People & Robots

Rishabh's research interests are in leveraging robot learning for decision-making under uncertainty to enable assistive robots. He received his B.Tech. in Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

Rajat's research interests are in human-robot interaction and machine learning. Rajat received his B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kharagpur.

Ruolin is a 2nd-year PhD student in the Computer Science department. She graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with B.Eng. in Information Engineering in 2022. Her research interest lies in simulation and multi-agent collaboration. Outside of research, she is an amateur bartender and painter.

Rohan is a 4th-year PhD student in the Computer Science department. His research interests lie generally in the area of robust, learning-based sequential decision-making for robotics, with the goal of building learning-based systems that respect human preferences. Outside of research, he likes reading, writing, playing musical instruments, and exploring Ithaca.

Ziang is a 1st-year PhD student in the Computer Science department. His research aims to build robots that perceive, understand, reason, and interact in the physical world to better assist people with day-to-day tasks, leveraging inspiration from human cognition. He obtained a M.S. in CS from Stanford University in 2023, a B.S. in CS and a B.S. in Applied Math from University of Southern California in 2021. He loves skiing, birding, hiking, photography, and everything about nature.

Pranav is a 1st year PhD student in Aerospace Engineering working on robot-assisted dressing for everyday clothing. He graduated from IIT Bombay with a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, and was previously part of the robot vision team at Honda R&D Life Creation Center in Wako, Japan. Outside of work, he learns jazz piano and enjoys hiking, picnics and metal music.

Zhanxin is a first-year PhD student in the Computer Science department. She obtained an M.S. in CS from the National University of Singapore in 2024 and a B.S. in CSE from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, in 2022. In her free time, she enjoys sketching and playing video games.

Samuel is a first-year Robotics PhD student in the Computer Science department. His research interests lie in the intersection of Robot Learning, Tactile Sensing and Dexterous Manipulation. He obtained a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Outside of research, he likes cooking, playing basketball and traveling.

Jiaying is a first-year robotics PhD student. She obtainted an M.S. in EE from Stanford University in 2025 and B.Eng. (Hons) in EIE from Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2023. Outside of research, she likes hiking and musicals.

Krishna is a BS + MEng student majoring in Computer Science, whose interests lie at the intersection of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Data Science, and Entrepreneurship. He wants to combine these with Software Engineering to create a positive impact in our world. He is planning to pursue an M.Eng in Computer Science to further explore these areas. Outside of school, you will you find him painting, learning to cook, and mindlessly scrolling through Instagram reels and YouTube shorts.

Bohan is a junior year CS student at Cornell University, who is passionate about machine learning and utilizing AI to improve humanity in a whole. His research interests lies in multimodal machine learning, human-robot interaction, and 3D reconstruction. In his free time, he watches Premier League and plays piano.

Eric is a sophomore majoring in Computer Science. He is interested in robotics, and particularly helping robots interact with humans and the world more naturally. He plans to pursue a Ph.D in robotics or a related field. He also enjoys playing video games, piano and watching interesting YouTube videos.

Sammy Saak is an undergraduate freshman majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Robotics at Cornell University. Her academic interests live in assistive robotics and the integration of robotics into daily life, and she plans to pursue a Ph.D. in a related discipline. Outside of research, she loves reading, photography, and is a member of Cornell University Unmanned Air Systems.

Joyce is a sophomore majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Economics. Her interests lie in human-robot interaction and using robots to assist humans with daily living activities in home environments. Outside the lab, Joyce is currently a member of Cornell Data Science, and her hobbies include playing volleyball, watching stand-up comedy, and coding to movie soundtracks.

Amber is a sophomore majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering and minoring in Computer Science. She is interested in assistive robotics and brining about positive change. Outside of academics, she enjoys spending time with friends, eating good food, and playing video games. She also loves playing sports, but doesn't have much time to nowadays. She is open to playing tennis, ping pong, and other fun activities.

Andres Blanco is an undergraduate senior in Mechanical Engineering at Cornell University interested in robotics planning and control. He worked at Amazon Robotics this Spring on serial link arm trajectory generation. Right now he is working on contact-rich planning for robotic arms via the lab.

Shao Stassen is an undergraduate junior majoring in CS at Cornell University. His academic passions lie at the intersection of robotic control, machine learning, and computer vision, with a particular interest in leveraging these technologies to develop innovative robotic solutions that positively impact communities and improve quality of life. Outside of school, Shao enjoys outdoor running and reading books.

Rolando is a third-year undergraduate majoring in CS and minoring in ECE originally from Miami, Florida. With reserach interests in perception, human interaction, and machine learning in robotics, he hopes to seek their intersections towards social good. Outside of the classroom, he enjoys playing and watching sports, exploring the outdoors, and a good book.

Eric Qiu is an undergraduate sophomore studying in Computer Science and Mathematics. His academic interests primarily lies in the intersection of machine learning and social impact as well as studying the mathematical underpinning of statistical learning. Outside of academics, he enjoys working out, going on random sidequests, and convincing people that he's a regular rock climber.

Christy is a sophomore studying computer science and mechanical engineering. Her academic interests lie in assistive robotics, computer vision, and robot manipulation. Outside of academics, she loves to play volleyball and search for good restaurants to share with her friends.