Meet the 2023 RI Summer Scholars!

RISS has returned for another great summer! 

We’re confident this exploratory summer will help the RISS scholars prepare for their future academic, professional, and personal lives. RISS is made possible by the faculty and staff behind the scenes; we’d like to thank the sponsors, partners, mentors, and friends who have helped create and maintain the program, shaping the student experience and guiding scholars throughout their time at CMU.

There were over 600 applicants to the RISS 2023 program. Below, we introduce the 47 scholars from 37 different home universities across ten countries of citizenship who are joining us this summer. Congratulations and welcome 2023 scholars! 

image of Hailing Zhu
Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Chistoph Mertz
University:
ShanghaiTech University
image of Konghao Zhao
Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Katia Sycara
University:
Wake Forest University
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Major:
Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Robotics
Mentor:
Dr. Katia Sycara
University:
University of Michigan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Major:
Computer Engineering
Mentor:
Dr. Artur W. Dubrawski
University:
New York University
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. David Held
University:
University of Virginia
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Henny Admoni
University:
Colby College
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Major:
Artificial Intelligence
Mentor:
Dr. Artur W. Dubrawski
University:
Poznan University of Technology
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Artur W. Dubrawski
University:
Miami University
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Artur W. Dubrawski
University:
Poznan University of Technology
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Major:
Computer Engineering
Mentor:
Dr. Melisa Orta Martinez
University:
University of Pittsburgh
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Major:
Artificial Intelligence
Mentor:
Dr. Artur W. Dubrawski
University:
Poznan University of Technology
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Major:
Robotics
Mentor:
Dr. Sebastian Scherer
University:
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Jean Hyaejin Oh
University:
Nanyang Technological University
image of Pablo Ortega-Kral
Major:
Robotics and Digital Systems Engineering
Mentor:
Dr. Jean Hyaejin Oh
University:
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
image of Ekechi Nzewi
Major:
Information Technology - Software Development
Mentor:
Dr. George A. Kantor
University:
Georgia Gwinnett College
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Major:
Mechanical Engineering
Mentor:
Dr. Sebastian Scherer
University:
University of Pittsburgh
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Reid Simmons
University:
Rice University
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Henny Admoni
University:
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Major:
Mechanical Enginering
Mentor:
Dr. John M. Dolan
University:
Brigham Young University
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Major:
Electrical Engineering
Mentor:
Dr. Jean Hyaejin Oh
University:
Northeastern University
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Artur W. Dubrawski
University:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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Major:
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mentor:
Dr. Sebastian Scherer
University:
United States Air Force Academy
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Major:
Mechanical Engineering
Mentor:
Dr. Howie Choset
University:
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Major:
Mechanical Engineering
Mentor:
Dr. Zachary Manchester
University:
Columbia University
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Sebastian Scherer
University:
University of Maryland, College Park
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Srinivasa G. Narasimhan
University:
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Sebastian Scherer
University:
ShanghaiTech University
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Zackory Erickson
University:
Middle Tennessee State University
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Major:
Computational Psychology
Mentor:
Dr. Zackory Erickson
University:
Colby College
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Major:
Cognitive Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Oliver Kroemer
University:
Bielefeld University
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Major:
Biomedical Engineering
Mentor:
Dr. Melisa Orta Martinez
University:
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
image of Xiang Fei
Major:
Computer Science and Engineering
Mentor:
Dr. Howie Choset
University:
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
image of Eric Enouen
Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Artur W. Dubrawski
University:
Ohio State University
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Major:
Electrical Engineering
Mentor:
Dr. Sebastian Scherer
University:
Federal University of Minas Gerais
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Major:
Mathematics and Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Chistoph Mertz
University:
Columbus State University
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Major:
Computer Engineering
Mentor:
Dr. Maxim Likhachev
University:
University of Pittsburgh
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Major:
Engineering Sciences (Mechanical)
Mentor:
Dr. Howie Choset
University:
Yale University
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Major:
Robotics
Mentor:
Dr. Zakia Hammal
University:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Chistoph Mertz
University:
Kean University
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Major:
Engineering
Mentor:
Dr. Zeynep Temel
University:
Harvey Mudd College
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Major:
Electronic Information Engineering
Mentor:
Dr. Katia Sycara
University:
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
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Major:
Mathematics with Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Maxim Likhachev
University:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Jean Hyaejin Oh
University:
University of Southern California
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Srinivasa G. Narasimhan
University:
University of Florida
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Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. George A. Kantor
University:
Harvard University
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Major:
Mechatronic Engineering and Computer Science
Mentor:
Dr. Wenshan Wang & Dr. Sebastian Scherer
University:
University of Adelaide