alumni

Zhipeng Cao

Biography

Zhipeng is an undergraduate student majoring in computer science and worked on AUV automatic docking systems. He is interested in image processing, surgery robots, NLP in education, and artificial intelligence. In his free time, he loves photography.

Zhipeng C.

Rishi Bhargava

Biography

Rishi, currently a senior at Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, comes with a passion for learning and making a positive impact on the world. He is interested in exploring the intersection of technology and social responsibility to address real-world challenges. 

Rishi B.

Megdalia Bromhal

Biography

Megdalia is an undergraduate studying computer science and mathematics at University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Her interests lie in computer vision, robotics, and artificial intelligence, and her goal with her
work is to help people. When she’s not working, her hobbies include photography, writing, and climbing random structures and trees.
 

Megdalia B.

Sowmiya Narayanan Govindaraj

Biography

Sowmiya was a Master's student in Robotics. His capstone project involved improving SafeDrive using deep generative models to improve lane visibility in adverse visual conditions. In his free time, Sowmiya loves to rock climb and read allegorical novels.

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Jonathan Meshesha

Biography

Jonathan is an undergraduate computer science student at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. He worked with alumnus Dr. Michael Fulton and helped him with the SIREN and ACVS projects. In his free time, Jonathan is passionate about music and plays the piano. He also enjoys tennis.

Jonathan M.

Preeti Pidatala

Biography

Preeti is an undergraduate student in her senior year (2022-23) at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, currently studying computer science with a math minor. She is interested in robotics and artificial intelligence. In her free time, Preeti loves to dance and explore new coffee shops!

Preerti P.

Christopher Ulate

Biography
Christopher is a Louis Stokes North Star Stem Alliance (LS-NSSA) MnDRIVE Summer Research undergraduate student. He is a rising junior at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities studying physics. He is interested in exploring field robotics, optics, and hardware systems. 
Christopher Ulate

Grace Campidilli

Biography
Grace is an undergraduate studying Statistics and Plant Science at Cornell University with plans to graduate in December 2022. She is most interested in applications of machine learning and robotics in agricultural field settings and throughout the food supply chain.
Grace Campidilli

Ashwin Wariar

Biography

Ashwin is an undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. They are currently studying computer science, and are interested in robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

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Nyomi Morris

Biography

Nyomi is a computer science student at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology joining the IRV Lab for the summer 2022 REU experience. She is particularly interested in exploring how understanding can be reached between people and robots through field robotics, computer vision, and deep learning.

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