cv

My CV as of September, 2026.

Basics

Name Ezra Johnson
Label CS PhD Student @ George Mason University
Email ejohn28@gmu.edu
Url https://ezrajohnson02.github.io

Work

  • 2026.01 - 2026.04
    Researcher
    NSF REU
    Designed study of new variant of multi-agent multi-armed bandit evaluated using metrics of fairness. Proved regret bounds of Nash social welfare of the algorithms developed. Engineered simulation code to empirically test the distributed algorithms developed. Worked in the SOLAR group run by Professor Mohammad Hajiesmaili.
    • Algorithms
    • Decentralized learning
  • 2025.06 - 2025.08
    CEET Summer Researcher
    NSF REU
    Proved theoretical bounds on an uncertainty quantified, learning augmented, online algorithm for a novel online conversion problem. Simulated performance in a carbon forecasting dataset to measure empirical gains. Worked in the SOLAR group run by Professor Mohammad Hajiesmaili.
    • Algorithms
    • Optimization
    • Sustainability
  • 2025.03 - 2025.06
    Undergraduate Researcher
    Caltech
    Proposed and executed an independent project on the equity of cascading power failures in the California energy grid under Professor Adam Wierman..
    • Networks
    • Energy
    • Equity
  • 2024.01 - 2025.06
    Undergraduate Researcher
    Caltech
    Collaborated with Professor R. Michael Alvarez to design and carry out a project on identifying climate change misinformation in multi-modal video content using machine learning in the Alvarez Political Science group.
    • Machine Learning
    • Climate Change
    • Sustainability

Education

  • 2026.08 - 2031.05

    Fairfax, Virginia

    Ph.D.
    George Mason University
    Computer Science
  • 2026.08 - 2028.05

    Fairfax, Virginia

    M.S.
    George Mason University
    Computer Science
  • 2020.09 - 2025.12

    Pasadena, California

    B.S.
    California Institute of Technology
    Computer Science

Interests

Computer Science
Online algorithms
Scheduling
Sustainability