor: Armin Moczek)
- Shruthi Senthilmani
- Krishna Teja Jillellamudi
- Akashi Patil
- Riya Shetti
- Ashutosh Tiwari
- Steven Fields
- Ashutosh Hathidara
- Hongtao Hao
- Arunav Saikia
- Chris Falter
- Sarvothaman Madhavan
- Hao Peng
- Supun Nakandala
- Kengjeun Park
- Harsh Pathak
- Prasanth Velamela
- Soheil Jazayeri
- Maiyaporn (Muk) Phanich
- Nakul Dhande
- Dhaval Muchhala
- Ridhima Mahajan
UG Students
- Jasmine Yang
- Joe Malone
- Anushree Divekar
- Stuti Dewan
- Paige Closser
- Ferris Esposito
- Jeremiah Stevens
- Yulin Yu
- Sarah Ewing
- Anna Branam
- Luit Saikia
- Shikun Ding
- Kehontas Rowe
- Bryce Lewis
High School Students
- Ousman Berndt
- Sudhanva Deshpande
- Mira Patel
Visitors
- Taekho You
- Marios Papachristou
- Louis Boucherie
- Ana Caroline Medeiros Brito
- Damin Lee
- Jisung Yoon
- Woo-Sung Jung
- Wooseong Jo
- Claudia Wagner
- Yu-Xiao Zhu
- Zhong-Yuan Zhang
Other Student Collaborators
- Bao Tran Truong
- Yulin Yu
- Marios Papachristou
- Matthew DeVerna
- Francesco Pierri
- Sam Goree
- Sina Kianersi
- Pui Ying Cheung
- Yuan Yuan
- Fiona Guo
- Rakibul Hasan
- Pik-Mai Hui
- John Bollenbacher
- Gabriel Lima
- Karandeep Singh
- Aditya Tandon
- Weiwei Gu
- Chao Lu
- Kai-Cheng Yang
- Thomas Parmer
- Pablo Moriano
- Ian Wood
- Alexander Gates
- Artemy Kolchinsky
- Juyong Lee
- Doheum Park
- Arram Bae
- Srijita Das
- Peter Lista
- Anne Groggel
- Daejin Choi
- Richard Betzel
- Abhik Seal
- Azadeh Nematzadeh
- Huina Mao
- Xin Shuai
- Lilian Weng