John Lathrop
Ph.D. candidate at Caltech
Ph.D. candidate at Caltech
I am a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at the California Institute of Technology, with an anticipated graduation date of June 2026.
I am currently seeking positions beginning in July 2026 or later.
My research interests are in control theory, optimization, and machine learning. My current work uses reinforcement learning to perform dynamical decision-making.
My research is supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. I received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Maryland in 2021.
At Caltech, I work in the Autonomous Robotics and Control Laboratory under the supervision of Professor Soon-Jo Chung.