Team

Principal Investigator

Current Students & Collaborators

Muhammad ShoaibMuhammad ShoaibPhD Candidate
Rui ZhaoRui ZhaoPhD Candidate
Saleha MuzammilSaleha MuzammilPhD Student
Sasha MorganSasha MorganPhD Student
Katz YanKatz YanGraduate Researcher
Kelly FarranKelly FarranPhD Student
Shehab SalemShehab SalemUndergrad Student
Tyler QiuTyler QiuUndergrad Researcher
Shaunak DograShaunak DograUndergrad Researcher
Austin SongAustin SongUndergrad Researcher
Ishmam AbtahiIshmam AbtahiUndergrad Researcher
Michael KentMichael KentUndergrad Researcher
Talha HameedTalha HameedExternal Collaborator
Mughees Ur RehmanMughees Ur RehmanExternal Collaborator
Elliot HongElliot HongExternal Collaborator

Former Graduate Students

  • Terrance Luangrath (MS, School of Data Science)
  • Nathan Koh (MS, School of Data Science)
  • Mitchell Hong (MS with thesis; next: U.S. Space Force)
  • Rahul Ramesh Reddy (MS with thesis; next: AI/ML Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton)
  • Jason Mensah-Homiah (MS with thesis; next: Cyber Research Engineer at Lockheed Martin)
  • Matthew Beck (MS; next: PhD student at Stony Brook, 2025)
  • Mati Ur Rehman (MS; Best Poster, AI/ML Resource Fair 2024)
  • Anne Zhang (MS; completed program in 2024)
  • Sheharyar Khalid (MS; Best Poster, CS Research Symposium 2023)

Former Visitors

  • Rhys Fonville (visited in Summer 2026 under UVA Leadership Alliance First-Year Research Experience (FYRE) Program, undergraduate student from University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
  • Briana Nabriat (visited in Summer 2025 under UVA Leadership Alliance First-Year Research Experience (FYRE) Program, undergraduate student from Claflin University)
  • Leojai Hibbert (visited in Summer 2024 under UVA Leadership Alliance First-Year Research Experience (FYRE) Program, undergraduate student from Xavier University of Louisiana)
  • Lavanya Krishna (visited in Summer 2024, high school student from Thomas Jefferson High School; undergraduate school: UC Berkeley)
  • Qi Liu (visited in 2023, PhD student from KIT, Germany)

Former Undergraduate Students

  • Ria Singh (Summer 2026 intern: Claroty)
  • Aleeza Khan (SEAS Dean's Undergraduate Engineering Research Fellowship, Summer 2026; only CS student selected)
  • Amudhan Selvam (Summer 2026 intern: Microsoft)
  • Ivy Watson (CRA travel support to present research)
  • Jessica Choi
  • Katherine Gabriel
  • Sebastian Wiktorowicz (first job: Amazon)
  • Ekamjot Singh
  • Cyrus Collins (Summer 2026 intern: Probity Inc.)
  • Navraj Singh
  • Jamar Oldacre
  • Sharon Biju
  • Josh Tomiak
  • Jinghan Zhang
  • Aaron Li
  • Vincent Zhang
  • Sherry Zhao
  • Vishal Kamalakrishnan (first job: IBM)
  • Wentao Chen (graduate school: Northeastern University)
  • Flavien Moise
  • Santino Martella
  • Tommy Qu (first job: Founding Engineer at Hadrius)
  • Alex Suh (CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award, Honorable Mention, 2023-24)
  • Samyu Krishnasamy