The Data Mining Lab (DmLab) at Utah State University, led by Soukaina Filali Boubrahimi, develops machine learning models for geoscience and space-weather applications, with emphasis on time-series analysis, multimodal data fusion, and graph-based models. Our group builds interpretable, data-driven models for water resources management and space-weather forecasting.
Interested in what we do?
If you’re interested in joining our group, send an email with your interests and CV to soukaina.boubrahimi@usu.edu.
Current Students
Current Position: Amazon Research Scientist
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Current Position: Assistant Professor of Computer Science, South Dakota State University
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Project: Spatio-Temporal Graph Neural Networks for Streamflow Prediction in the Upper Colorado Basin
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Alumni
- Yagnashree Velanki (MS in Data Science) – Graduated in Summer 2024.
Thesis Title: “Feature Selection in Multivariate Time Series Data for Enhanced Solar Flare Classification”.
Current Position: Data Scientist, Datafy - Saichand Thota (MS in Computer Science) – Graduated in Spring 2024.
Thesis Title: “Enhancing Monthly Streamflow Prediction Using Meteorological Factors and Machine Learning Models in the Upper Colorado River Basin”.
Current Position: Senior AI/ML Engineer, Allied WorldAllied World - Rob Johnson (MS in Data Science) – Graduated in Summer 2023.
Thesis Title: “Physics-Guided Deep Learning For Solar Wind Modeling at L1 Point”.
Current Position: Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman - Scott Johnson (MS in Computer Science) – Graduated in Summer 2023.
Thesis Title: “Comparative Study of Clustering Techniques on Eye-tracking in Dynamic 3D Virtual Environments”. - Ashit Neema (MS in Data Science) – Graduated in Summer 2022.
Thesis Title: “Spatiotemporal Data Augmentation of Modis-Landsat Water Bodies Using Generative Adversarial Networks”. - Nikhil Sai Kurivella (MS in Computer Science) – Graduated in Summer 2021.
Thesis Title: “Comparative Study of Machine Learning Models on Solar Flare Prediction Problem”.
Current Position: Associate, Goldman Sachs
News
- August 2025 — Congratulations to Reza on our IEEE ICDM 2025 paper.
- August 2025 — Congratulations to Santosh on our ACM CIKM 2025 paper.
- August 2025 — Congratulations to Peiyu and Pouya on our two IEEE DSAA 2025 papers.
- July 2025 — We received the NSF CAIG grant Award #2530946, Congratulations to PI Hamdi!
- December 2024 — Congratulations to Reza on our SIAM SDM 2025 paper.
- December 2024 — Congratulations to Onur, Peiyu, Reza, and Pouya on four IEEE Big Data 2024 papers.
- December 2024 — We got featured in Utah State Today.
- December 2024 — Congratulations to Khaznah, Pouya, and Omar on three ICPR 2024 papers.
- October 2024 — Congratulations to Santosh on our IEEE DSAA 2024 paper.
- May 2024 — Congratulations to Cory and Santosh on our AAAI ICWSM 2024 paper.
- January 2024 — Appeared in USU Greats magazine: “AGGIE EXCELLENCE: Space Weather Forecaster”.
- December 2023 — Congratulations to Omar, Peiyu, Cory, and Santosh on three IEEE Big Data 2023 papers.
- January 2023 —Press Interview with USU Utah State Today: USU Computer Scientist Soukaina Filali Boubrahimi Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award”.
- December 2022 — Congratulations to Omar and Peiyu on two IEEE Big Data 2022 papers.
- November 2022 — Soukaina Filali Boubrahimi received the NSF CAREER grant Award #2240022!
- October 2022 — Congratulations to Soukaina on our ACM CIKM 2022 paper.
- June 2022 — Press Interview with USU Utah State Today: “Big Ideas: USU Blanding Scholar Jullian Crank Explores ‘Out of this World’ Science”.
- May 2022 — Congratulations to Cory on our AAAI ICWSM 2022 paper.
- April 2022 — Press Interview with USU Utah State Today: “Catching Rays: USU Computer Scientist Receives National Science Foundation Grant”.
- February 2022 — Soukaina Filali Boubrahimi received the NSF Solar Terrestrial award Award #2204363!
- November 2021 — Our USHE educational grant on Stackable Credentials in Data Science got accepted!
- September 2020 — Excited to get a paper published in Big Data.
- August 2020 — Soukaina Filali Boubrahimi started an Assistant Professor position in CS at USU.
- May 2019 — Press Interview with GSU NexGen: Applying CS Research to Multiple Fields at GA State.