People
DeepTech Lab
Postdoctoral, doctoral, and undergraduate researchers working across acoustics, intelligent systems, robotics, and mobility.
Joshua E. Siegel
Lab director
Joshua Siegel is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University, with a courtesy appointment in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
He is a mechanical engineer and computer scientist whose work spans sensing, artificial intelligence, connected vehicles, robotics, and the transition from research to use. He earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and is an MIT Research Affiliate.
Current researchers
Kehinde Elelu
Postdoctoral researcher, 2025–present
Works on audio diagnostics, audio quality modeling, and uncertainty-aware prediction.
Tashfain Ahmed
Ph.D. student in Computer Science and Engineering, 2023–present
Works on acoustic diagnostics, minimum viable data, and models that remain useful across devices. He has an upcoming internship with MERL.
Mohammadali Saffary
Ph.D. student in Computer Science and Engineering, 2021–present
Works on automated driving, intelligent systems, and the sensing and models that connect them.
Karthik Karur
Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2020–present
Works on automotive embedded systems and enhanced braking. He continues this research while working at BorgWarner.
Field work
Graduate researchers test acoustic diagnostics on working machines, using ordinary phones and the noise, variation, and constraints that come with them.
Undergraduate researchers
Kyle Foster
Acoustic diagnostics, 2026–present
Paremeswar Nair
Acoustic diagnostics, 2025–present
Tejas Agrawal
Acoustic diagnostics, 2026–present
Where they went next
Selected alumni
Former students and researchers now work in universities, technology companies, and new ventures.
Georgios Pappas
Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Assistant Professor of Practice in Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University and director of its Serious Games and Advanced Technologies Lab.
Juuso Autiosalo
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering through Michigan State and Aalto University. Works on digital twins at Aalto.
Jacob Rutkowski
B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering. Now at Amazon.
Dave Ackley
M.S. research in automotive cybersecurity, 2020–2023. Now at Stunio.
Onur Yucedag
M.S. research in LiDAR for self-driving systems. Now at ADASTEC.
Batuhan Yucer
M.S. research in planning for self-driving systems. Now at ADASTEC.
Adam Terwilliger
Ph.D. research in acoustic diagnostics. Now at ROC AI.
Umberto Coda
M.S. research in acoustic diagnostics. Now at Bain.
Aarham Wasit Khan
Undergraduate researcher through 2025. Now at Meta.
Minh Nguyen
Undergraduate researcher through 2026. Left for graduate school.
Interested in joining?
Read through the current research, then send a note about what interests you and what you hope to learn or build.