Mar 2026
Awareded the Thaddeus B. Curtz Memorial Scholarship.
Jainam Dhruva
Ph.D Student
Kentucky
Hello, I'm Jainam Dhruva, a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science of University of Kentucky. I earned my B.S in Mathematics and B.S in Computer Science from University of Kentucky in 2023. My current research focuses on developing efficient machine learning and optimization techniques for cyber-physical and energy systems. I am always happy to share my experiences and my learning, so feel free to reach out!
News
Oct 2025
Presented Paper at IEEE MASS 2025
Jul 2025
Poster Presentation at IEEE PESGM 2025
Nov 2024
UKY 3 Minute Thesis - Early Track - 3rd Place Winner
Oct 2024
UKY Computer Science 3MT Competition - Honorable Mention
Feb 2024
Travel to TPEC 2024
Education
Ph.D, Computer Science | University of Kentucky
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics | University of Kentucky
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science | University of Kentucky
Publications
Efficient HVAC Control using Machine Learning and Adaptive Differential Evolution
Jainam Dhruva, Simone Silvestri
Surrogate Assisted Adaptive Evolutionary Algorithm for Efficient HVAC Control in Home Energy Management System
Jainam Dhruva, Simone Silvestri
Optimization of Energy Costs and EV Battery Health in V2G Enabled Homes
Jainam Dhruva*, Dzifa Hodey*, Simone Silvestri
Experience
Software Engineer Intern
Carlson Software, Maysville, KY
Feature Extraction from 3-D models, specifically feature extraction from point clouds. Code was mainly written in C++ with some code written in CUDA. Worked on a novel algorithm for feature extraction with speedups from reduced complexity, better data-structures, and parallelism.
Research Fellow
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Developed methodology for bio-mass capture from lidar scans of crops. Main focus was on scanning equipment development and then scan matching algorithms for the field. Also learned about corn and sorghum agriculture.
Software Engineer Intern
Computer Services, Inc., Lexington, KY
Frontend web dev. for financial institutions. Development, planning, maintenance, and bugs - complete lifecycle handled by our team. Tech stack mainly included JS and PHP along with in-house Wordpress based tool.
Teaching
CS 270 - Systems Programming
Key topics include low-level programming, computer architecture, and operating systems.
Mathematics Assistant and Computer Science Tutor - University of Kentucky
Tutored students in Introductory Calculus, Multivariate Calculus, and Differential Equations as a mathematics assistant in MathSkeller - a on-campus math tutoring center. Tutored students in data structures & algorithms, computer systems, Intro. programming, and other related courses at Tau Beta Pi - a on-campus engineering tutoring center.
Service
Technical Programming Committee
- IEEE PerCom - Artifact Evaluation Committee
Journal Peer Reviewer
- IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (TNSE)
- Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC)
- Computer Networks
- Reliability Engineering & System Safety Journal
Conference Peer Reviewer
- INFOCOM, PerCom, ICDCN, ICDCS, ICC, DCOSS-IoT, SMARTCOMP,
- MASS, FIP Networking, WoWMoM, IWQoS, COMSNETS