Projects
Communications
| Student | Mentor | Project |
| Yeswanth Reddy | Bharadia | Building passive reflector to help indoor communications |
| Haili Cai | Leung | Develop a hands-on Wireless Communication Project based on NI’s SDR Platform |
| Andrew Yoo | Zhang | Enabling 5G Mobile Wireless Networks At Scale |
| Victor Gunawan | Zhang | A Hardware Platform to Support 5G Communications and Wireless Sensing Applications |
| Zhaoyun He | Zhang | A Hardware Platform to Support 5G Communications and Wireless Sensing Applications |
| Zhuolun Zhou | Zhang | Enabling 5G Mobile Wireless Networks At Scale |
| Xiao Sai | Zhang | Enabling 5G Mobile Wireless Networks At Scale |
Devices and Materials
| Student | Mentor | Project |
| Weifan Zhang | Bandaru | Electrical characteristics, and quantum capacitance of two-dimensional materials |
| Sebastian Silalahi | Bandaru | Thermal characteristics of graphene, for device applications |
| Armaghan Mehrsa | Kuzum | Implantable Neurodevices for Probing Brain Circuits |
| Lingxiao Cui | Leung | Enabling Wireless Measurement of CMOS Neurograin ICs |
| Jianing Zhang | Taur | Modeling of MOSFET output conductance in the saturation region |
Health and Psychiatry
| Student | Mentor | Project |
| Anand Bhavsar | Bagot | A Mobile Health Intervention for Adolescent Cannabis Use |
| Meena Kaliswamy | Bagot | A Mobile Health Intervention for Adolescent Cannabis Use |
| Henry narabe | Bagot | A Mobile Health Intervention for Adolescent Cannabis Use |
| Manik Narang | Bagot | A Mobile Health Intervention for Adolescent Cannabis Use |
| Sida Qin | Bagot | A Mobile Health Intervention for Adolescent Cannabis Use |
| Baljot Sekhon | Bagot | A Mobile Health Intervention for Adolescent Cannabis Use |
| Daniela Becerra | Depp | Making Complex Mental Health Data Useful |
| Chuqiao Song | Ettenhofer | Implement neurocognitive eye tracking task within a head-mounted display |
| Garo Hrach Adjoian | Ettenhofer | Implement neurocognitive eye tracking task within a head-mounted display |
| Kuan-Lin Chen | Garudadri | Multisensory stimulus to promote executive function and motor competence |
| Mariano Iberico Torres | Granholm | Smartphone pupil dilation measurement to detect Alzheimer's disease |
| Saikiran Komatineni | Granholm | Automated voice recognition therapy and symptom ratings in schizophrenia |
| Thinh Le | Granholm | Automated voice recognition therapy and symptom ratings in schizophrenia |
| Jing Liang | Granholm | Smartphone pupil dilation measurement to detect Alzheimer's disease |
| Chenfeng Wu | Granholm | Smartphone pupil dilation measurement to detect Alzheimer's disease |
| Zijie Zhao | Granholm | Smartphone pupil dilation measurement to detect Alzheimer's disease |
| Nikhil Dutt | Granholm | Automated voice recognition therapy and symptom ratings in schizophrenia |
| Wenyu Zhang | Granholm | Automated voice recognition therapy and symptom ratings in schizophrenia |
| Shiva Das | Jenkins | Mobile Health Technology for Middle School Students |
| Ruoman Yang | Leung | Applying Compressed Sensing Algorithms on Auditory ECoG Signals |
| Liyuan Lu | Lo | Wearable medical devices for detection of blood flow and cardio output |
| Huyingyi Zhang | Lo | Wearable medical devices for detection of blood flow and cardio output |
| Joseph Chang | Marcotte | Tracking eye movements during acute cannabis use |
| Namit Mishra | Marcotte | Detecting THC and other cannabinoids using non-invasive biosensors |
| Arden Ma | Marcotte | Tracking eye movements during acute cannabis use |
