Meet our incoming PhD students: Autumn 2025
Management Science and Engineering welcomes all of our incoming students as we begin the academic year!
As they arrived on campus, we had the pleasure of chatting with some of our vibrant and talented students who make up the 2025 MS&E PhD cohort. The students bring expertise and a desire to create impact from a variety of fields, such as financial engineering, operations research, mathematics, computer science, and more.
Get to know some of our newest PhD students below:
Rhea Bergman
Hometown: Los Altos, CA
Alma Maters: Duke University, University of Cambridge
Rhea aims to develop frameworks that guide the responsible adoption of emerging technologies, particularly AI.
Martin Gonzalez
Hometown: The Philippines
Alma Maters: University of Asia & the Pacific, Columbia University, London School of Economics and Political Science
Martin's research helps leaders and organizations move beyond symbolic adoption of AI and arrive at more meaningful applications.
Lutong Hao
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Alma Mater: University of Oxford
Lutong's research helps bridge the gap between theory and practice in optimization, stochastic control, and risk analysis.
Senem Işık
Hometown: Istanbul, Türkiye
Alma Mater: Stanford University
Senem designs algorithms with solid theoretical guarantees that inspire real-world implementations.
Ashley Olds
Hometown: New York
Alma Maters: United States Military Academy, Harvard University
Ashley brings 16 years of military experience to her research, which helps reduce friction and cost while improving qualtiy in the defense materiel ecosystem.
Henry Robbins
Hometown: Louisville, KY
Alma Mater: Cornell University
Henry aims to build a future where AI empowers people to work efficiently and meaningfully.
Daohong Tu
Hometown: Guangzhou, China
Alma Mater: Peking University
Daohong's research aims to develop tools that make financial markets more transparent and efficient.
Wanyu Zhang
Hometown: Suzhou, China
Alma Mater: Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Wanyu's research develops mathematical models and optimization algorithms to analyze and improve the many interconnected and complex systems present throughout our world.
