Fengwei Tian started the Ph.D. program in ECE at the University of Arizona in 2022. He obtained his B.S. degree from the University of Calgary in 2020 and M.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2022. His research interests include trustworthy machine learning, with a focus on data privacy and privacy-preserving learning and inference.
Payel Bhattacharjee started the Ph.D. program in ECE at the University of Arizona in 2022. She obtained her B.Tech. degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India in 2021. She worked as an Associate Software Engineer at Bosch Global Software Technologies from 2021 to 2022. Her current research focuses on trustworthy machine learning, differential privacy, causal inference, and causal graph discovery.
Vimal William started the Ph.D. program in ECE at the University of Arizona in 2025, co-advised with Dr. Jyotikrishna Dass. He earned his B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Anna University, India in 2023. From 2023 to 2025, he worked as a System Software Engineer in Edge AI at SandLogic Technologies, India, focusing on ML systems and AI accelerators. His research interests lie at the intersection of machine learning, hardware/software co-design, and computer architecture.
Yugesh Panta joined the Ph.D. program in ECE at the University of Arizona in 2026. He received his M.S. degree in Computer Engineering from NYU and B.S. degree from Manipal Institute of Technology, India. His current research interests are in reinforcement learning and its applications.
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2026.Google
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2025.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2025, co-advised with Prof. T. Bose.Applied IntuitionOutstanding Graduate Student Award, College of Engineering, 2025.
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2024.Marvell Technology
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2023, co-advised with Prof. M. Li.TikTok → AppleOutstanding Graduate Student Award, College of Engineering, 2023.
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2022.NXP Semiconductors
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2022, co-advised with Prof. M. Li.Princeton University
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2021, co-advised with Prof. T. Bose.Keysight Technologies → Apple
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2021.Ford
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2020.Samsung
Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 2016, co-advised with Prof. T. Clancy.Intel → Meta → Google
Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 2016, co-advised with Prof. T. Clancy.VT iDirect → Qualcomm → Google
M.S., University of Arizona, 2018. Currently at Arrow Electronics, Phoenix, AZ.
M.S., University of Arizona, 2019. Later a Ph.D. student at the University of Arizona.
M.S., University of Arizona, 2020. Later a Ph.D. student at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.