| Yajie Sun | McEwen | Movement based cognitive training |
| Shubha Bhaskaran | McEwen | Movement based cognitive training |
| Sovanarung Seng | Mishra | Performance evaluation of real-time processing system for electrophysiological and behaviortal systems |
| Yihan Hu | Mishra | Performance evaluation of real-time processing system for electrophysiological and behavioral signals |
| Daniel Coronado | Moore | Mobile intervention to optimize social engagement |
| Victor Miranda | Moore | Alexia for Cognitive Rehabilitation |
| Yihui Yang | Moore | Alexia for Cognitive Rehabilitation |
| Thy Le | Ng | Recording Repetitive Behaviors in Autism |
| Aiswarya Akumalla | Owens | Actigraphy in ICU |
| Christian Benitez | Silberman | UC San Diego Smart Open Source Wheelchair |
| Jesus Fausto | Silberman | UC San Diego Smart Open Source Wheelchair |
| Isabella Gomez | Silberman | UC San Diego Smart Open Source Wheelchair |
| Joey Gronovius | Silberman | UC San Diego Smart Open Source Wheelchair |
| Ryan Lin | Silberman | UC San Diego Smart Open Source Wheelchair |
| Fernando Lopez Garcia | Silberman | UC San Diego Smart Open Source Wheelchair |
| Brittany Nguyen | Silberman | UC San Diego Smart Open Source Wheelchair |
| Ningwei Li | Silberman | UC San Diego Smart Open Source Wheelchair |
| Yuming Qiao | Twamley | CogSMART APP Development |
Machine Learning
| Student | Mentor | Project |
| Yifeng Bu | An | CNN: image sensor to color image |
| Daniel Truong | Cosman | Using eye-tracking glasses to quantify looks in social interactions |
| Yiming Zhang | Cosman | Using eye-tracking glasses to quantify looks in social interactions |
| Sagar Gollamudi | Cosman and Taswell | Development of Algorithms for Rendering, Region-Segmenting and Path-Following in BrainWatch VR Software |
| Hsiao-Chen Huang | Cosman and Taswell | Development of Algorithms for Rendering, Region-Segmenting and Path-Following in BrainWatch VR Software |
| Hao Zhang | Gerstoft | Sparse modeling and machine learning in geoscience |
| Ali Dormiani | Gerstoft | MIMO Array Processing for Atmospheric Duct Detection |
| Ruixian Liu | Gerstoft | Sparse modeling and machine learning in geoscience |
| Ehsan Ziaeikajbaf | Hylton | A smart camera using predictive machine learning |
| Megan Visaya | IQT | Secure Deep Learning |
| Lucas Tindall | IQT | Secure Deep Learning |
| Guangyan Shen | Javidi | Real-time Object detection and Tracking for Self-driving Cars, Assistive Drones, and Smart Homes |
| Phoebe Contreras-Jones | Javidi | Real-time Object Detection and Tracking for Self-Driving Cars, Assistive Drones, and Smart Phones |
| Jacqueline Villalobos | Javidi | Real-time Object Detection and Tracking for Self-Driving Cars, Assistive Drones, and Smart Phones |
| Hadar Abukrat | Khoshabeh | PiB: Artificial Intelligence |
| John Kalina | Khoshabeh | PiB: Artificial Intelligence |
| Mohammed Rahman | Khoshabeh | Intelligent Whiteboard Capture with ML |
| Chi Zhang | Khoshabeh | Intelligent Whiteboard Capture with ML |
| Yiyu Zhu | Kneron | Deep learning Research on Embedded Device |
| Nathan Kaslan | Kuzum | Deep Neural Nets for Biophysical Modeling of Brain Networks |
| Zhisheng Huang | Kuzum | Deep Neural Nets for Biophysical Modeling of Brain Networks |
| Kelly Levick | Milstein | Machine Learning for Cognitive Radio |
| Bang Du | Nguyen | Camera Systems for 3D Scene Reconstruction |
| Jingpei Lu | Vasconcelos | Biological Imaging |
| Devon Stanfield | Vasconcelos | Biological Imaging |
