Alex Olshevsky

Associate Professor at Boston University working on reinforcement learning and optimization. Founder of a startup specializing in recommendation systems.

Alex Olshevsky is an Associate Professor at Boston University with multiple affiliations within the university.1 2 3 He holds positions in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Division of Systems Engineering, and the Department of Computer Science.3 6

Academic Focus

Olshevsky's research interests include:

Distributed optimization, particularly in machine learning
Control of networks and multi-agent systems
Reinforcement learning
Control theory
Optimization4 6

Professional Details

Office Location: 8 St. Mary's St Boston, MA 02215, PHO 419
Email: alexols@bu.edu
Phone: (617) 353-01732

Additional Roles

Beyond his primary academic positions, Olshevsky is also:

An Affiliate Professor of Systems Engineering at Boston University5
Associated with the Rafik Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering at BU3

Entrepreneurial Ventures

In addition to his academic work, Alex Olshevsky is the founder of a startup that specializes in recommendation systems.7

Alex Olshevsky's diverse roles and research interests demonstrate his expertise in various aspects of computer science, engineering, and systems optimization, making him a valuable asset to Boston University's academic community.