{"id":44,"date":"2016-08-31T18:02:47","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T22:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:33:13","slug":"members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/members\/","title":{"rendered":"Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/members\/hamed-tabkhi\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/09\/hamed_Tabkhi_3-150x150.png\" alt=\"Hamed Tabkhi\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/09\/hamed_Tabkhi_3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/09\/hamed_Tabkhi_3-144x144.png 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/members\/hamed-tabkhi\/\">Dr. Hamed Tabkhi\u00a0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ph.D. Students<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webpages.uncc.edu\/apurkaya\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/08\/PhD1-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Arnab Purkayastha\" class=\"wp-image-395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/08\/PhD1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/08\/PhD1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/08\/PhD1-144x144.jpeg 144w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/08\/PhD1.jpeg 669w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webpages.uncc.edu\/apurkaya\/\">Arnab Purkayastha<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arch4neuralnets.wordpress.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/08\/PhD2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Sanchez\" class=\"wp-image-396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/08\/PhD2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/08\/PhD2-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arch4neuralnets.wordpress.com\/\">Justin Sanchez<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/samerogers.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/08\/PhD3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Samuel Rogers\" class=\"wp-image-397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/08\/PhD3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/08\/PhD3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/08\/PhD3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/08\/PhD3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2016\/08\/PhD3-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/samerogers.com\/\">Samuel Rogers<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/rbaharani.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2018\/01\/RezaBaharani-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Baharani\" class=\"wp-image-546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2018\/01\/RezaBaharani-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2018\/01\/RezaBaharani-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rbaharani.com\/\">Mohammadreza Baharani<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/joshslycord.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2018\/12\/Josh-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Joshua Slycord\" class=\"wp-image-764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2018\/12\/Josh-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2018\/12\/Josh-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2018\/12\/Josh.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/joshslycord.com\/\">Joshua Slycord<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-1081 size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/Chris-Neff-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Neff\" class=\"wp-image-1081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/Chris-Neff-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/Chris-Neff.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christopher Neff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-889 size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Shrey-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Shrey Mohen\" class=\"wp-image-889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Shrey-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Shrey-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Shrey-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Shrey.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shrey Mohen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>M.Sc. Researchers&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-1082 size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/Matias-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Matias Mendieta\" class=\"wp-image-1082\" style=\"width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/Matias-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/Matias.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Matias Mendieta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-1083 size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/Aneri_Sheth_Photo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Aneri Sheth\" class=\"wp-image-1083\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aneri Sheth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-1085 size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/IMG_20180408_154215__01-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ushma Sunil Bharucha\" class=\"wp-image-1085\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ushma Sunil Bharucha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-1084 size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/IMG_5075-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Anbumalar Saravanan\" class=\"wp-image-1084\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anbumalar Saravanan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-1091 size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/Steve_profile-150x150.png\" alt=\"Steven Furgurson\" class=\"wp-image-1091\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steven Furgurson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-888 size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Jhanani-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Jhanani Thiagarajan\" class=\"wp-image-888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Jhanani-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Jhanani-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Jhanani-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Jhanani.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jhanani Thiagarajan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-768 size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2018\/12\/Ronak-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ronak Vijay Raheja\" class=\"wp-image-768\" style=\"width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2018\/12\/Ronak-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2018\/12\/Ronak-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ronak Vijay Raheja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-890 size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Shruthi-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Shruthi Muchandi\" class=\"wp-image-890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Shruthi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Shruthi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Shruthi-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/01\/Shruthi.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shruthi Muchandi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-1092 size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/kaustubh_pp-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kaustubh Manohar Mhatre\" class=\"wp-image-1092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/kaustubh_pp-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/kaustubh_pp-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/kaustubh_pp-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/kaustubh_pp.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kaustubh Manohar Mhatre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-1110 size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/htabkhiv\/files\/2019\/09\/Ekta-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ekta Bhojwani\" class=\"wp-image-1110\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ekta Bhojwani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate<strong>&nbsp;Researchers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"m_3425565039687925962gmail-gI\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">John Middleton<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"m_3425565039687925962gmail-gI\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Taylor Winters<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"m_3425565039687925962gmail-gI\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Yaw Frempong<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"m_3425565039687925962gmail-gI\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">David Gonzales<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"m_3425565039687925962gmail-gI\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Derik Munoz Solis<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"m_3425565039687925962gmail-gI\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Colin Parks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong style=\"font-size: 29px\">Graduate Students Alumni<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Shrey Mohan, MSc, Thesis Title: REAL-TIME EDGE ANALYTIC USING LSTM-TRACKING;\u00a0Now <strong>PhD Student at TeCSAR lab<\/strong>, Charlotte<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Adarsh Navath Sawant, MSc, Thesis Title: NURO-RAM: MEMORY MANAGEMENT ARCHITECTURE FOR STREAMING CNN ACCELERATORS ON EDGE; Now with <strong>Qualcomm, <\/strong>San Diego<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Pratik kulkarni, MSc, Thesis Title: A SCALABLE LSTM BASED APPROACH FOR MULTI-PEDESTRIAN TRACKING IN SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS; Now with Electric Power Research Institute (<strong>EPRI<\/strong>)<strong>, <\/strong>Charlotte<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Sadegh Nouri Gooshki, MSc, Thesis Title: A SCALABLE DEEP LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR AUTONOMOUS ROAD ASSET CLASSIFICATION; Now with <strong>Nanotronics, <\/strong>New York City<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Ramachandra Vikas Chamarthi; MSc, Thesis Title: ALGORITHMIC OPTIMIZATION OF CNNS FOR HARDWARE ACCELERATOR DESIGN; Now with <strong>Proscia Inc., 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