Ph.D. Candidate · Rice University · Statistics

Nhi Y. Le

Building trustworthy AI systems at the intersection of Bayesian inference, high-performance computing, and real-world data challenges, from astronomical imaging to national security analytics.

Bayesian Inference GPU Computing Uncertainty Quantification AI Security

From Bayesian inference to CT reconstruction, research that drives real decisions.

Active year-round at Sandia National Laboratories, mentoring applied data science teams at Rice's D2K Lab, and advancing PhD thesis work in trustworthy probabilistic ML.

4+
Years at Sandia National Laboratories
7
D2K Projects Mentored
NSF
GRFP Fellow
Ken Kennedy
Energy HPC Fellowship

What I Work On

D2K Lab · Graduate Mentorship

Applied AI and Data Science Mentorship

Seven end-to-end data science projects mentored across healthcare, public safety, computer vision, and industry analytics at Rice University's D2K Lab since 2023, earning three showcase awards.

7 Projects 3 Showcase Awards AWS
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PhD Thesis · Bayesian ML

Trustworthy Variational Bayesian Inference

A scalable probabilistic framework that addresses uncertainty underestimation in standard VI, producing better-calibrated models under high-dimensional misspecification.

Uncertainty Quantification Logistic Regression HPC
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Sandia National Laboratories

CT Reconstruction and Analytics Pipelines

GPU-accelerated, end-to-end CT reconstruction pipelines for large-scale nondestructive inspection, including anomaly detection and validation for mission-critical systems.

National Security GPU Computing Data Pipelines
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Skills & Tooling

Programming
  • Python
  • R
  • MATLAB
  • Julia
  • SQL
  • Lua
  • PHP
AI / ML & Analytics
  • Bayesian Inference
  • LLMs & Agentic Models
  • Statistical Modeling
  • Anomaly Detection
  • Uncertainty Quantification
Systems & HPC
  • GPU / HPC Computing
  • Large-Scale Data Pipelines
  • Apache Spark / Hadoop
  • Cloud (AWS)
  • Linux / Git
Domain Areas
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Science
  • Data Analytics
  • Numerical Optimization
  • Computer Vision / CT Imaging
  • Bioinformatics