Kasra Torshizi
Reinforcement Learning Intern at UMD MATRIX Lab
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKasra Torshizi is a PhD student and graduate research assistant at the University of Maryland with eight years of engineering experience focused on AI and robotics, particularly reinforcement learning, POMDPs, and simulation for long-horizon UAV planning. He combines hands-on research—implementing Diffuser planners in the RAAS lab and contributing to MATRIX Lab projects—with practical systems experience from internships where he automated satellite configuration checks and bridged project management with code flows. His undergraduate research produced a novel Rust+Prolog infrastructure for programmable certificates and led to a peer-reviewed publication at ACM CCS, showing a knack for marrying formal methods with systems engineering. Kasra also brings teaching experience across algorithms, data structures, AI, and data science, which complements his research and engineering roles and helps him communicate complex ideas to diverse audiences.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of MarylandScience, Math, and Computer Science Magnet Program, Science, Math, and Computer Science Magnet Program at Poolesville High School
English, Spanish, Persian
Github Skills (9)
jekyll7
bootstrap6
synthesis4
robot4
robotics3
pytorch3
urdf3
kotlin2
deep-learning2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ktorsh/Mission-Possible-2018
Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:36 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
team4099/PowerUp-2018-Test
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019
Contributions:5 pushes, 6 branches in 11 months
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