Robotics Laboratory

Department of Computer Science | Iowa State University

People

Dr. Yan-Bin Jia

207 Atanasoff
515-294-2577
jia@iastate.edu


Haniyeh Fekrmandi, Ph.D. student (CS)

M.S. (CS), Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Iran, 2020
B.S. (IT), Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Iran, 2017
116B Atanasoff
haniyehf@iastate.edu


Ling Tang, Ph.D. student (CS)

B.S., Xiamen University, China, 2015
M.S., Eastern Michigan University, 2018
116B Atanasoff
ling@iastate.edu


Xuye Wu, Ph.D. student (CS)

M.S., Financial Engineering, University of Southern California, 2020
B.S., Mathematics, University of Illinois Urbana-Campaign, 2018
116B Atanasoff
wuxuye@iastate.edu


Logan Ellsworth, B.S. student (CS)

116B Atanasoff
lte@iastate.edu


Gavin Andres, B.S. student (CS)

116B Atanasoff
gjandres@iastate.edu


Alumni


Yuechuan Xue
Ph.D. in CS, 2022
Now at Amazon, Seattle, WA.
yuechuan@iastate.edu

Prajjwal Jamdagni
Ph.D. in CS, 2022
Now at LeapThought, Seattle, WA.
prajjwal@iastate.edu

Xiaoqian Mu
Ph.D. in CS, 2021
Now at Aescape, New York, NY.
xqmu1005@iastate.edu

Matthew Gardner
Ph.D. in CS, 2020
Now at Boston Dynamics, Mountain View, CA.
matthew@iastate.edu

Feifei Wang
Ph.D. in Math/CS, 2017
Now at Databricks, San Francisco, California.

Huan Lin
Ph.D. in CS, 2015
Now at Jiangsu Yijiahe Information Technology Co., Ltd, Nanjing, China.

Feng Guo
Ph.D. in CS, 2014
Now at Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA.

Jiang Tian
Ph.D. in CS, 2010
Now at Technicolor Visual Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, China.

Rinat Ibrayev
Ph.D. in CS, 2008
Now at Apixio, San Mateo, CA.


  • Ian Gonzalez-Alfonzo, M.S. in CS, 2023.
  • Karter Krueger, B.S. in SE, 2021, now M.S. student at Worchester Polytechnic Institute
  • Marcelo Abrantes, B.S. in EE and Math, 2021
  • Shengwen Xie, M.S. in CS, 2020 (and Ph.D. in ME, 2021), now at Elite Robot, China.
  • Adam Willerth, B.S. in CS and Math, 2019.
  • Zachary Glanz, B.S. in Cpr E, 2018.
  • Avery Dempsey, visiting B.S. student (ME) in Summer 2017, Northwestern University.
  • Jacob Stimes, B.S. in SE, 2017, now at Google, Mountain View, CA.
  • Jared Hays, M.S. in CS, 2014.
  • Trenton Anagnostopoulos, B.S. in CS, 2012.
  • Sean Strickland, B.S. in SE, 2013, now at Workiva, Ames, IA.
  • Rex Fernando, B.S. in CS, 2013, now Ph.D. student at University of Wisconsin at Madison.
  • HyunTae Na, M.S. in CS, 2011, Ph.D. under Guang Song, 2016, and now an Assistant Professor at Penn State Harrisburg, PA.
  • Theresa Driscoll, M.S. in CS, 2011, now at John Deere, Des Moines, IA.
  • Liangchuan Mi, M.S. in CS, 2005, now at NVIDIA Corporation, 2701 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara, CA.
  • Neil Kronlage, B.S. in Cpr E, 2004, now at Microsoft, Seattle, WA.
  • Steve Collins, B.S. in Cpr E, 2003.
  • Jon Van Dis, B.S. in CS, 2002.
  • David Persky, B.S. in CS, 2001, graduated with a M.S. from U. Wisconsin in 2005.
  • Joe Mesterhazy, B.S. in CS, 2001.
  • Brian Grice, B.S. in ME, 2000.