Hello! I’m a 6th year Ph.D. candidate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, specializing in artificial intelligence, reinforcement learning, and robotics. I am advised by Prof. Shlomo Zilberstein. Before joining UMass, I was a research engineer at Singapore Management University, working with Prof. Pradeep Varakantham and Prof. Akshat Kumar on AI-driven solutions for large-scale constrained resource allocation. My work experience also includes a recent internship at Microsoft Xbox Game Studios, where I worked on developing game-playing AI; a software engineering position at Walmart e-commerce; and an internship at Amazon, working on Prime Video. I completed my B.E. (Hons.) in Computer Science from BITS-Pilani, India, in 2015.
My research goal is developing autonomous agents capable of operating safely, swiftly, and efficiently in unpredictable environments. Currently, my focus areas include meta reinforcement learning, inverse reinforcement learning, meta-reasoning, real-time planning, and robotics.
Beyond AI, I’m passionate about physics, biology, neuroscience, and psychology, at times seeking insights for my research. I’m also keen on applying AI in science and open to such opportunities. I admire Richard Feynman, follow Roger Federer, enjoy Microsoft Flight Simulator, and, as my friends say, I can sing quite well!
Contact: abhinavbhati@cs.umass.edu, abhinav.bhatia.me@gmail.com