LukassKellijs
Yale University, New Haven, CT
About
I am an undergraduate student at Yale University studying Applied Physics. I focus on using theoretical and computational methods—such as machine learning and physical modeling—for engineering research and development. I enjoy pursuing opportunities to practically learn and participate in scientific activities and enjoy creating such opportunities for others through volunteering in educational projects.
Education
Yale University
Applied Physics (B.S.) '27 (GPA: 3.98/4.00)
Engineering High School of Riga Technical University
Research
Research Engineer Intern, HUD AI
Research engineering on RL environments and quality assessment for robotics models and robotics data.
Logan Wright Applied Physics Laboratory, Yale University
Using Machine Learning methods for the inverse design of optical computing systems.
Computational and Applied Mathematics Laboratory, ETH Zürich
Summer research in scientific machine learning—exploring the use of physics-informed losses for the training of neural operator models.
SciML Plasma Turbulence Surrogate Models
Exploring methods of Scientific Machine Learning to create efficient surrogate models for plasma turbulence simulations using data from the MIT PSFC.
Activities
Co-President at Yale AI Association
Founded club of more than 100 members, propose and organize events, lead club work.
Head / Public Relations Manager at European Space Camp (ESC)
Largest educational space camp in Europe. Led a team of 6 international volunteers for the past 3 years—planning, organizing, and promoting ESC.
Member at Yale Undergraduate Aerospace Association
Board member, led projects in CubeSat (Mechanical) and Liquid Rocket (Propulsion) teams.
Avionics Team Lead at Riga Technical University High Power Rocketry Team
First rocketry team in Latvia. In charge of leading the Avionics sub-team, developing and testing all electrical systems used in our launches.
Achievements
- International Physics Olympiad 2022, 2023 — Bronze Medal
- European Physics Olympiad 2022 — Bronze Medal
- Latvian National Physics Olympiad 2021, 2022, 2023 — 1st place
- EU Contest for Young Scientists 2022 — Naturalis Biodiversity Award
- Nordic-Baltic Physics Olympiad 2022 — Silver Medal
- Baltic States French Olympiad 2021 — Silver Medal
Relevant Coursework
Graduate: S&DS 6890 Scientific Machine Learning, CPSC 5710 Trustworthy Deep Learning, ENV 5940 Global Carbon Cycle (Audit)
Undergraduate: CPSC 4520 Deep Learning Theory and Applications, PHYS 4400 Quantum Mechanics I and II, PHYS 4500 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, PHYS 4300 Electromagnetic Fields and Optics, S&DS 3510 Stochastic Processes, AMTH 3640 Information Theory, ENAS 4041 Applied Numerical Methods for Differential Equations, CPSC 4870 3D Spatial Modeling and Computing, S&DS 2380 Probability and Bayesian Statistics, MENG 2050 Computer-Aided Engineering, MENG 1105 Mechanical Design
Current: APHY 5120 AI for Applied Physics Research, CPSC 4420 Theory of Computation, APHY 4480 Solid State Physics I