Alexander Shmakov

Artificial Intelligence Researcher

Hi there! I am a Ph.D. student and scientist who loves everything deep learning and robotics. I've published papers on applications of deep learning to planning, robotic control, high energy physics, astronomy, chemical synthesis, and biology. You can find a full list of my papers at the scholar link above. Here are some fantastic organizations that I am part of who let me work on all of these projects.

University of California Irvine


Computer Science B.S.

2015 - 2019 | cum laude | 3.92 GPA

Mathematics B.S.

2015 - 2019 | magna cum laude | Pi Mu Epsilon | 3.88 GPA

Computer Science Ph.D. Candidate

2020 - Present | NSF MAPS Fellow | 4.0 GPA

UCI Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics


Deep Learning Researcher

January 2018 - Present | Lab Website

UCI Intelligent Dynamics Lab


Reinforcement Learning Researcher

September 2020 - Present | Lab Website

ATLAS Collaboration at CERN


Visiting Researcher

February 2023 - Present | Collaboration Website

NOvA Collaboration at Fermilab


Collaboration Researcher

February 2022 - Present | Collaboration Website

HPE Hewlett Packard Labs


Arificial Intelligence Research Associate

June 2021 - May 2023 | Lab Website