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Ph.D. Students

Headshot PlaceholderAndrew BergeyUnderwater acoustics, wireless, sensing and communication Adviser: Akshay Gadre
Headshot PlaceholderGantavya BhattMachine Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing Adviser: Jeff Bilmes
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/gbhatt/
Headshot PlaceholderAlvin CaoUbiquitous computing, data science, novel sensing, health technology, digital healthAdviser: Shwetak Patel
Simon Cao HeadshotSimon CaoNanodevice, Quantum transport, 2D materials, Neuromorphic computingAdviser: M.P. Anantram
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simoncaouw
Margaret Capetz HeadshotMargaret CapetzMachine Learning for Grid OptimizationAdviser: Baosen Zhang
Website: https://mcapetz.github.io/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-capetz/
Brian Chap HeadshotBrian ChapComputer Vision (CV), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Image Processing and Sensing (IPS) Adviser: Rania Hussein
Website: www.brianchap.com (under maintenance)
Mingfei Chen HeadshotMingfei ChenAudio-Visual, Deep Learning Adviser: Eli Shlizerman
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mingfei-chen-b85947153/
Bryce Chen HeadshotBryce Chen Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate Research FellowshipArtificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Speech RecognitionAdviser: Mari Ostendorf
Website: https://bryce-chen.github.io/
Po-Hao Cheng HeadshotPo-Hao ChengRF/mmWave ICs, Analog-Mixed SignalAdviser: Chris Rudell
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/po-hao-cheng
Kuan-Po Chiu HeadshotKuan-Po ChiuAdviser: Sumit Roy
Alex Choi HeadshotAlex ChoiRobotics, Control, Data ScienceAdviser: Joshua Smith
Website: https://alexchoi.me/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-choi/
Amber Chou HeadshotAmber ChouHuman-Machine Interaction, Human-Cyber-Physical-Systems Adviser: Sam Burden
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsiao-yang-amber-chou/
Website: https://amberhychou.github.io/
Emmy Chow HeadshotEmmy ChowCyber-Physical Systems, Robotics, Human-Computer Interaction, Haptics, Machine LearningAdviser: Sam Burden
Alperen Cuci HeadshotAlperen CuciAwards: UW ECE Graduate Research Showcase - Rapid Impact Award (2025); UW ECE Graduate Research Showcase - Best Innovation Toward Commercialization Award (2025)Control Systems, Sensor Systems, and Machine LearningAdviser: Sep Makhsous
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alperen-cuci
Benjamin Davis HeadshotBenjamin DavisAwards: Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) Michael J. Rima AwardComputational Fluid Dynamics, Chemically Reacting Flow, Aerospace Propulsion and Combustion, Numerical Methods and AlgorithmsAdvisers: Jim Hermanson, John Raiti
Website: https://sites.google.com/alumni.brown.edu/benjamindavisprojects
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminludavis/


Arpan De HeadshotArpan DeDNA memory, Quantum transport, Neuromorphic computingAdviser: M. P. Anantram
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/arpan-de-8654231ab
Alana Dee HeadshotAlana DeeAwards: UW College of Engineering Dean’s fellowship (2021)Non-Von Neumann Architectures, Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits, Hardware for Combinatorial OptimizationAdviser: Sajjad Moazeni
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alana-marie-dee
Kwame Donkor HeadshotKwame DonkorAwards: Cascade Energy Fellowship, Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation Grid Resilience, Extreme Weather-grid Impacts Adviser: Dr June Lukuyu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ing-kwame-donkor-pmp®-b064a812b
Deniz Dosluoglu HeadshotDeniz DosluogluAwards: 2022 CDADIC Best Poster AwardMixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Design, Wireless Communication Systems Adviser: Chris Rudell
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deniz-dosluoglu/
Armagan Er HeadshotArmagan ErMachine Learning Adviser: Jeffrey Bilmes
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/süleyman-armağan-er-043446108
Shucheng Fang HeadshotShucheng FangAdviser: Mo Li
Shanti Garman HeadshotShanti GarmanWireless power, energy harvesting, electromagnetic coupling with lunar and Martian simulantsAdviser: Joshua R. Smith
Jake Gonzales HeadshotJake GonzalesUW+Amazon Science Hub (2024-25) Control Theory, Machine Learning, Optimization, and Game TheoryAdviser: Prof. Lillian Ratliff and Prof. Behcet Acikmese
Website: https://jakeagonzales.github.io
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-gonzales-338a71177/

