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            <p>Undergraduate Student</p>
            <p>Email: ajayant4004 [at] gmail [dot] com</p>
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              <a href="docs/resume.pdf">[CV]</a> /
              <a href="https://github.com/anish-jayant">[GitHub]</a> /
              <a href="https://twitter.com/brownrice0404">[Twitter]</a>
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            <h3 style="color:#0d758f">About Me</h3>
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                I'm an undergraduate at USC studying math and computer science, where I am fortunate to be advised by
                <a href="https://vatsalsharan.github.io/">Prof. Vatsal Sharan</a>.
                In general, I'm interested in learning theory and theoretical computer science, and especially enjoy thinking about how/why brittleness arises in these areas.
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                Please do not hesitate to reach out if you're also interested in optimization, learning, or information
                theory! I'd love to learn from you and share what I have.
                <b>I'm also applying for PhD programs this cycle!</b>
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            <h3 style="color:#0d758f">Awards</h3>
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                <li>Provost Research Award, semesters: Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025</li>
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                  <li><em>Recognizes work on Lower Bounds for Ill-Conditioned Systems, total $6,000 so far.</em></li>
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                <li>Trustee Fellowship, by USC, 2022-2026</li>
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                  <li><em>Full tuition scholarship (approx. $275,000).</em></li>
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                <li>Viterbi Fellowship, by USC Viterbi School of Engineering, 2022-2026</li>
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                  <li><em>Additional research stipend, $1,500 per semester.</em></li>
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                <li>WVT Rusch Honors Thesis Program, by USC Viterbi, 2023-2026</li>
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              <h3 style="color:#0d758f">Notes and Projects</h3>
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                I really enjoy courses with final projects and giving talks! Here are some notes and slides:
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                  <li><a href="docs/projects/smoothedlearning.pdf">Smoothed analysis of online learning</a> (CS670/Algorithms course project) Showing guarantees of very simple algorithms in this setting! I gave a quick talk using <a href="docs/projects/smoothedpresentation.pdf">these slides</a>.</li>
                  <li><a href="docs/projects/robustmean.pdf">Robust mean estimation</a> (CS699 talk) A sketch talk on algorithmic aspects of robust mean estimation.</li>
                  <li><a href="docs/projects/social_choice_clustering.pdf">Clustering from a social choice perspective</a> (CS673/Networked Information course project). A more experimental project (with fantastic collaborators)! Also, some <a href="docs/projects/cclustering.pdf">notes</a> on approximation algorithms for correlation clustering.</li>
                  <li><a href="docs/projects/transformerlimitation.pdf">Limitations of transformers</a> (PALMS Group Lunch Talk). Nice theory work showing combinatorial limitations of transformer architecture.</li>
                  <li><a href="docs/projects/crypto_hardness.pdf">Slides</a>, <a href="docs/projects/onewaylearning.pdf">write-up</a> (CS476/Cryptography course project) about learning under cryptographic hardness.</li>
                  <li><a href="docs/projects/privacy_and_robustness.pdf">Private-robust mechanism design</a> (CS699/Theory of ML course project). We gave a presentation on <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.05015">this</a> cool paper using <a href="docs/projects/privacy_and_robustness_talk.pdf">these slides</a>.</li>
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              <h3 style="color:#0d758f">Other Stuff</h3>
              Before college, I grew up in sunny San Diego where my main passion was competitive swimming.
              Back on land, I really enjoyed math and physics, and spent some effort participating in tests like USAPhO among others.
              These days, I enjoy surfing, climbing, and running. :)
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