Kasra Fallah
Scholar

Kasra Fallah

Google Scholar ID: 3yPgWtQAAAAJ
Columbia University
Stochastic ProcessMutual informationStochastic calculusControl theoryMarkov decision process
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Published papers include 'On the Gradient Domination of the LQG Problem' (arXiv preprint, under review) and 'On the Calculation of Mutual Information for Channels with Gauss-Markov Noise' (University of Waterloo, 2024). Awards include Xuemin Shen Graduate Scholarship in Telecommunication (University of Waterloo, 2023), International Master’s Award of Excellence (IMAE) (University of Waterloo, 2022 & 2023), Graduate Research Studentship (GRS) (University of Waterloo), Gold Medalist in National Physics Olympiad (IRPHO, Iran, 2017), and Gold Medalist in National Robocup Olympiad (Iran, 2015). Mentored Quinkun Li (now Ph.D. IEOR, NUS) and William Celline (M.S. Applied Mathematics, Columbia University).
Research Experience
  • Served as Head Teaching Assistant for EEME E6601: Introduction to Control Theory and EEME E6602: Modern Control Theory at Columbia University; ECE 307: Probability Theory and Statistics 2 at the University of Waterloo; and Probability Theory, Mathematics for Engineering (2 terms), and Signals and Systems (2 terms) at Sharif University of Technology.
Education
  • PhD Candidate in Electrical Engineering at Columbia University, advised by Professor James Anderson; Master of Applied Science at the University of Waterloo, supervised by Professor Ravi Mazumdar; Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, graduated with distinction.
Background
  • Broadly interested in stochastic analysis and its applications to control theory, learning theory, and mathematical optimization. Graduated with distinction from Sharif University of Technology with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. Actively involved in research and served as a teaching assistant across multiple courses during undergraduate studies.
Miscellany
  • Coached for the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO). Served as a reviewer for leading conferences and journals including IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, NeurIPS.