Priya Donti

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I am an Assistant Professor and the Silverman (1968) Family Career Development Professor…

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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Publications

  • See my website (https://priyadonti.com/) or Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PfRSkfEAAAAJ) for a list of publications.

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Honors & Awards

  • Lighting Talks Competition winner, Duke Energy Data Analytics Symposium

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    Awarded for work on "Inverse Optimal Power Flow: Assessing the Vulnerability of Power Grid Data"
    Symposium site: https://energy.duke.edu/events/energy-data-analytics-symposium-transforming-energy-systems-data-science-techniques

  • Best Paper Honorable Mention, International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)

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    Awarded for "SATNet: Bridging deep learning and logical reasoning using a differentiable satisfiability solver" (top 1% of all accepted papers).

    ICML is one of the premier conferences on machine learning research: https://icml.cc/

  • Best Poster, Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)

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    Awarded for work on "Inverse Optimal Power Flow: Assessing the Vulnerability of Power Grid Data"
    Conference site: https://peci.ece.illinois.edu/

  • Highlighted Paper Award, NeurIPS AI for Social Good workshop

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    Awarded for work on "Inverse Optimal Power Flow: Assessing the Vulnerability of Power Grid Data"
    Workshop site: https://aiforsocialgood.github.io/2018/cfp.htm

  • Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

    U.S. Department of Energy

    From www.krellinst.org: "Established in 1991, the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems.

    The program fosters a community of energetic and committed Ph.D. students, alumni, DOE laboratory staff and other scientists who want to have an impact on the nation while advancing…

    From www.krellinst.org: "Established in 1991, the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems.

    The program fosters a community of energetic and committed Ph.D. students, alumni, DOE laboratory staff and other scientists who want to have an impact on the nation while advancing their research. Fellows come from diverse scientific and engineering disciplines but share a common interest in using computing in their research.

    More than 425 students at more than 60 U.S. universities have trained as fellows. The program's alumni work in DOE laboratories, private industry and educational institutions."

  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

    U.S. National Science Foundation

    From www.nsfgrfp.org: "The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions. "

  • Don Chamberlin Research Award

    HMC Computer Science Department

    Honor given to an HMC Computer Science graduate for significant computer science research.

    More information: http://www.cs.hmc.edu/awards/

  • William and Margaret Radley Prize in Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts

    HMC HSA Department

    Honor given to an HMC graduate "whose work in the HSA program best exemplifies the College’s goal that all HMC students should gain an understanding of themselves and their fellow human beings as well as of the physical world around them."​

    More information: https://www.hmc.edu/hsa/student-honors-and-awards/

  • Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

    Watson Foundation

    Awarded funding to pursue a twelve-month independent project outside the United States.
    Project: "Smart Grids: Policies, People, and a New Pulse"​
    Countries: Germany, India, South Korea, Japan, and Chile

    Project blog: https://priyaswatson.wordpress.com/
    More information: http://watson.foundation/

  • CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award Finalist

    Computing Research Association

    "Recognizes undergraduate students in North American universities who show outstanding research potential in an area of computing research."

    More information: http://cra.org/awards/

  • William and Wyllis Leonhard Merit Scholarship

    Harvey Mudd College

    Honor given to a student that demonstrates academic excellence and leadership qualities. Recipients are selected by the president of Harvey Mudd College.

  • Udall Scholarship Honorable Mention

    Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

    Honor given to a student for "leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to American Indian nations or to the environment."

    More information: http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/Scholarship/Scholarship.aspx

  • Dean Chris Sundberg Leadership Prize

    Harvey Mudd College

    Honors a rising junior that "demonstrate[s] exceptional leadership and make[s] a positive impact on the HMC community."

    More information: https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/2013/05/16/hmc-community-honors-student-leaders/

  • Student Leadership Award

    Harvey Mudd College

    Group award given to the leaders of a Harvey Mudd student group that "provide[s] outstanding leadership in any domain." I received this award, along with my Science Bus co-presidents, in recognition of "community outreach efforts and dedication to social equality in the sciences."

    More information: https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/2013/05/16/hmc-community-honors-student-leaders/

  • Jean and Joseph Platt Prize

    Harvey Mudd College

    Honor given to a first-year student "who exhibit[s] academic excellence and who contribute[s] substantially to the College community."

    More information: https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/2012/09/19/students-awarded-academic-prizes-scholarship/

  • President's Scholarship

    Harvey Mudd College

    "The President’s Scholars Program (PSP) is a renewable, four year, full-tuition scholarship program that identifies and encourages outstanding young men and women who have the potential to be future leaders in engineering, science, mathematics and technology, and who are from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented at Harvey Mudd College or are the first in their families to attend college."

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    "The President’s Scholars Program (PSP) is a renewable, four year, full-tuition scholarship program that identifies and encourages outstanding young men and women who have the potential to be future leaders in engineering, science, mathematics and technology, and who are from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented at Harvey Mudd College or are the first in their families to attend college."

    More information: https://www.hmc.edu/admission/afford/scholarships-and-grants/merit-based-scholarships/presidents-scholars-program/

  • National Merit Scholarship Finalist

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  • Additional Honors & Awards

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    • Dean's List -- from Harvey Mudd College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Received in all HMC semesters.
    • Commendation Letter: Superior Academic Performance -- from Harvey Mudd College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Received in 2011.
    • Commendation Letter: Superior Academic Performance in Chemistry -- from Harvey Mudd College Chemistry Department Chair. Received in 2011.
    • Cum Laude Society -- from The Pingree School. Received in April 2010.

Test Scores

  • William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition

    Score: 18

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Telugu

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Elementary proficiency

Organizations

  • CMU Tech4Society

    Co-founder and Project Lead

    - Present

    Provide technical and data support to local grassroots organizations in Pittsburgh.

  • Engineers for a Sustainable World USA

    New Chapter Development Coordinator

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    As a volunteer for ESW-HQ, I helped develop new student and professional chapters across the country to strengthen the ESW network.

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