Dr Sahel Iqbal
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Machine Learning
About Me
I am a postdoctoral researcher working with Tom Rainforth. I completed my PhD at Aalto University in May 2025, where my thesis focused on statistical methods for sequential decision making and inference.
Research Interests
My research develops methods for reliable decision making and inference in machine learning systems, especially in settings where models must reason under uncertainty and make effective use of computation. I work across reinforcement learning, Bayesian inference, experimental design, and Monte Carlo methods, with recent interests in inference-time techniques for steering diffusion and large language models.