{"id":188,"date":"2021-08-13T19:12:04","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T19:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:26:49","slug":"phd-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/people\/phd-students\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/ahrabian\/\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/ahrabian-1.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Kian Ahrabian<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/hjara\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Hirona Arai<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n        <article>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/ashokd\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/dhananjay_ashok.jpg\" alt=\"Dhananjay Ashok headshot\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Dhananjay Ashok<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/banayeea\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Mohammadamin Banayeeanzadeh<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant (Visiting)<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <\/a>\n        <article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>David Bell<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Graduate Research Assistant (Visiting)<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/charles_bickham.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Charles Bickham<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Graduate Research Assistant (Visiting)<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/eboxer\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/eboxer-1.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Boxer\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Eric Boxer<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n           <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/bremerma\/\"> \n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/02\/bremerma-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jake Bremerman headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Jake Bremerman<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/caiyulia\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal 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Chen<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Research Assistant<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/article><\/a>\n            <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/chengjia-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jiaxin Cheng headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Jiaxin Cheng<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/jcho\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/jcho-2.jpg\" alt=\"Hyundong Cho headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Hyundong Cho<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/chochlak\/\" aria-label=\"Link to 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                    <h4>Graduate Research Assistant (Visiting)<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/deyp\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Priyanka Dey<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/rdorn\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Rebecca Dorn<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n   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         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/pgerard\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Patrick Gerard<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/bghafour\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/bijean-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Bijean Ghafouri Headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Bijean Ghafouri\n    <\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant (Visiting)<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/harandiz\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/09\/harandiz-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bahareh Harandizadeh headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Bahareh Harandizadeh<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/zizhaoh\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Zizhao Hu<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant (Visiting)<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/huangjam\/\">        \n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/09\/huangjam-1.jpg\" alt=\"James Yipeng Huang headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>James Yipeng Huang<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/tenghaoh\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/tenghaoh-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tenghao Huang headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Tenghao Huang<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/md-abrar-jahin\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/jahin-2.jpg\" alt=\"MD Abrar Jahin\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>MD Abrar Jahin<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/yifjia\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Yifan Jiang<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/linghaoj\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/linghaoj-2.jpg\" alt=\"Linghao Jin headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Linghao Jin<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <\/a>\n            <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/wjin-1.jpg\" alt=\"Woojeong Jin headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Woojeong Jin<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/brihijos\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/09\/brihijos-1.jpg\" alt=\"Brihi Joshi headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Brihi Joshi<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n        <article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/bumju_jung.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Bumju Jung<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n        <article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/maxyn_leitner.jpg\" alt=\"mAXYN Leitner headshot\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Maxyn Leitner<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Graduate Research Assistant (Visiting)<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/akommine\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/akommine-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aditya Kommineni\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Aditya Kommineni<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/huihanl\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Huihan Li<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/fandelli\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/fandelli-2.jpg\" alt=\"Fandel Lin headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Fandel Lin<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant (Visiting)<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <\/a>\n            <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/09\/ylin-1.jpg\" alt=\"Yuchen (Bill) Lin headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Yuchen (Bill) Lin<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/gpinto\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Gabriela Pinto<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <\/a>\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Sahana Ramnath<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <article>\n                    <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                    <h3>Daniel Ruiz<\/h3>\n                    <h4>Visiting Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n            <\/article>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/mrusti\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/mrusti-3.jpg\" alt=\"Casandra Rusti headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Casandra Rusti<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <\/a>\n            <article>\n                    <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Chan headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                    <h3>Mahdi Saeedi<\/h3>\n                    <h4>Visiting Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n            <\/article>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/asalinas\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/asalinas-3.jpg\" alt=\"Abel Salinas headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Abel Salinas<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/soumyasa\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/09\/soumyasa-1.jpg\" alt=\"Soumya Sanyal headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Soumya Sanyal<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n            <article>\n                    <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Chan headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                    <h3>&#8220;Ani&#8221; Nripsuta Saxena<\/h3>\n                    <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n            <\/article>\n            <article>\n                    <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Chan headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                    <h3>Anna Serbina<\/h3>\n                    <h4>Visiting Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n            <\/article>\n            <a href= \"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/keshen\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/09\/keshen-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ke Shen headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Ke Shen<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/zshi\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Zhuoyu Shi<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/osultan\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Omneya Sultan<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/yidans\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Yidan Sun<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/zhisheng\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Zhisheng Tang<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n           <\/a>\n        <article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/muzi_tao.jpg\" alt=\"Muzi Tao HEADSHOT\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Muzi Tao<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Graduate Research Assistant (Visiting)<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/profile-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a Person\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Patrick Toral<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/directory\/mtian\/\" aria-label=\"Link to personal page\">\n                <article>\n                        <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshots\/mtian-3.jpg\" alt=\"Mulin Tian headshot\"\/><\/figure>\n                        <h3>Mulin Tian<\/h3>\n                        <h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n                <\/article>\n            <\/a>\n        <article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/leonardo_wilber_urrutia.jpg\" alt=\"Generic Photo of a Silhouette of a 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