Madhumini Gunaratne HeadshotMadhumini GunaratneAwards: Jim Meditch Graduate Fellowship in Electrical Engineering, John R. Thomas Endowed Fellowship in Electrical EngineeringArtificial Intelligence, Large Language ModelsAdviser: Radha Poovendran
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/madhuminigun
Headshot PlaceholderChankyu (Charlie) HanSmart Sensing and Haptic with AI/ML, Human-Computer Interaction, FabricationAdviser: Yiyue Luo
Website: https://chankyu-charlie.github.io/
Yi-Hsiang Huang HeadshotYi-Hsiang HuangIntegrated Circuits Design Adviser: Chris Rudell
Hsiang-Wei Huang HeadshotHsiang-Wei HuangComputer Vision, Deep LearningAdviser: Jenq-Neng Hwang
Huayu Wang HeadshotHuayu WangComputer Vision
Jason Isa HeadshotJason IsaGame Theory, Control Theory, Human-Machine Interaction & Design Advisers: Lillian Ratliff; Sam Burden
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-isa/
Website: https://jasontisa.com/
Malek Itani HeadshotMalek ItaniAwards: ECE FYP Exceptional Award [Communications Area]Mobile Systems, Wireless Systems, Embedded Systems, Machine Learning, Small-scale Robotics Adviser: Shyamnath Gollakota

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Ying Jin HeadshotYing JinComputer Vision, Multimodal Machine LearningAdviser: Jenq-Neng Hwang
Zijie Jin HeadshotZijie JinExoskeleton controlAdviser: Kim Ingraham
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zijie-jin-89195b112/
Dylan Jones HeadshotDylan JonesMachine learning, Photonics, Communications, FPGAAdvisers: Lih Lin and Banghua Zhu
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylandjones/
Trager Joswig-Jones HeadshotTrager Joswig-JonesAwards: Grainger Endowment Ph.D. Fellowship, GSFEI Top Scholar Recruitment Award; Clean Energy Institute Graduate FellowshipPower system stability, low-inertia power systems, control theory, machine learning Adviser: Baosen Zhang
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tragerjj/
Website: https://tragerjoswig-jones.github.io/
Tommy Jung HeadshotTommy JungComputer Architecture, VLSIAdviser: Michael Taylor
Ishika Kanakath HeadshotIshika KanakathAwards: Jerry P Lind AwardAdaptive Myoelectric Neural Interfaces for future therapeutic treatments.Adviser: Dr Sam Burden
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishika-kanakath-708a6018b/
Sung-Min Kang HeadshotSung-Min KangAwards: Senior Design 3rd PlaceRobotic Manipulation System, Microfabricatioin, MicrofluidicsAdviser: Karl Bohringer, Jonathan Posner and Mohammad Malakooti
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sungmin-kang-310222176
Elpida Karapepera HeadshotElpida KarapeperaAwards: Robert E. Rushmer Endowed Fellowship Fund in Electrical EngineeringAnalog, Mixed-Signal, RF IC DesignAdviser: Chris Rudell
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elpida-karapepera/
Neha Kardam HeadshotNeha KardamAwards: John Thomas Endowed Fellowship (Autumn 2021), Best Diversity Paper and 2nd Best Paper in the New Engineering Educator's Division at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2021 conference. Engineering Education, Data Science, Machine Learning Adviser: Denise Wilson
Website: https://nehakardammtech.wixsite.com/mysite
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neha-kardam-a3535555/

