Principal Investigator

is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Dartmouth College, where he leads the Rendering and Imaging Science (RISC) lab, focusing on the intersection of computer graphics, computational imaging, and computer vision. Before this role, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. He has a Ph.D. from Rice University and a master's degree from the Indian Institute of Science. He won the Ralph Budd Best Engineering Thesis Award for his Ph.D. thesis, the Prof. K. R. Kambati Memorial gold medal, and an innovative student project award from the Indian National Academy of Engineering for his Master's thesis.

Postdocs

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Dec 2025 – Present

PhD Students

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Sep 2022 – Present

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Sep 2023 – Present

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Jun 2024 – Present

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Sep 2025 – Present

Masters Students

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Jan 2026 – Present

Undergraduates

Kelly Lao

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Jan 2025 – Present

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Aug 2025 – Present

Auon Ali

(he/him)

Jan 2026 – Present

Jace Sung

(she/her)

Jan 2026 – Present

Visitors

Rohit Banerjee— Visitor— Purdue Univerisity— Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
Sourish Gali— Visitor— Oakton High School— Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Aaron Agustine— Visitor— Arizona State University— Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
Omkar Vengurlekar— Visitor— Arizona State University— Jun 2024 – Aug 2024

Masters Alumni

Atul Agarwal— Alumni Masters— Mar 2024 – May 2025— SE@Arista Networks
Kishore Kumaran— Alumni Masters— Jan 2025 – May 2025— SE@Arista Networks
Kedari Chowtoori— Alumni Masters— Aug 2024 – May 2025— SE@Microsoft
Yunzi Shi— Alumni Masters— Mar 2023 – May 2024— SE@Adobe

Undergraduate Alumni

Atharv Agashe— Alumni Undergraduate— Aug 2024 – May 2025— SE@DraftKings

Former Members

Helen Cui— Former Lab Member— Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
Sarah Friday— Former Lab Member— Mar 2023 – Nov 2025
Penelope Brody— Former Lab Member— Jan 2025 – May 2025