Aron Laszka is an Associate Professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University, where he directs the Applied Artificial Intelligence Lab. Before joining Penn State in 2022, he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston (2017 – 2022), a Research Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University (2016 – 2017), and a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley (2015 – 2016).
His research focuses on machine learning for decision making and optimization, in particular reinforcement learning and learning-augmented combinatorial optimization, with applications in cyber-physical systems, such as transportation and power systems, and in cybersecurity. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award.
His research is funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, and other agencies.
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