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Current Students

PhD Students

  1. Abdulsalam Almadani, PhD student, WPI Data Science Program, January 2021 - Date
  2. Ali Benamara, PhD student (part time), WPI Computer Science Dept., Advisor, June 2007 - Feb 2011, Jan 2021 -Date
  3. Wen Ge, WPI Computer Science Dept, January 2019 - Date
  4. Ziyang Liu, WPI Computer Science Dept, August 2018 - Date
  5. Hamid Mansoor, WPI Computer Science Dept, (co-advised with Elke Rundensteiner), January 2018 - Date
  6. Walter Gerych, WPI Data Science Program (co-advised with Elke Rundensteiner), January 2018 - Date
  7. Kavin Chandrakasaran, WPI Data Science Program (co-advised with Elke Rundensteiner), January 2018 - Date
  8. Luke Buquicchio, WPI Data Science Program (co-advised with Elke Rundensteiner), June 2018 - Date
  9. Abdulaziz Alalaji, WPI Data Science Program (co-advised with Elke Rundensteiner), January 2018 - Date
  10. Wafaa Almuhammadi, WPI Computer Science Program, August 2018 - Date
  11. Ruojun Li, WPI Electrical and Engineering Dept, June 2018 - Date
  12. Hamza Abujrida, PhD Student, WPI ECE Department, (co-advised with Kaveh Pahlavan, WPI ECE Dept.), September 2016 - December 2018, Sept 2019 - Date.

Masters Students

  1. Apiwat Ditthapron, Speech-based Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) assessment using deep learning methods with limited labeled data, WPI Computer Science Dept. co-advisor Adam Lammert, BME Dept. (in progress)
  2. Srinarayan Srikanthan, Advance Flu Symptom prediction using LSTM shared memory based multitask learning with deep clustering, WPI Computer Science Dept. (in progress)
  3. Shreesha Narasimha Murthy, Passive Diagnosis of COVID-19 using Voice and Respiratory data, WPI Computer Science Dept. (in progress)
  4. Florina Asani, TBI sensing in smartphone users using a sequence-to-sequence attention-based temporal model for semi-supervised learning with co-training, WPI Computer Science Dept. (in progress)
  5. Bhoomi Patel, Predicting TBI by using Smartphone-sensed mobility patterns, gait and balance, WPI Computer Science Dept. (in progress)
  6. Songlin Hou, Learning-Based Bidirectional Illumination Enhancement Network High Dynamic Range (HDR) Wound Image Analysis, WPI Computer Science Dept. (in progress)
  7. Oleksandr Semenov, COVID contact tracing using Bluetooth, WPI ECE Dept (part time, in progress)


Past Students

PhD Students

  1. Nichole Etienne, PhD student, WPI Computer Science Dept.., Advisor, WPI May 2018 - 2020, Current Position: PhD student, Emory University Computer Science Dept.
  2. Xin Wang, PhD student, WPI Computer Science Dept., Advisor (Jan 2010 - May 2012, left WPI to find a job)
  3. Qian He, PhD, WPI Computer Science Dept.,May 2017. Advisor, Dissertation topic: Computational Models for Predicting Sedentary Behaviors, Current Position: Google
  4. Clifford Lindsay, PhD, WPI Computer Science Dept., April 2011. Advisor, Dissertation topic: Programmable Image-Based Light Capture for Previsualization. Current Position: Assistant Professor, Radiology Dept. UMass Medical School
  5. Fan Wu, PhD, WPI Computer Science Dept., Nov. 2008. Dissertation topic: Ubiquitous Scalable Graphics: An End-to-End Framework using Wavelets, Current Position: Head, Dept. of Computer Science, Tuskegee University

