{"id":372,"date":"2017-01-19T17:53:03","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T17:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/?page_id=372"},"modified":"2026-02-18T21:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:37:08","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n<div class='content-column one_half'><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2692\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-08-02_Stephen_Wu_090_scaled-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-08-02_Stephen_Wu_090_scaled-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-08-02_Stephen_Wu_090_scaled.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><h3>Stephen M. Wu<\/h3>\n<h4>Associate Professor<\/h4>\n<p>Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br \/>\nDepartment of Physics and Astronomy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ph. D. Physics\u00a0<\/strong>University of California, Berkeley 2012<br \/>\n<strong>B.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science\u00a0<\/strong>University of California, Berkeley 2006<br \/>\n<strong>B.A. Physics\u00a0<\/strong>University of California, Berkeley 2006<\/p>\n<p>Email: stephen.wu@rochester.edu<br \/>\nPhone: 585.275.3497<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=70nF9d4AAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Scholar<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='content-column one_half'><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5012\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/profile_NH-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/profile_NH-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/profile_NH.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Nazmul Hasan<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ph.D. Student<br \/>\nDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br \/>\n<\/strong>nhasan5 (at) ur.rochester.edu<\/p>\n<p><strong>B.S. Electrical and Electronics Engineering <\/strong>North South University 2021<\/p><\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5212\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/profile_ML-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/profile_ML-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/profile_ML.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Maria Vit\u00f3ria Guimar\u00e3es Leal<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ph.D. Student<br \/>\nDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br \/>\n<\/strong>mguimar2 (at) ur.rochester.edu<\/p>\n<p><strong>B.S. Physics\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0S\u00e3o Paulo State University (UNESP) 2022<\/p><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_half'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6182\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Profile_OZ-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Profile_OZ-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Profile_OZ.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Omar Zakaria<\/h4>\n<p><strong>M.S. Student<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/strong><br \/>\nozakaria (at) ece.rochester.edu<\/p>\n<p><strong>B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering\u00a0<\/strong>University of Rochester 2025<br \/><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n<div class='content-column one_half'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5592\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Profile_NG-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Profile_NG-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Profile_NG.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Nyasha Gwaza<\/h4>\n<p><strong>B.S. Student<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/strong><br \/>\nngwaza (at) u.rochester.edu<\/p><\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6162\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Profile_IB-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Profile_IB-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Profile_IB.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Iliana Balaskas<\/h4>\n<p><strong>B.S. Student<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br \/>\nDepartment of Physics and Astronomy<\/strong><br \/>\nibalaska (at) u.rochester.edu<\/p><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_half'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6172\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Profile_AFC-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Profile_AFC-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Profile_AFC.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Andy Feng Chen<\/h4>\n<p><strong>B.S. Student<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/strong><br \/>\nafengche (at) u.rochester.edu<\/p><\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6372\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Profile_TA-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Profile_TA-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Profile_TA.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Taha Abdou<\/h4>\n<p><strong>B.S. Student<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/strong><br \/>\ntabdou (at) u.rochester.edu<\/p><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Group Alumni<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5942\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Profile_EL-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Ethan Lin<\/strong>, Columbia University<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5082\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/profile_CS-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Chen Shao<\/strong>, University of Wisconsin, Madison<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2312\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/profile_CW-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Dr. Clay Watson,<\/strong> Brookhaven National Laboratory<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2412\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/profile_AA-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Dr. Ahmad Azizimanesh<\/strong>, Purdue University<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2482\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/profile_WH-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Dr. Wenhui Hou<\/strong>, Samsung Electronics<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2502\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/profile_TP-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Dr. Tara Pe\u00f1a<\/strong>, Stanford University<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4912\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/profile_JW-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Junjie (Isaac) Wang<\/strong>, Northwestern University<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4842\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/profile_YY-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Yufeng Yang<\/strong>, Northwestern University<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4342\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/profile_HS-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Hahneul Shin<\/strong>, Samsung Electronics<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2432\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/profile_MA-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Marah Abdin<\/strong>, Microsoft Research<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2762\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/profile_AE-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Aaron Engel<\/strong>, University of California, Santa Barbara<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2362\" src=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/profile_TK-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Tasneem Khan<\/strong>, Johns Hopkins University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Investigator Graduate Students &nbsp; Undergraduate Students &nbsp; Group Alumni Ethan Lin, Columbia University Chen Shao, University of Wisconsin, Madison Dr. Clay Watson, Brookhaven National Laboratory Dr. Ahmad Azizimanesh, Purdue University Dr. Wenhui Hou, Samsung Electronics Dr. Tara Pe\u00f1a, Stanford University Junjie (Isaac) Wang, Northwestern University Yufeng Yang, Northwestern University Hahneul Shin, Samsung Electronics Marah &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/people\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">People<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-372","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372"}],"version-history":[{"count":83,"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6382,"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/372\/revisions\/6382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/swulab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}