Varad Deshmukh

I am currently working as a research scientist at Meta Platforms Inc., where I am developing machine learning/deep learning models for detecting and enforcing on malicious applications on the Facebook platform. Prior to that, I completed my Ph.D. in Computer Science at CU Boulder, where I worked with Prof. Liz Bradley, Prof. Jim Meiss and Dr. Thomas Berger. My Ph.D. research focus was in applying tools from computer science and applied mathematics for understanding the dynamics of complex systems. My Ph.D. thesis was on developing data-driven solar flare forecasting models using Topological Data Analysis and Deep Learning. Here and here are a couple of nice articles highlighting my thesis. My interest in dynamics has led me to other interesting areas of research, such as delay reconstruction of dynamical systems, food distribution between honeybees, and characterizing scaling regions.

In my spare time, I love to read, bike and do Origami. One of my latest shenanigans is reviewing sci-fi books.