Welcome
Welcome to my personal site! I’m Simon Ghyselincks, a PhD-track student at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in the Department of Computer Science.
Academics
I completed my BASc in Engineering Physics with a minor in Computer Science at UBC in 2025. My undergraduate two-year senior capstone project was “Learning to Balance” which explored the application of reinforcement learning to a reaction wheel robot with complex dynamics. Read more about it here.
I am currently working with Eldad Haber from UBC Earth and Ocean Sciences and Michael Friedlander in Computer Science on generative AI and optimization with applications to geophysics and other fields. You can find out more about my recent publications here.
Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn or check out my GitHub.
My Journey
Read more about my journey and past pursuits here.