2012 IGERT WISeNet Trainees

Cassi Carley                                  Keith Rudd   
Itay Cnaan-On                                Ashleigh Swingler
Tierney Foster-Wittig                    Patrick Wang   
Matt Ross                                      Tiffany Wilson


Pictured from left to right: Itay Cnaan-On
 , Ashleigh Swingler, Tiffany Wilson, Patrick Wang, Matt Ross (back row); Cassi Carley, Tierney Foster-Wittig (front row).


  Cassandra "Cassi" Carley

  Email: carley [at] cs.duke.edu

  Department: Computer Science

  Advisor: Carlo Tomasi

 


Education:
B.S., Computer Science/Public Policy, Duke University, 2011

Research Interests: computer vision (kinect sensors, robotics, motion tracking, virtual reality, modeling)


  Itay Cnaan-On

  Email: imc5 [at] duke.edu

  Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering

  Advisor: Jeffrey Krolik


Education:
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, 2010

Research Interests: array signal processing, ultra-wideband systems, sensor networks and localization


  Tierney Foster-Wittig

  Email: tf29 [at] duke.edu

  Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering

  Advisor: John Albertson


Education:
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, 2009

Research Interests: hydrology and fluid dynamics


  Matthew "Matt" Ross

  Email: matt.ross [at] duke.edu

  Department: Ecology

  Advisor: Emily Bernhardt

 


Education:
B.A., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2010

Research Interests: designer ecosystems, watershed biogeochemistry, hydrology


  Keith Rudd

  Email: keith.rudd [at] duke.edu

  Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

  Advisor: Silvia Ferrari

 


Education:
B.S., Mathematics, Bringham Young University, 2007; M.S., Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern, 2009; Masters in Engineering Management, Duke University, 2010

Research Interests: neural networks applied to partial differential equations

WISeNet Alumni: Successfully completed PhD defense on August 26, 2013.


  Ashleigh Swingler

  Email: ashleigh.swingler [at] duke.edu

  Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

  Advisor: Silvia Ferrari

 


Education:
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Duke University, 2010;
Certificate in Aerospace Engineering, Duke University, 2010; M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Duke University, 2012

Research Interests: robotic path planning, sensor networks, disjunctive programming, cell decomposition


  Patrick Wang

  Email: patrick.wang [at] duke.edu

  Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering

  Advisor: Leslie Collins

 


Education:
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 2011

Research Interests: computer vision, machine learning


  Tiffany Wilson

  Email: tiffany.g.wilson [at] duke.edu

  Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering 

  Advisor: John Albertson

 


Education:
B.S.E., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, 2007

Research Interests: hydrology and water resources in semi-arid regions