Current Students
Junho Kweon
PhD defense victory message:
"Persistency is essential in research for your successful PhD."
Ph.D. student -- Lab Leader
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Dajeon, South Korea
Research Area: Model-Based Deep Learning for Radar/Wireless Signal Processing, Optimization Algorithms
Future Employer: Futurewei, Schaumburg, IL.
Haichuan Zhang
Ph.D. student
B.Eng. in Computer Science and Technology (Honors Science Program), in Xian Jiaotong University, China
Research Area: Image Restoration
Internship for Summer 2025: Dolby, Sunnyvale, CA.
Srijit Mukherjee
Ph.D. student
B.Stat. in Statistics (Honors), Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
M.Stat. in Statistics (Honors), Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Research Area: Machine Learning, Signal Processing, Image Processing, Optimization, Computer Vision, Statistics
Haolin Ye
Ph.D. student
B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
M.Sc in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, MA
Research Area: Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Optimization
Utkarsh Bajaj
Master student
B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India
Research Area: Medical Imaging, Image Segmentation, Machine Learning
Alumni
Trung Hoang
"I am grateful to my advisor and cherish every moment with all members in iPAL family, including alumni."
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (May 2025)
B.Sc Hanoi University of Science and Technology (Honors Program), Vietnam
Research Area: Event Camera, Camera ISP, Joint/Single Low-level Vision, 3D High-level Vision
Current Employer: Apple, Cupertino, CA.
Suhrid Das
Completed MSEE in iPAL (December 2024)
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering (Gold Medalist), Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, India
Research Area: Physics-inspired Machine Learning, Computer Vision
Current Employer: Eriez, PA.
Balkan Vedat Bingol
"SIUU..!"
Completed MSEE in iPAL (December 2023)
B.Sc. in Pennsylvania State University
Research Area: Diffusion model, image restoration.
Mingzhao Yu
"I appreciate Dr. Monga for managing our lab well and my colleagues for sharing their insightful ideas. Remember, sharing diverse views is key. Also, balance detailed work with overall goals to stay on track."
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (Dec 2023)
B.Sc. in University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, Chengdu
M.Sc. in Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Research Area: Medical image analysis. AI for Neuroimaging.
Current Employer: Walmart Global Tech, AR.
Kareem Metwaly
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (Dec 2022)
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt
M.Sc. in Engineering Mathematics, Alexandria University, Egypt
Research Area: Machine Learning and Image Processing.
Current Employer: Samsung Semiconductor, CA.
Amirsaeed Yazdani
"PhD is like climbing mount Everest. It's not about how fast you're moving. it's all about hard work, dedication, and perseverance. You gotta make sure you make it to base camps. Your hard work will pay off, not immediately but surely!"
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (Dec 2022)
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Sharif University, Iran
Research Area: Machine Learning and Image Processing.
Current Position: Senior Data Scientist (Computer Vision Engineer) at Walmart Global Tech, NJ.
Mallory Peterson
Completed MD/PhD in iPAL (Dec 2021)
B.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering (Honors), Penn State University
Research Area: Machine learning for medical imaging analysis
Isaac Gerg
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (June 2021)
B.Sc. in Computer Engineering (Honors), Penn State University
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Penn State University
Research Area: Machine Learning, Signal Processing, Remote Sensing
Current Employer: Kitware, NY.
Yung-Chen Sun
Completed MSEE in iPAL (August 2021)
B.S. Sun Yat-Sen University, China
M.S.c, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hongkong, China
Current Employer: Phantom AI, CA.
Xuelu Li
"There are always ups and downs in your PhD life. When you feel extremely depressed, it always means that good things will come soon. You advisor can always give you good suggestions and you can learn a lot from your lab mates."
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (June 2021)
B. and M. Sc in Harbin Institute of Technology, China;
Current Employer: Amazon, Sunnyvale, CA
Contact: xueluli122@gmail.com
Venkateswararao Cherukuri
"The best way you can do in navigating the situation is following your advisor's development suggestion, taking the support of your lab members, staying strong and enjoying the part of your life."
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (May 2020)
B.tech in NIT Warangal, India;
M. Tech in IIT Bombay, India
Current Employer: AMD, Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Contact: venkateswararao.cherukuri@gmail.com
Khaled Alhujaili
"Follow your dreams and never give up."
