Nick Chimitt

• B.S. Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 2017

• Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2023

• IEEE Signal Processing Society Best PhD Dissertation Award, 2025

• Research: Turbulence, wavefront estimation, phase retrieval, computational optics, metalens

• Website: https://nchimitt.github.io/

• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=1SMtjFIAAAAJ

1 Harshana Weligampola (PhD, 2022 - now)

• B.S. (Computer Engineering) University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 2020

• Research: Computational optics, metalens

• Website: https://harshana95.github.io/

2 Hashan (Kavinga) Weerasooriya (PhD, 2022 - now)

• B.S. (Electrical Engineering), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2020.

• Research: Single-photon LiDAR signal processing.

• Website:

3 Yu Yuan (PhD, 2023 - now)

• B.Eng. (Aeronautical Engineering) Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2020

• M.S (Aeronautical Engineering) Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2023

• Research: Generative photography

• Website: https://yuyuanspace.com/

4 Weijian Zhang (PhD, 2023 - now)

• B.Eng. (Optoelectronic Information Science), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 2021

• M.S. (Electrical Engineering), UCLA, 2023

• Exchange student, UC Berkeley, 2019

• Research: Single-photon LiDAR Modeling

• Website: https://wjzhang5464.github.io/

5 Ali Almuallem (PhD, 2023 - now)

• B.S. (Computer Science) Arizona State University 2023.

• Research: Phase retrieval, wavefront estimation

• Website: https://almuallem.github.io/

6 Tharindu Wickremasinghe (PhD, 2024 - now)

• B.Sc. (Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering), University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2023

• Research: Generative image restoration

• Website: https://tharindu-nirmal.github.io/

7 Bole Ma (PhD, 2024 - now)

• B.Eng. Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2021

• M.S. Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2024

• Research: Long-range passive depth estimation

• Website:

8 William Chi-Kin Yau (PhD, 2025 - now)

• B.A. Physics and B.S. Computer Science, UC Berkeley, 2025

• Hong Kong SAR Government Scholarship (Undergrad study overseas)

• Research: Computational lithography.

• Website: https://williamcyau.github.io/

9 Weiheng Tang (PhD, 2025 - now)

• B.S. Physics, Peking University, 2025

• Research: Computational optics

• Website: https://weihengtang.github.io/

1 Joonyeoup Kin (MS, 2025 - now)

• B.S. (Electrical Engineering) Purdue University, 2025

• Research: Image super-resolution

• Website:

2 Ryan Chen (MS, 2025 - now)

• B.S. (Electrical Engineering) Purdue University, 2024

• Research: Image denoising

• Website:

Postdoc 1 Abdullah Al-Shabili (Postdoc, 2022-2023)

• PhD (Electrical Engineering), New York University, 2022

• New York University Ernst Weber Fellowship

• Research: Inverse problems

• Website: https://abdullahalshabili.github.io/

• Now: Sony

Postdoc 2 Dasong Li (Postdoc, 2025 - 2026)

• B.Eng. in Computer Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2019

• Ph.D. Electronic Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2024

• Website: https://dasongli1.github.io/

• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZJLzmwgAAAAJ&hl=en

• Now: Hong Kong

Postdoc 3 Xijun Wang (Postdoc, 2024-2026)

• B.S. Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), 2017

• M.S. Computer Science, Northwestern University, 2019

• Ph.D. Computer Science, Northwestern University, 2024

• Research: Generative restoration, GAN, diffusion models

• Website: https://xijun-w.github.io/

• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=zh-CN&user=dYVWIxsAAAAJ

• Now: Microsoft

PhD 1 Joon Hee Choi (PhD, 2018)

• B.E. in Electronics Engineering, B.B.A. in Business Administration, Sogang University in 2004

• M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2014

• Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2018

• Website: https://mllab-skku.github.io/

• Assistant manager at Samsung Electronics in South Korea from 2003 to 2012

• Assistant professor at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea, 2020-2023

• Now: Samsung Semiconductor

PhD 2 Omar A. Elgendy (PhD, 2019)

• B.Sc. Electronics and Communications Engineering, Cairo University, 2010

• M.Sc. Engineering Mathematic, Cairo University, 2015

• PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2019

• IEEE ICIP Best Paper Award 2016 (for Quanta image sensor)

• IEEE SPS Best Paper Paper Award 2022 (for Plug and play ADMM)

• Purdue Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship 2018

• Now: Apple

PhD 3 Xiran Wang (PhD, 2019)

• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Rice University, 2013

• PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2019

• IEEE SPS Best Paper Paper Award 2022 (for Plug and play ADMM)

• Now: Zoom

PhD 4 Chengxi Li (PhD, 2021)

• B.S. Electrical Engineering, Fudan University, 2016.

• PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2021.

• Website: https://cicelyli.github.io/index.html

• Now: Meta.

PhD 5 Abhiram Gnanasambandam (PhD, 2022)

• B.S. Electrical Engineering from India Institute of Technolongy, Madras, 2017

• PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2022

• Purdue College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award 2022

• Now: Samsung Research America

PhD 6 Xiangyu Qu (PhD, 2023)

• B.S. Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 2017

• PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2023

• Now: Apple

PhD 7 Zhiyuan Mao (PhD, 2023)

• B.Eng. Electronic and Computer Engineering, Hong Kong UST, 2017.

• Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2023

• Now: Samsung Research America

PhD 8 Yash Sanghvi (PhD, 2024)

• B. Tech and M. Tech Electrical Engineering, India Institute of Technology, Bombay, 2019

• Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2024

• Website: https://sanghviyashiitb.github.io

• Now: Qualcomm

PhD 9 Yiheng Chi (PhD, 2024)

• B.S. Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2018

• Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2024

• Website: http://yihengchi.me

• Now: Co-Founder of DeepLux Technology

PhD 10 Xingguang Zhang (PhD, 2025)

• B.S. Engineering, Zhejian University, 2018

• M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2020

• Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2025

• Website: https://xg416.github.io/

• Now: Apple

PhD 11 Kent Gauen (PhD, 2025)

• B.S. Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2018

• Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2025

• Purdue Magoon TA Award

• Website: https://gauenk.github.io/index.html

• Now: Postdoc at Georgia Tech.

PhD 12 Guanzhe Hong (PhD, 2025)

• B.S. Electrical Engineering (Minor in Mathematics) University of Toronto, 2017

• Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2025

• Purdue Magoon TA Award

• Website: https://guanzhehong.github.io/

• Now: Postdoc at Oxford University

PhD 13 Prateek Chennuri (PhD, 2026)

• B.Tech and M.Tech, (Electrical Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2021.

• Research Associate, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, 2021-22.

• Research: Quanta image sensor, photon counting

• Website: https://chennuriprateek.github.io/chennuri-prateek.github.io/

• Now: Apple

MS 1 Kevin Valanarasu (MS, 2022)

• B.Tech Electrical Engineering, India Institute of Technology, Madras, 2018.

• M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2022.

• Now: Apple

MS 2 Preston Rahim (MS, 2023)

• B.S. Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2022.

• M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2023.

• Now: Co-Founder of DeepLux Technology