Director

Daniel F. Keefe, Ph.D.  (he/him)
Distinguished University Teaching Professor
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Current Assistant Directors (Rotating Positions)

Assistant Director for Design and Media

Kiet Tran  (he/him)
Ph.D. Student (5th Yr), Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Minnesota

Assistant Director for Engagement and Activism

Sean Dorr  (he/him)
Ph.D. Student (5th Yr), Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Minnesota

Lab Members and Alumni

(Alumni, please tell us what you are doing now, and send us your pictures!)

Years:
Tags:
Daniel F. Keefe   (he/him)
Professor
#2008
‑
#present
#artist
#guitar‑guru
#sailor
#theboss
Sean Dorr
Ph.D. Program
#2020
‑
#present
# dog adventure specialist
# music lover
# nature enthusiast
#phishhead
#phd‑student
Kiet Tran   (he/him)
Ph.D. Program
#2020
‑
#present
#artist
#phd‑student
Aarush Bothra
B.S. Program
#2024
‑
#present
Giselle Kian
M.S. Computer Science
#2025
‑
#present
#masters‑student
Sudarsna Mukund
M.S. Computer Science
#2025
‑
#present
#masters‑student
Jace Shores
#2024
‑
#2025
#honors‑thesis
Walter Sands
M.S. Computer Science
#2025
‑
#2025
#masters‑student
Bridger Herman, Ph.D.   (he/him)
Ph.D. Program
#2016
‑
#2024
#urop
#phd‑student
Matthias Broske
M.S. Computer Science
#2021
‑
#2024
#masters‑student
Ashlyn McClendon   (she/her)
#2024
‑
#2024
#reu
Alex Haley, Ph.D.   (he/him)
Ph.D. Program (Cog. Sci.)
#2014
‑
#2023
#phd‑student
Alex Pelletier
#2020
‑
#2023
Julia Pan
M.S. Computer Science
#2021
‑
#2023
#masters‑student
David Buyck
M.S. Computer Science
#2022
‑
#2023
#masters‑student
Jung Nam, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Program
#2014
‑
#2022
#phd‑student
Jason Phadnis
#2020
‑
#2022
#honors‑thesis
#ms‑thesis
Zahara Spilka   (she/her/hers)
Ph.D. Program
#2021
‑
#2022
#phd‑student
Morgan Turner, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
#2021
‑
#2022
#artist
#cifellow
#postdoc
Matthew Hiller
#2022
‑
#2022
Kyungyoon (Volcano) Kim, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Program
#2011
‑
#2021
#ms‑thesis
#phd‑student
Dan Orban, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Program
#2014
‑
#2021
#phd‑student
Jane Huynh
#2018
‑
#2021
#reu
Daniel Olson
#2018
‑
#2021
#reu
Ray Lauffer
Honors Thesis
#2019
‑
#2021
Max Omdal
BS+MS Program
#2019
‑
#2021
#ms‑thesis
#masters‑student
Ge Yu
#2019
‑
#2021
Anang Hermes
Ph.D. Program
#2020
‑
#2021
#phd‑student
Sam Jirik
#2020
‑
#2021
David Kinney
#2020
‑
#2021
#ms‑thesis
Angie Moyer
#2020
‑
#2021
#honors‑thesis
Colton Werner
#2021
‑
#2021
#honors‑thesis
Seth Johnson, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Program
#2013
‑
#2020
#reu
#phd‑student
Maria Molina Espinosa
#2018
‑
#2020
Mikayla Biggers
#2019
‑
#2020
Frank Braun
#2019
‑
#2020
Julian Lin
#2019
‑
#2020
Amber Nelson
#2019
‑
#2020
#honors‑thesis
Jessie Speert
#2019
‑
#2020
#honors‑thesis
Christina Nguyen
#2020
‑
#2020
#reu
Claire Weissman
#2020
‑
#2020
#reu
Taiji Yang
#2020
‑
#2020
Ben Lifson
#2017
‑
#2019
Xuefei Li
#2018
‑
#2019
April Roszkowski
#2018
‑
#2019
#reu
Ninad Sinha
#2018
‑
#2019
Irwin Sowah
#2018
‑
#2019
Avery Swank
#2018
‑
#2019
#reu
Lei Zhang
#2018
‑
#2019
Jashwin Acharya
#2019
‑
#2019
#honors‑thesis
Ciaradh Coomey
#2019
‑
#2019
Eric Mattson
#2019
‑
#2019
#honors‑thesis
Clara Richter
#2019
‑
#2019
#reu
Shan (Sandy) Wang
#2019
‑
#2019
#ms‑thesis
Nikki Kyllonen
#2016
‑
#2018
#reu
Liam Tyler
#2017
‑
#2018
#honors‑thesis
Xiang (Daniel) Yao
#2017
‑
#2017
#honors‑thesis
Devin Lange
#2015
‑
#2016
Fedor Korsakov
Ph.D. Program
#2008
‑
#2015
#phd‑student
Sarit Ghildayal
#2014
‑
#2015
Sam Torzewski
#2014
‑
#2015
#honors‑thesis
Joshua Tveite
#2014
‑
#2015
#honors‑thesis
#reu
Dane Coffey, Ph.D.   (he/him)
Ph.D. Program
#2008
‑
#2014
#idf
#imagineer
#nsf‑grf
#phd‑student
Kate Schroeder, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Program
#2008
‑
#2014
#phd‑student
Bret Jackson, Ph.D.   (he/him)
Ph.D. Program
#2009
‑
#2014
#ddf
#water‑polo
#phd‑student
Caleb Kumar
#2014
‑
#2014
#reu
Rosell Torres
#2014
‑
#2014
Marcus Ewert
#2008
‑
#2013
#urop
Lauren Thorson
MFA Graphic Design
#2011
‑
#2013
Carissa Mai-Ping Knipe
#2012
‑
#2013
#reu
George Chao
#2011
‑
#2012
#goldwater‑scholarship
#reu
Joseph Downing
#2011
‑
#2012
#reu
David Krzenski
#2012
‑
#2012
#ms‑thesis
Ryan Anderson
#2011
‑
#2011
Prince Bajracharya
#2011
‑
#2011
#ms‑thesis
James Duin
#2011
‑
#2011
#reu
Nicholas Malbraaten
#2011
‑
#2011
#honors‑thesis
Mark Wagy
#2011
‑
#2011
Michael Blyakher
#2009
‑
#2010
Ankit Gupta
#2009
‑
#2010
#ms‑thesis
Haleh Hagh-Shenas
Postdoc
#2009
‑
#2010
#postdoc
Vamsi Krishna Konchada
#2009
‑
#2010
#ms‑thesis
Heesung Sohn
#2011
‑
#2010
Tom Baumgartner
#2009
‑
#2009