publications

2026

1. ICML

   Operator Splitting with Hamilton-Jacobi-based Proximals

   Nicholas Di, Eric C. Chi, and Samy Wu Fung

   In 43rd International Conference on Machine Learning , 2026

   Bib

   @inproceedings{Di2026OperatorSplitting,
     title = {Operator Splitting with Hamilton-Jacobi-based Proximals},
     author = {Di, Nicholas and Chi, Eric C. and Wu Fung, Samy},
     booktitle = {43rd International Conference on Machine Learning},
     year = {2026},
     url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.22370},
     doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2601.22370}
   }

2. NeurIPS: EvoRobust

   Surfacing Jagged Intelligence via Agentic Search for Weak-Model Wins

   Nicholas Di, Brian R. Bartoldson, Chloe Georgiou, Hongjun Choi, Jaywon Koo, Christine Klymko, Shusen Liu, Bhavya Kailkhura, and Ruben Glatt

   In NeurIPS Self-Evolving Diversity-Driven Search for Robust AI Systems , 2026

   Bib

   @inproceedings{Di2026JaggedIntelligence,
     title = {Surfacing Jagged Intelligence via Agentic Search for Weak-Model Wins},
     author = {Di, Nicholas and Bartoldson, Brian R. and Georgiou, Chloe and Choi, Hongjun and Koo, Jaywon and Klymko, Christine and Liu, Shusen and Kailkhura, Bhavya and Glatt, Ruben},
     booktitle = {NeurIPS Self-Evolving Diversity-Driven Search for Robust AI Systems},
     year = {2026}
   }

2025

1. AJHG

   The Causal Pivot: A structural approach to genetic heterogeneity and variant discovery in complex diseases

   Chad A. Shaw, Christopher J. Williams, Taotao Tan, Daniel Illera, Nicholas Di, Joshua M. Shulman, and John W. Belmont

   American Journal of Human Genetics, 2025

   Bib

   @article{Shaw2025CausalPivot,
     title = {The Causal Pivot: A structural approach to genetic heterogeneity and variant discovery in complex diseases},
     author = {Shaw, Chad A. and Williams, Christopher J. and Tan, Taotao and Illera, Daniel and Di, Nicholas and Shulman, Joshua M. and Belmont, John W.},
     journal = {American Journal of Human Genetics},
     year = {2025},
     url = {https://www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/S0002-9297(25)00282-4}
   }

2. NeurIPS: OPT

   A Monte Carlo Approach for Nonsmooth Convex Optimization via Proximal Splitting Algorithms

   Nicholas Di, Eric C. Chi, and Samy Wu Fung

   NeurIPS Optimization for Machine learning Workshop, 2025

   Bib

   @article{Di2025MonteCarlo,
     title = {A Monte Carlo Approach for Nonsmooth Convex Optimization via Proximal Splitting Algorithms},
     author = {Di, Nicholas and Chi, Eric C. and Wu Fung, Samy},
     journal = {NeurIPS Optimization for Machine learning Workshop},
     volume = {arXiv:2509.07914},
     year = {2025},
     url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07914},
     doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2509.07914}
   }

2023

1. TDE

   Gendered labor market outcomes during COVID-19: Evidence from early withdrawal of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation

   Nicholas Di

   The Developing Economist, 2023

   Bib

   @article{Di2023LaborMarkets,
     title = {Gendered labor market outcomes during COVID-19: Evidence from early withdrawal of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation},
     author = {Di, Nicholas},
     journal = {The Developing Economist},
     volume = {8},
     year = {2023},
     publisher = {University of Texas, Austin}
   }