Pavel Komarov HeadshotPavel KomarovScientific Machine Learning, Signal Processing, Controls, Applied MathAdviser: J. Nathan Kutz
Website: pavelkomarov.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pkomarov/
Aditya Krishna HeadshotAditya KrishnaAcoustics, Signal Processing, Active SensingAdviser: Wu-Jung Lee
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-uw
Trung Le HeadshotTrung LeDeep Learning, Computational Neuroscience Adviser: Eli Shlizerman
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/trung-le
Myunghoo Lee HeadshotMyunghoo LeeNanophotonics, Quantum OpticsAdviser: Arka Majumdar
Website: www.linkedin.com/in/myunghoo-lee
Yadong Li HeadshotYadong LiMillimeter-wave Imaging, Wireless Sensing, Wearable ComputingAdviser: Akshay Gadre
Website: https://yadongli.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadong-li-737b4032a/
Headshot PlaceholderHae LimAwards: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, AQET FellowshipQuantum InformationAdviser: Sara Mouradian
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hae-lim-9a152a1ba
Ivan Liu HeadshotIvan LiuVortex Dynamics in SuperconductorAdviser: Dr. Serena Eley
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/jiangteng-liu-18b240236
Yingkun Ma HeadshotYingkun MaMicro-electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Adviser: Karl F. Böhringer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yingkun-ma-16264b1b4/
Koray Mentesoglu HeadshotKoray MentesogluAQET FellowshipQuantum ComputingAdviser: Sara Mouradian
Matt Motoki HeadshotMatt MotokiAwards: Grainger Foundation Power Engineering Endowed FellowshipPower Systems, Machine Learning, Data Science Adviser: Baosen Zhang
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmotoki/
Website: https://mattmotoki.github.io/
Girish Narayanswamy HeadshotGirish NarayanswamyHealth, Machine Learning, Signal Processing, Embedded SystemsAdviser: Shwetak Patel
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gnarayanswamy/
Website: https://girishvn.github.io/
Gokul Nath S J HeadshotGokul Nath S JNanophotonics, Integrated PhotonicsAdviser: Arka Majumdar
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gokulnathsj
Gokul Nathan HeadshotGokul NathanControls, Sensors,Robotics and Machine Learning Global Merit Scholarship(2018); UWComotion Gap Fund Award 2023; ECE Research Showcase- Best Applied Research Award (2024) Adviser: Sep Makhsous
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/gokul-nathan
Website: https://gokul-nathan.weebly.com/
Headshot PlaceholderEliane NirereRenewable energy, Electricity access, Off-grid systems, Machine Learning Adviser: June Lukuyu
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elianenirere/
Tomohiro Ouchi HeadshotTomohiro OuchiAwards: Osaka University Engineering Award, Nakajima Foundation ScholarshipMotor Learning, Brain-Machine InterfaceAdviser: Amy Orsborn
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomohiro-ouchi-936975199/
Manas Palmal HeadshotManas PalmalPower ElectronicsAdviser: Jungwon Choi
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manas-palmal/
Haonan Peng HeadshotHaonan PengSurgical Robotics, Machine Learning, Haptic Feedback Adviser: Blake Hannaford