Masters Students

  1. Adonay Resom, WPI Computer Science Dept, December 2020. Graduated with Coursework Option. Current position: Cognex Corporation
  2. Akshay Iyer, WPI Robotics Engineering Program, April 2020. Thesis topic: Characterizing the Effects of Adverse Lighting on Semantic Segmentation of Wound Images and Mitigation using a Deep Retinex Model. Current position: SkySpecs Corporation
  3. Luke Buquicchio, WPI Data Science Program, October 2020, (co-advisor: Elke Rundensteiner) Thesis topic: Open Set Classification of Smartphone Context. Current position: WPI Data Science PhD Program
  4. Walter Gerych, WPI Data Science Program, December 2019, (co-advisor: Elke Rundensteiner) Thesis topic: Versatile Anomaly Detection with Outlier Preserving Distribution Mapping Autoencoders, Current Position: WPI Data Science PhD Program.
  5. Holly Nguyen, WPI CS Dept., April 2019. Thesis topic: Machine Learning Models for Synthesizing Actionable Care Decisions on Lower Extremity Wound Images. Current position: Olympus Corporation of America
  6. Shubham Jain, WPI Robotics Engineering Dept, April 2019. Thesis topic: Image Normalization for Wound Assessment. Current position: Nvidia
  7. Chai Nimkar, IMGD Program, May 2018. Thesis topic: AlcoGait Gamification. Current position: Quizlet
  8. Nichole Etienne, WPI CS Dept, May 2017. Thesis topic: Investigating Transfer Learning of Smartphone-Sensed Stress in a College Population. Current Position: PhD student, Emory Dept CS Dept.
  9. Christina Aiello, WPI CS Dept., April 2016. Thesis topic: Investigating Gyroscope Sway Features, Normalization, and Personalization in Detecting Intoxication in Smartphone Users. First position: Vistaprint
  10. Gauri Pulekar, WPI CS Dept., April 2016. Thesis topic: Socialoscope: Sensing User Loneliness and Its Interactions with Personality Types. Current position: Advantasure
  11. Muxi Qi, WPI ECE Dept., April 2016. Thesis topic: Comparative Performance Evaluation of Signal Processing Features for Detecting Intoxication using Smartphones. Current position:
  12. William DiSanto, WPI CS Dept., Dec. 2015. Student completed non-thesis option. Current position: Enduring Games
  13. Che Sun, WPI CS Dept., Dec. 2015. Thesis topic: Real-Time Global Illumination using Voxel-Based Ray-Bundles. Current position: Hero Mutual Entertainment, China
  14. Sia Mortazavi, WPI IMGD Program, May 2015 (Co-advised with Brian Moriarity). Thesis topic: Before Eternity: An Adventure Game Inspired by Sufi Mysticism. Current position: Illumina
  15. Qian He, WPI CS Dept. Oct. 2014. Thesis topic: A Context-Aware Smartphone Application for Mitigating Barriers to Physical Activities. Current position: Google
  16. Damon Blanchette, WPI CS Dept. Jan 2012. Thesis topic: Adaptive Spectral Mapping for Real-time Dispersive Refraction. Current position: FTL Labs Corporatoin
  17. Randy Froc, WPI Computer Science Dept., 2011, (incomplete, student left WPI)
  18. Kevin Yang, WPI ECE Dept, Dec. 2011 (co-advisor with Xinming Huang). Thesis topic: Algorithm Acceleration with GPGPU. Current position:
  19. Juan Li, WPI CS Dept., Jan 2009. Thesis topic: Application-Directed DVFS using Multiple Clock Domains on Graphics Hardware. Current Position: Qualcomm
  20. Brandon Light, WPI CS Dept. May 2007. Thesis topic: Energy Efficient Photon Mapping. Current position:
  21. Peter Lohrmann, WPI CS Dept. Dec. 2006. (co-advisor: Robert Lindeman). Thesis topic: Energy-Efficient Ray Tracing of Static Scenes on Programmable Mobile GPUs. Current position: AMD
  22. Chen-Hao Chang, WPI CS Dept. Dec. 2006. (co-advisor: Robert Lindeman). Thesis topic: The Study of Energy Consumption of Accelerations Structures for CPU and GPU Ray Tracing. Current position:
  23. Clifford Lindsay, WPI CS Dept. Dec. 2006. Thesis topic: Real-Time Rendering of Wavelength-Dependent Phenomena Using Spherical Harmonics. Current position: Assistant Prof. UMass Medical School.
  24. Kutty Banerjee, WPI CS Dept, May 2005. Thesis topic: Remote Execution for Mobile 3D graphics. Current position:


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