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I build decision-making systems that hold up under real-world uncertainty.

Ph.D. candidate in ECE at Vanderbilt University. I combine optimization (MILP, MPC), reinforcement learning, and multi-agent coordination to turn messy, uncertain data into robust, deployable policies for EV-grid and mobility systems, from peer-reviewed theory to field-validated tools.

Rishav Sen
★ AAMAS '25
Best Paper Finalist · Top 5/900
14+
Peer-reviewed publications
5 yrs
Research across CPS & energy
500k+
Real-world data records analyzed
−14%
Transit fleet cost reduction
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Research Focus

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Vehicle-to-Building (V2B)

Online control under uncertain EV arrivals, building loads, and user behavior, balancing user utility with grid objectives.

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Sequential Decisions Under Uncertainty

Scenario generation, stochastic optimization, MCTS, and rolling-horizon MPC for real-time cyber-physical control.

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Multi-Agent Coordination

Strategy-aware incentive mechanisms and negotiation frameworks that align individual agents with system-level goals.

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Digital Twins & Simulation

Open-source toolchains for transit and mobility-energy planning: E-Transit-Bench, OPTIMUS, MoveOD.

// areas & methods
Reinforcement LearningMILPModel Predictive ControlMulti-Agent Systems Stochastic OptimizationGame TheoryMonte Carlo Tree SearchEV Charging OptimizationTransit ElectrificationCyber-Physical SystemsSmart GridDigital Twins
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Selected Work

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Selected Publications

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AAMAS '25

Reinforcement Learning-based Approach for Vehicle-to-Building Charging with Heterogeneous Agents and Long-Term Rewards ★ Best Paper Finalist

R. Sen, et al., A. Dubey · Int'l Conf. on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems

ICCPS '25

Online Decision-Making Under Uncertainty for Vehicle-to-Building Systems

R. Sen, et al., A. Dubey · ACM/IEEE Int'l Conf. on Cyber-Physical Systems

e-Energy '22

E-Transit-Bench: Simulation Platform for Analyzing Electric Public Transit Bus Fleet Operations

R. Sen, et al., A. Dubey · ACM Int'l Conf. on Future Energy Systems