People
Faculty
Tucker Hermans
Professor, Kahlert School of Computing
Senior Research Scientist, NVIDIA
Postdocs
Martin Matak
PhD in Computer Science, University of Utah 2024
Current 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
Undergraduate Student - Computing: Robotics
John Chen
Undergraduate Student - Computer Science
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 - U of U |
| 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 |
| 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 |