People
Faculty
Tucker Hermans
Professor, Kahlert School of Computing
Senior Research Scientist, NVIDIA
Students
Mohanraj Devendran Shanthi
PhD Student - Computing: Robotics
Siyeon Kim
PhD Student - Computing: Robotics
Ashton Larkin
PhD Student - Robotics
Joe Liechty
PhD Student - Robotics
Yanxi Lin
PhD Student - Computing: Robotics
Emma Pinegar
PhD Student - Robotics
Enyu Zhao
PhD Student - Computing: AI
Jian Zhou (Tony) Tu
MS Student - Computing: AI
Alex Lancaster
MS Student - Computing: Robotics
Alumni
| Student | Degree | Graduated | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Conkey | PhD Computing: Robotics | Summer 2022 | Berkshire Grey |
| Yixuan Huang | PhD Computing: Robotics | Summer 2025 | Postdoc at Princeton |
| Qingkai Lu | PhD Computing: Robotics | Spring 2020 | Agility Robotics |
| Martin Matak | PhD Computer Science | Fall 2024; Postdoc 2024–2026 | Industrial Next |
| Roya Sabbagh Novin | PhD Mechanical Engineering: Robotics | Fall 2020 | Kodiak Robotics |
| Balakumar Sundaralingam | PhD Computing: Robotics | Spring 2020 | NVIDIA |
| Griffin Tabor | PhD Computing: Robotics | Fall 2024 | Faculty WPI |
| Bao Thach | PhD Computing: Robotics | Summer 2025 | |
| Amir Yazdani | PhD Mechanical Engineering: Robotics | Summer 2022 | Gatik AI |
| Novella Alvina | MS Computing: Artificial Intelligence | Fall 2025 | - |
| Hunter Brown | BS/MS Mechanical Engineering | Spring 2018 | PhD Student - Oregon State University |
| A.J. Bull | BS Computer Science & Mathematics | Spring 2020 | MS Student - U Michigan |
| John Chen | BS Computer Science | Spring 2026 | |
| Kautilya Chenna | MS Mechanical Engineering: Robotics | Summer 2018 | Medra |
| Philip Erickson | MS Computer Science | Spring 2016 | MavenLink |
| Brian Fitting | MS Mechanical Engineering: Robotics | Spring 2019 | Butler |
| Kanrun Huang | MS Computing: Robotics | Fall 2018 | Omron |
| Tyler Jones | MS Mechanical Engineering: Robotics | Fall 2016 | Northrop Grumman |
| Iain Lee | MS Computing: Robotics | Fall 2024 | Palladyne AI |
| Jiani Lin | MS Computer Science | Spring 2017 | Lucid Software |
| Rebecca Miles | MS Computing: Robotics | Spring 2021 | NREC |
| Rebeka Mukherjee | MS Computing: Robotics | Fall 2019 | Nav |
| Sharath Patlolla | MS Computing: Robotics | Fall 2020 | Alkira |
| Emma Pinegar | BS Computer Science | Fall 2021 | PhD Student - U of Utah |
| Jackson Ponstler | MS Computing: Robotics | Fall 2016 | US Air Force |
| Pupul Pradhan | MS Computer Science | Spring 2023 | Evans & Sutherland |
| Nichols Crawford Taylor | BS Computer Engineering, Applied Math, Computer Science | Spring 2024 | PhD Student - Northeastern University |
| Mark Van der Merwe | BS Computer Science | Spring 2020 | PhD Student - U Michigan |
| James Watson | MS Mechanical Engineering: Robotics | Summer 2018 | PhD Student - CU Boulder |
| Dustin Webb | MS Computing: Robotics | Fall 2018 | AI Influx |
| Matthew Wilson | BS Computer Engineering | Spring 2019 | Tesla Autopilot |
| Herbert Wright | BS Computer Science | Fall 2024 | PhD Student - U Penn |
| Hassan Zia | MS Mechanical Engineering: Robotics | Spring 2018 | Intech Process Automation |