Students

Graduate

Dalton Diez

Dalton Diez

ddiez2@lsu.edu

Role: Research

Pursuing PhD in Computer Science and Engineering

Research Areas: neuromorphic computing, artificial intelligence, algorithm design, cybersecurity

Sam Hildebrand

Sam Hildebrand

shilde2@lsu.edu

Role: Research

Pursuing PhD in Computer Science and Engineering

Research Areas: artificial intelligence, large language models, malware analysis, software vulnerability testing, industrial control systems security, hardware hacking

Kyle McCleary

Kyle McCleary

kmccl24@lsu.edu

Role: Research, Lab Manager

Pursuing Master's in Computer Science and Engineering

Research Areas: artificial intelligence infrastructure, cybersecurity, large language models

Catherine Rodriquez

Catherine Rodriquez

crodr99@lsu.edu

Role: Research

Pursuing PhD in Computer Science and Engineering Starting in Fall 2025

Research Areas: neuromorphic computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, large language models, software development

Aidan O'Donnell

Aidan O'Donnell

crodr99@lsu.edu

Role: Research

Pursuing PhD in Computer Science and Engineering Starting in Fall 2025

Research Areas: artificial intelligence, nuclear nonproliferation, cybersecurity

Ahmadreza Hadi

Ahmadreza Hadi

ahadi1@lsu.edu

Role: Research

Pursuing PhD in Computer Science

Research Areas: robotics, reinforcement learning, deep learning

Peyton Andras

Peyton Andras

Peyton.Andras@lsu.edu

Role: Research

Pursuing PhD in Computer Science

Research Areas: cybersecurity, machine learning, neuromorphic computing


Undergraduate

Ibrahim Alam

Ibrahim Alam

ialam2@lsu.edu

Role: Research, MikeGPT Intern

Pursuing Bachelor's in Computer Science and Engineering

artificial intelligence, software engineering, algorithm optimization, software efficiency

Maxwell Shroyer

Maxwell Shroyer

mshroy1@lsu.edu

Role: Research

Pursuing Bachelor's in Computer Science and Engineering and Mathematics

artificial intelligence, large language models, software development

Chloe Gray

Chloe Gray

Chloe.Gray@lsu.edu

Role: MikeGPT Intern

Pursuing Bachelor's in Computer Science

Research Areas: software development, large language models

Colton Bruni

Colton Bruni

cbruni2@lsu.edu

Role: Research

Pursuing Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Research Areas: molten salt electrochemistry, nuclear fuel cycles, nano-optics, machine learning

Lab Staff


Brandon Walton

Brandon Walton

cbwalto8@lsu.edu

Title: Machine Learning Software Developer

Role: MikeGPT, Research

Alumni


Darrin Lea

Darrin Lea

dlea1@lsu.edu

Degree: M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering

Role: Research

Research Areas: artificial intelligence, reverse engineering, malware analysis, industrial control systems cybersecurity

Charles Beam

Charles Beam

cbeam3@lsu.edu

Degree: B.S. in Computer Science

Role: Research

Research Areas: large language models, software development, neural networks

Aditya Srivastava

Aditya Srivastava

asriva8@lsu.edu

Degree: B.S. in Computer Science

Role: Research

Research Areas: large language models, software development

Bibhushita Baral

Bibhushita Baral

bbaral3@lsu.edu

Role: MikeGPT Intern

Research Areas: machine learning, large language models, full stack development, artificial intelligence

Jacob Nguyen

Jacob Nguyen

jngu195@lsu.edu

Role: MikeGPT Intern

Research Areas: open-source development, compilers, machine learning, software systems