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 | Lillian (Lilly) Chin - she/him Principal Investigator Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UT Austin Courtesy Appointment, Mechanical Engineering Office: EER 4.820 Lab Space: EER 4.884 and 4.884A Contact form: Link Lilly received his SB, SM, and PhD from MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Outside of the lab, she enjoys dancing, cross stitch, video games, and doting on guinea pigs. |
 | David Bershadsky PhD Student Electrical and Computer Engineering Co-advised with Zak Page |
 | Bill Fan - they/any PhD Student Electrical and Computer Engineering Bill is a first-year PhD student interested in computational design, and the intersection of design justice and robotics. They completed their BS in robotics engineering at Olin College of Engineering. Outside of the lab, they enjoy hiking, cooking, and taking care of their houseplants. |
 | Siqi Shang PhD Student Electrical and Computer Engineering |
 | Benito Ribadeneira Masters Student Mechanical Engineering Benito received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from EPN university in Ecuador. After graduation, he worked for 2 years as a field engineer in the oil and gas industry and currently is pursuing his M.S in Mechanical Engineering focusing his path career in mechanical design and robotics. Outside the lab he enjoys dancing and sand volleyball. |
 | Rishit Arora Undergraduate Student Electrical and Computer Engineering |
 | Manav Karonde Undergraduate Student Computer Science |
 | Andrew Kwa Undergraduate Student Electrical and Computer Engineering Andrew is a third-year Electrical and Computer Engineering student at UT Austin. In his free time, he is a gamer, pianist, artist and avid reader. |
 | Joseph Romero Undergraduate Student Mechanical Engineering |
 | Chongxun Wang PhD Student Mechanical Engineering Advised by Fangzhou Xia |
 | Rahul Iyer Undergraduate Student Computer Science Collaborating with Roberto Martín-Martín |
| Who | What | When | Where Next? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ava Schraeder | UT Austin Undergrad Mechanical Engineering | 2024-2026 | Co-op at Johnson Space Center; Senior Year at UT Austin |
| Hasif Shaikh | UT Austin Undergrad and Masters Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2024-2026 | AMD |
| Tuo Wang | UT Austin PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2024-2026 | Startup in stealth mode |
| Morris Lin | UT Austin Undergrad Electrical and Computer Engineering | Summer 2025 | Junior Year at UT Austin |
| Darren Au | UT Austin Undergrad Mechanical Engineering | 2024-2025 | Anduril |
| Tanya Lertpradist | UT Austin Undergrad Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2024-2025 | Junior Year at UT Austin |
| Hrishikesh (Hrishi) Sahu | UT Austin Undergrad Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2024-2025 | Junior Year at UT Austin |