Anirudh Rayas

Welcome to my website!

I’m a Postdoc working with Prof. Pavan Turaga at the GAME School in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University (ASU). I received my PhD in Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering from ASU, where I was advised by Prof. Gautam Dasarathy. Before that, I earned my B.Tech degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from PES University, Bangalore.

My research lies at the intersection of machine learning, statistics, and geometry, with applications in AI for Healthcare and Science. I am particularly interested in statistical and geometric methods, such as graph representation learning and structured inference, that make learning possible when data is scarce. Medical data, in particular, is often high-dimensional, noisy, and expensive to accrue; building good predictive models therefore hinges on understanding the underlying structure of the data and bringing the right statistical and geometric tools to bear. But predictive models are only half the story: because healthcare decisions informed by AI are consequential and carry real risk, I am equally focused on developing uncertainty-aware methods that quantify confidence and guarantee trustworthy, well-calibrated decisions.

In my spare time, I like to read about the history of mathematics and mathematicians. I also enjoy hiking, swimming, playing chess (albeit poorly), and watching animated movies.