Francis Aweenagua
Biography
Francis started his doctoral studies in Fall 2025.
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Amreen Hossain
Biography
Amreen started her doctoral studies in Fall 2025.
Grant Schwidder
Biography
Grant is an undergraduate student who started research with the IRVLab at during his sophomore year. He is currently studying computer science, with an interest in deep learning and underwater human-robot interaction. In his free time, he composes music and plays video games.
David Widham
Biography
David completed a BSE in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan in 2007. Since then he has been employed as a federal civilian employee for the US Navy, first at NSWC Carderock working in ship design and then NUWC Keyport testing underwater vehicles. During this time he earned an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Johns Hopkins University focusing on microwave engineering in 2013. He is interested in using models and simulations to reinforce and enhance the information gathered from real-world testing.
Rishi Mukherjee
Biography
Rishi started his Ph.D. in Computer Science in Fall 2025, and he is interested in Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning. He is primarily focused on Sensory related AI, i.e., Computer Vision and its applications, as well as semantic analysis using AI. Rishi is a former undergraduate and master's RA at the IRVLab.
Sakshi Singh
Biography
Sakshi started her Ph.D. in the Fall of 2022. She graduated with a master's in ECE from The Ohio State University in May 2020. Before starting as a Ph.D. student, she worked on vision-aided drone landing and in-flight obstacle avoidance. Her area of interest lies in robotics and computer vision. She also enjoys reading and swimming in her free time.
Demetrious Kutzke
Biography
Demetri completed the bachelor of science degree in physics and mathematics at Marquette University in 2015. He completed the master of science degree in physics at the College of William & Mary in 2017. After completing his graduate degree, Demetri pursued an opportunity as a federal civilian employee working as a research engineer in underwater robotics with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City, FL.