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (April 2020)
B. Sc and M.Sc. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Current Employer: Taibah University, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Contact: kh_alhujaili@hotmail.com
Tiantong Guo
"I am grateful for the time in our lab and the guidance from my advisor, colleagues, and friends. Through this journey, no matter what happened, they all lead to a better version of you : )"
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (December 2019)
B.Sc. in Xi'an Jiao Tong University, China
Current Employer: Apple Inc, Cupertino, CA
Contact: tong.renly@gmail.com
Mohammad Tofighi
"Believe in yourself, have faith in your advisor, and have friends whom you can lean on, this way you will overcome the struggles of the PhD life."
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (December 2019)
B.Sc. in Urmia University, Iran;
M.Sc. in Bilkent University, Turkey
Current Employer: Apple Inc, Cupertino, CA
Contact: mo.tofighi@gmail.com
Tiep Huu Vu
"Unexpected things can happen during your long Ph.D. Whatever happens, be positive, stay healthy, work hard and be patient; good results will come eventually."
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (December 2018)
B.S. at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
Current Employer: Google, CA.
Contact: vuhuutiep@gmail.com
Yuelong Li
"Do not fight alone, your advisor and lab-mates are your best partners."
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (December 2018)
B.S. at Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Current Employer: Amazon Lab126, Sunnyvale, CA.
Contact: liyuelongee@gmail.com
John McKay
"Your PhD journey can be long, but with the help from your friends, colleagues, and advisor, you will get through it."
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (December 2018)
M.S. at Arizona State University; B.S. at University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A
Current Employer: Amazon, Boston, MA.
Contact: jmckaypitt@gmail.com
Hojjat Seyed Mousavi
"During my PhD I always have confidence in my adviser, as well as the people I worked with. There were ups and downs, but I really enjoyed my journey."
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (August 2017)
B.S. at Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Current Employer: Apple Inc, Cupertino, CA.
Contact: hojjatseyedmousavi@gmail.com
Omar Aldayel
"No matter how smart you are as a Ph.D. student, you need the vision of your advisor to guide you."
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (August 2017)
M.S.E at Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
B.S.E at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Current Position: Assitant Professor at King Saud Univ., Saudi Arabia.
Contact: aldayel.ipal@gmail.com
Bosung Kang
"When you are struggling and frustrated, don't forget this: you are not alone, your advisor is always on your side."
Completed PhDEE and postdoc in iPAL (Jul. 2017)
M.S and B.S at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
Current Position: Radar Research Mathematician at Wright State Research Institute, reports to the US Air Force Research Lab.
Contact: kangbo79@gmail.com
Mu Li
"Prof. Monga's huge help is the most important reason for me to finish a PhD in four years."
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (Aug 2014)
M.S. and B.S. at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Current Employer: Twitter, San Francisco Bay Area.
Contact: mulitsinghua@gmail.com
Xuan Mo
"The most luckiest thing in my Ph.D is that my advisor treated me as a friend more than a student."
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (Aug 2014)
M.S. at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
B.S. at Beihang University, Beijing, China
Current Employer: Google, CA.
Contact: xuanmo@google.com
Umamahesh Srinivas
"Have complete faith in your advisor - he always has your best interests in mind."
Completed PhDEE in iPAL (Aug 2013)
B.Tech. at NITK Surathkal, India
Current Employer: Apple Inc, Cupertino, California.
Contact: umamahesh.s@gmail.com
Rafael Oliveira Melo
B.S. University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Exchange student at Penn State - Visiting Summer Researcher in iPAL (2014).
Pramod V. Krishna
Completed MSEE degree in iPAL (Aug 2012)
Current Employer: Microstrategy Inc, Washington DC.
Jim Gillespie
Completed a BSEE honors degree in iPAL (May 2012)
Current Employer: Lockheed Martin.
Postdocs
Sanjay Ghosh (completed Semptember 2020)
B.Tech., West Bengal University of Technology, India
M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
PhD, Indian Institute of Science, India
Research Area: Leaning based methods for image analysis, inverse problems in imaging (filtering, denoising, restoration, dehazing etc.).
Chul Lee (completed May 2014)
B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Korea University, South Korea
Research Area: Computational color and imaging.
