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Amutheezan Sivagnanam
Postdoctoral Fellow · University of Houston
Biography
Amutheezan Sivagnanam is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Houston, where his research sits at the intersection of reinforcement learning, combinatorial optimisation, and intelligent transportation systems.
He earned his Ph.D. in Informatics from The Pennsylvania State University (2025), where he was a member of the Applied Artificial Intelligence Lab. He also holds an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Houston (2022) and a B.Sc. from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2017).
Research interests
Reinforcement Learning
Combinatorial Optimization
Multi-Agent Systems
Cyber-Physical Systems
Operational Research
Software Security
Selected publications
Dynamic Vehicle Routing Problem with Prompt Confirmation of Advance Requests
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Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning with Hierarchical Coordination for Emergency Responder Stationing
PMLR ↗
Offline Vehicle Routing Problem with Online Bookings: A Novel Problem Formulation with Applications to Paratransit
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Minimizing Energy Use of Mixed-Fleet Public Transit for Fixed-Route Service
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