CS × Physics at MIT
Medha Venkatapathy
Hi! I like ML research, AI alignment, and building useful tools. Currently interested in optimizers and on-policy RL. My research is advised by Morris Yau and Jacob Andreas. Long term, I want to work at a frontier ML research lab and I will be applying to PhD programs in Fall 2026.
Research / Projects
Post-training & optimization
Efficient RLHF, preference modeling, orthogonal/manifold methods, and evaluation data pipelines.
MLTrust AI
Making a cool company about AI governance with Hannah Chung!
MLGravitational-wave analysis
Coherence dashboards and analysis scripts for detector artifacts and cross-channel effects.
PhysicsSystems and physics
Trajectory modeling and resource-allocation prototypes for Golden Dome using RL and LP algorithms.
SystemsWriting
Coming soon!
For fun
Petting animals
Traveling
Hiking