| Michael Wibowo | Vasconcelos | Biological Imaging |
| Zhenan Yin | Vasconcelos | Biological Imaging |
| Igor Vivcharenko | Vasconcelos | Image Collection with Drones |
| Yen Chang | Vasconcelos | Image Collection with Drones |
| yucheng huang | Vasconcelos | Efficient Deep Learning for Drones and Smart Phones |
| Jose Joy | Vasconcelos | Object Size Estimation from Real World Images |
| Gautam Nain | Vasconcelos | Synthesized data for real-world computer vision problems |
| David Orozco | Vasconcelos | Image Collection with Drones |
| Anwesan Pal | Vasconcelos | Multi-frame visual recognition |
| Amir Persekian | Vasconcelos | Image Collection with Drones |
| Zhihang Ren | Vasconcelos | Multi-frame visual recognition |
| Mathew Sam | Vasconcelos | Object Size Estimation from Real World Images |
| Pengluo Wang | Vasconcelos | Synthesized data for real-world computer vision problems |
| Jacob Johnson | Yip | Reinforcement Learning in OpenAI Gym |
| Victor Miranda | Yu | Computational Modeling of Human Face Processing |
| Xiaotian Wang | Yu | Computational Modeling of Human Face Processing |
Mobile Technology
| Student | Mentor | Project |
| Haotian Zhang | Khoshabeh | PiB: Android App Development |
| Haoran Wang | Zhang | An Android App for Indoor Navigation |
| Timothy Oh | Zhang | An Android App for Indoor Navigation |
| Yajie Sun | Zhang | An Android App for Indoor Navigation |
| Yupei Zhu | Zhang | An Android App for Indoor Navigation |
| Dane Malangone | Zhang | Sensing heart rate using WiFi |
Photonics
| Student | Mentor | Project |
| Matt Levesque | Baghdadchi | Trapping and manipulating particles with highly focused beams |
| Kaiming Liu | Liu | High speed optical imaging |
| Minhong Zhou | Lo | Detection of single photons |
| Violet Castor | Lo | 3D Imaging Flow Cytometer and Cell Sorter |
| Ching Kiu Yuen | Ng | Polymer photodiode for infrared spectru |
Power
| Student | Mentor | Project |
| Antonio Segura | Abi-Samra | Dynamic models for three ancillary services for battery energy storage systems (BESS) |
| Garam An | Abi-Samra | Frequency Scan tool for subsynchronous resonance studies |
| Min Faye Chua | Abi-Samra | Frequency Scan tool for subsynchronous resonance studies |
| Martin Magno | Abi-Samra | Frequency Scan tool for subsynchronous resonance studies |
| Roy Jara | Mi | Wireless Charging of Multiple Mobile Devices Over a Large Distance |
Robotics
| Student | Mentor | Project |
| Ibrahim Akbar | Atanasov | Build a robot from scratch and make it move! |
| Jialiang Liu | Atanasov | Build a robot from scratch and make it move! |
| Chris Gage | Jaffe | Enabling Real-Time Video Control Underwater via an LED Communications Array |
| Nathan Hui | Jaffe | Nano-AUV Low Cost Microscopy and Sensing |
| Jasmine Chiang | Nguyen | Transmission of Touch VR |
| Keshav Rungta | Nguyen | 3D Scene Reconstruction for VR |
| Odeh Saba | Nguyen | Transmission of Touch VR |
| Brian Henriquez | Yip | Snake Robot for Colonoscopy |
| Xinran Li | Yip | Snake robot for colonoscopy |
| Daniel Shak | Yip | Snake robot for colonoscopy |
Service & Learning
| Student | Mentor | Project |
| Shrivatsan Rajagopalan | Bharadia | Helping Disaster zone using drones to identify human under the rubble |
| Changtai Liu | Khoshabeh | PiB: Learning Python |
| Vishu Gupta | Khoshabeh | PiB: Learning Python |
| Stanley Hicks | Schurgers | Engineers for Exploration |
| Ferrill Rushton | Schurgers | Engineers for Exploration |
| Rich Unite | Schurgers | Engineers for Exploration |