The Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics offers full and partial fellowships for applicants who show exceptional promise, in the forum of tuition waivers for master’s degree graduate study in the Robotics MSE program. All eligible applicants to the MSE program in Robotics are automatically considered for the LCSR Distinguished Master’s Fellowship, as well as for all other applicable JHU WSE fellowships; no additional materials are required at the time of application for consideration.  

Distinguished Master’s Fellowship recipients receive tuition waivers for up to four semesters of graduate study within the Robotics MSE program, assuming the recipient remains in good academic standing.  If a recipient transfers to another degree program, the fellowship does not follow them to the new program. 

LCSR proudly recognizes recipients of the Distinguished Master’s Fellowship and other fellowships. 

Abby Joseph 

Abby graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, with a B.S. in Computer Engineering. She is interested in control systems that can adapt to complex and dynamic environments. While at UMBC, she was a student-athlete for the varsity women’s soccer team and a Meyerhoff Scholar conducting research in the field of human-robot interaction. At Hopkins, she is excited to learn more about controls, autonomous systems, and the intersection of artificial intelligence and robots. After graduation, she plans to pursue a career in the research and development of robots for extreme environments. Outside of academics, Abby enjoys playing soccer, painting, and going to concerts. 

 

Vibha Kamath

Vibha Kamath is a Master’s student in Robotics, hoping to concentrate in medical robotics for a future career in surgical applications. She recently graduated from Tufts University with a BS in Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering and a minor in Computer Science. In her undergraduate career, Vibha served as an introductory mechatronics course assistant, a staff member at Tufts’ Nolop Makerspace, and a captain of Tufts’ Raas/Garba dance team. She is passionate about improving STEM education and hopes to continue this work at Hopkins, while also exploring field interests in robot haptics and controls. In her free time, Vibha enjoys reading, any kind of art, biking, playing music, and exploring Baltimore! 

 

Samantha Kammerer

Samantha Kammerer graduated in 2025 from the University of West Florida with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Electrical Engineering. During her undergraduate years, she led several research projects, as well as published a paper on utilizing an arachnid leg configuration for field robots. In addition to being involved in research, she was also an advocate for undergraduate research, representing UWF at the 2025 Florida Research Leadership Summit. While at Hopkins, Sam is excited to learn everything she can about control algorithms and system design. After graduating, she plans to pursue a Ph.D. and continue her research on robotic systems for extreme environments. Outside of studies, she enjoys analog photography, Star Trek, and getting her hands dirty with a new project.  

 

Kush Kushwaha

Kush Kumar Kushwaha is a graduate master’s student under the mentorship of Dr. Abhishek Cauligi. He completed his bachelor’s degree in computer science with specializations in Robotics at Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. He has experience in Object detection and Avoidance, biomimicry in robotics, and Computer vision, along with completion of a number of robotics projects that encouraged him towards the confluence between robotics and biomimicry. He aims to work further in the field of biorobotics, aimed towards the design of robotic systems inspired by biological mechanisms and human motor control. 

 

Aiza Maksutova 

Aiza Maksutova earned her degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science with a minor in Machine Learning from the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia. While at Hopkins, she is conducting research in the ARCADE Lab under Professors Mathis Unberath and Yiqing Shen (Ph.D.), developing digital twin frameworks for video reasoning and perception across robotics and cross-disciplinary applications. Previously, she worked as a reinforcement learning engineer in motion planning for autonomous vehicles and volunteered with the Red Cross, leading robotics projects with refugee children to spark their interest in the field. Aiza aims to pursue a Ph.D. in surgical robotics and machine learning to advance adaptive computer vision for medical use. Outside of academics, she trains to someday compete nationally in squash and enjoys cooking desserts! 

Krish Mehta 

Krish Mehta is a master’s student in the Robotics MSE program at Johns Hopkins University, specializing in Perception and Cognitive Systems. He earned his B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. As an undergraduate, he worked on several team projects, including a nanosatellite, an autonomous quadcopter, and a smart waste-filtering system. His professional experience spans from full-stack development for cloud platforms to low-level embedded flight software. At Hopkins, Krish is focused on developing SLAM methods that combine sensor fusion and computer vision techniques to enable reliable navigation in GPS-constrained environments for applications in disaster and emergency response robotics. 

Shreya Terala 

Shreya Terala is a Master’s student in Robotics, with interests in medical robotics, wearable technology, and rehabilitation engineering. She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Robotics from the Georgia Institute of Technology. During her undergrad, she helped lead an Engineers Without Borders project team working with a primary school in Malawi and worked in Dr. Young’s Exoskeleton and Prosthetic Intelligent Controls (EPIC) lab.  At Hopkins, Shreya aims to advance her understanding of human-centered robotic design and control strategies within the medical robotics space. Outside of engineering, she enjoys reading, cooking, swimming, various forms of art, and exploring new cities! 

Ogedi Asimama-Duruaku 

 

 

 

 


Xinyi Li 

Xinyi Li is a Master’s student in Robotics at Johns Hopkins University, focusing on robot learning and embodied AI. She earned her B.S. in Electronic Information Engineering from Wuhan University in 2024, where she served as a student assistant and was a core member of the Astronomy Club. At Hopkins, Xinyi is interested in perception and human–robot collaboration, aiming to translate research into reliable, real-world systems. She hopes to found a startup that brings helpful, accessible robots into everyday life. Outside of academics, she enjoys drawing, music, and exploring creative projects that blend art and technology. 

Kaitlin Kumar 

Kaitlyn Kumar graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Dance. At USC, she served as Chief Engineer of the Formula SAE racing team and led a department award-winning senior project developing a lower-limb exoskeleton for lunar locomotion. A recipient of USC’s Renaissance Prize for excellence across disparate disciplines, she is now a Rubenstein Fellow studying on the Medical Robotics track. Kaitlyn is passionate about haptics and control for surgical and wearable robotics and is part of autonomous tumor resection research in the IMERSE Lab. Outside the lab, she is developing PointeSense, a wearable dance technology venture. She also performs with the JHU Ballet Company and enjoys climbing, hiking, and art. 

Kishore Paranthaman 

Kishore Paranthaman is a master’s student in Engineering, specializing in Robotics with a focus on perception at Johns Hopkins University, advised by Dr. Russell Taylor. He graduated with a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology. During his undergraduate studies, Kishore researched at the ROS-Industrial Consortium in Singapore through the Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award (SIPGA). He co-founded ACK Robotics, a startup recognized as one of the best robotics startups in India by the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). Outside of robotics, Kishore enjoys long motorcycle rides. 

Suhash Reddy Thanderi 

 

 

 

 

 

Wenxuan Zheng 

Wenxuan is a master’s student in Robotics at Johns Hopkins University. She earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. At Hopkins, she pursued a broad curriculum—completed graduate coursework in medical robotics, bio-inspired robotics, and prosthetics; strengthened her mathematical foundations; and deepened skills in Python/C++, ROS2, UR5, and embedded control. In bio-robotics, she led a cockroach-inspired robot project, combining FPCB tactile sensing, computer vision, and robust control to model and exploit a multidimensional potential energy landscape for fast traversal across cluttered complex terrain (advised by Prof. Chen Li). Beyond academics, she has lived in Baltimore for several years, adopted a calico cat (Orfevre), and volunteered with the Maryland SPCA.