Annika Pfister HeadshotAnnika PfisterRehabilitation Robotics, User PreferenceAdviser: Kim Ingraham
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annika-pfister/
Sara Reyes HeadshotSara ReyesAwards: Irene Peden Fellowship Award, Leung Tsang Fellowship in Electromagnetics, CyberPOWDER Fellowship, IEEE RFID 2024 Best Poster 2024Low-power communication systems, RFIDAdviser: Matt Reynolds
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarareyes16
Lucas Ritzdorf HeadshotLucas RitzdorfFPGAs, digital signal processing, computer architecture, high-performance computingWebsite: https://github.com/LRitzdorf
Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/lucas-ritzdorf-97b3081aa
Felix Schwock HeadshotFelix SchwockAwards: UW Graduate School Distinguished Thesis Award; Fulbright Scholarshipsignal processing, neural engineering, machine learning Advisers: Les Atlas, Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad, Shima Abadi
Website: https://felixschwock.github.io/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fschwock/
Kevin Shao HeadshotKevin Shao2024 UW ECE Outstanding Teaching Assistant AwardHuman-Computer Interaction, Responsible AI, STEM EducationAdviser: Denise Wilson, Sep Makhsous
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-shao918/
Muyuan Shen HeadshotMuyuan ShenWi-Fi, Network Simulation, Integrated Sensing and CommunicationAdviser: Sumit Roy
Paritosh Singh HeadshotParitosh SinghQuantum Devices, Quantum Transport, 2D MaterialsAdviser: M.P Anantram
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/paritosh-singh-6b5331216
Sridhar Singhal HeadshotSridhar SinghalIntegrated Photonics, Integrated CircuitsAdviser: Sajjad Moazeni
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/sridharsinghal/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sridhar-singhal/
Dan Sturm HeadshotDan SturmAwards: 2022-2023 UW Clean Energy Institute FellowIntegrated Circuits, Photonics, AI Hardware Accelerators, Vertically Integrated Hardware Adviser: Sajjad Moazeni
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-sturm/
Winston Sun HeadshotWinston SunPlasmaAdviser: Alexander Mamishev
Xinghua Sun HeadshotXinghua SunWireless and mobile systems, mmWaveAdviser: Akshay Gadre
Website: https://zhichenzzz.github.io/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xinghua-sun/
Zhiwei Tan HeadshotZhiwei TanMedical Image ProcessingAdviser: Mahmud Mossa-Bosaa, Linda Shapiro
Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nAyCYl4AAAAJ&hl=zh-CN
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhiwei-tan-89a01429a/
Andrew Tang HeadshotAndrew TangQuantum, Photonics Adviser: Arka Majumdar
Rohin Tangirala HeadshotRohin TangiralaQuantum materials, applied superconductivity, solid-state devices, condensed matter, quantum informationAdviser: Serena Eley
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohintangirala/
Ameya Velankar HeadshotAmeya Velankar2D MaterialsAdviser: Mo Li
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameya-velankar-82a2001b7
John Leo Velpugonda HeadshotJohn Leo VelpugondaPhotonics, MicrofabricationAdviser: Lih Y Lin
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/johnleov
Siena Villancio-Wolter HeadshotSiena Villancio-WolterNSF Graduate Research Fellowship, College of Engineering Dean's FellowshipBiorobotics, Assistive Technology, Human-Machine Interaction, ExoskeletonsAdviser: Kim Ingraham
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/siena-villancio-wolter/
Xin Wang HeadshotXin WangAwards: IPMI 2023 Runner-up to Francois Erbsmann PrizeMachine Learning, Medical Image ProcessingAdvisers: Linda Shapiro, Chun Yuan
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xinwang99/
Xingyi Wang HeadshotXingyi WangAwards: 2021-2022 Clean Energy Graduate FellowQuantum informationAdviser: Kai-Mei Fu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xingyi-wang-14a98b102/
Jesse Wang HeadshotJesse WangAwards: Robert F. Rushmer Endowed FellowshipContinuous and Non-convex Optimization, Information Theory, and Machine Learning.Adviser: Maryam Fazel and Vasilis Charisopoulos
Website: wjingxing.github.io
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/jingxing-wang-255551210
Headshot PlaceholderYuchen WuLarge language model, Machine learningAdviser: Radha Poovendran
Headshot PlaceholderJunkai WuSpeech and Language ProcessingAdviser: Mari Ostendorf
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/junkai-wu-19015b198
Headshot PlaceholderKevin WuQuantum Error Correction, Fourier Optics, Machine Learning, Quantum ComputationAdviser: Maxwell Parsons
Website: ypwk.github.io
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ypwk/
Jinlin Xiang HeadshotJinlin XiangDeep Learning, Computer Vision, Incremental Learning Adviser: Eli Shlizerman
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jinlinx/
Website: https://xiangjinlin.com
Zhaohui Xing HeadshotZhaohui XingOpticsAdviser: Lih Lin
Zhangchen Xu HeadshotZhangchen XuSynthetic Data, Safety, Large Language ModelsAdviser: Radha Poovendran
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhangchenxu/
Website: https://zhangchenxu.com/
Kedi Yan HeadshotKedi YanAwards: ECE 2024 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award; UW Commencement 2021 Graduate School GonfalonierWireless Power Transfer Adviser: Joshua R. Smith
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kediyan
Cheng-Yen Yang HeadshotCheng-Yen YangComputer Vision, Deep Learning Adviser: Jenq-Neng Hwang
Website: https://yangchris11.github.io/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chengyenyang/

Alexey Yermakov HeadshotAlexey YermakovMachine LearningLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yyexela
Yue Yu HeadshotYue YuPhotonics, OptomechanicsAdviser: Mo Li
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yue-yu-989049255/?locale=en_US
Headshot PlaceholderPengyu ZengAwards: Qualcomm Innovation FellowshipAnalog/Mixed-Signal IC Design for Silicon-Photonics InterconnectsAdviser: Sajjad Moazeni
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pengyu-zeng-587233233/
Zhichen Zeng HeadshotZhichen ZengComputer System, Machine Learning Systems, MicroarchitectureAdvisers: Ang Li, Banghua Zhu
Website: https://zhichenzzz.github.io/
Yang Zhao HeadshotYang ZhaoAdviser: Arka Majumdar
Caleb Zheng HeadshotCaleb ZhengMachine Learning, Neural Network Efficiency, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, NLPAdviser: Eli Shlizerman
Muhan Zheng HeadshotMuhan ZhengPower ElectronicsAdviser: Jungwon Choi
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/-muhanzhang/
Zhihao Zhou HeadshotZhihao ZhouNanophotonicsAdviser: Arka Majumdar
David-Scott Zoro HeadshotDavid-Scott ZoroMachine Learning for Physics and EngineeringAdviser: Nathan Kutz