I am an Assistant Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics at Case Western Reserve University.
My research develops theoretical and methodological tools for learning and decision-making from data, particularly in sequential settings. In particular, I am interested in:
- sequential decision-making problems, especially contextual bandits,
- nonparametric statistics and kernel methods,
- statistical learning theory,
- inverse problems and machine learning.
I am interested in applications to scientific and societal decision-making problems, particularly in settings involving uncertainty and sequential data.
Students
- Students interested in pursuing research or a Capstone project with me should contact me early in the Fall semester prior to enrolling in the Capstone course.
News
- February 2026: My first paper with my undergraduate student, Wentao Lin, on agricultural decision-making was accepted to Environmental Research Communications.
- Spring 2026: I will participate in workshops associated with the IMSI Long Program Theoretical Advances in Reinforcement Learning and Control.
Contact
For research, collaboration, or student inquiries, please contact me at sakshi.arya@case.edu.