Group Introduction:
The Embedded Sensing and Computing (ESC) group at the University at Buffalo delves into advanced research topics situated at the crossroads of hardware/architecture, operating systems, algorithms, human factors, and their applicability in healthcare, manufacturing, and cybersecurity domains. Our research undertakings encompass a broad spectrum, ranging from the development of hardware/software foundations to the construction of pragmatic computer systems.
People:
Faculty:Dr.
Wenyao Xu,
Group Director
Group Members:| Wei Bo | Postdoc | September 2025 - present |
| Anarghya Das | Ph.D. Candidate | August 2021 - present |
| Xiaoyu Zhang (co-advised with Yaxiong Xie) | Ph.D. Candidate | August 2021 - present |
| Varun Shijo (co-advised with Jun Xia) | Ph.D. Candidate | August 2022 - present |
| Liyao Li (co-advised with Yaxiong Xie) | Ph.D. Candidate | August 2023 - present |
| Shuwei Hou | Ph.D. Candidate | August 2023 - present |
| Alexander Gherardi | Ph.D. Student | August 2024 - present |
| Chuhui Liu | Ph.D. Student | January 2025 - present |
| Sabir Thapa Chhetri | Ph.D. Student | August 2025 - present |
| Puru Soni | Undergraduate | August 2022 - present |
| Ayush Srivastava | Undergraduate | June 2024 - present |
| Kritarth Dandapat | Undergraduate | June 2024 - present |
| Long Cao | Undergraduate | June 2025 - present |
Ph.D. and Postdoc Alumni:| Name | Graduate Class | The First Employment |
| Dr. Wei Bo | Ph.D. 2025 | Postdoc in the University at Buffalo |
| Dr. Huining Li | Ph.D. 2024 | Assistant Professor in North Carolina State University |
| Dr. Chenhan Xu | Ph.D. 2023 | Assistant Professor in North Carolina State University |
| Dr. Hanbin Zhang | Ph.D. 2022 | Postdoc in Yale University |
| Dr. Aditya Singh Rathore | Ph.D. 2021 | Micron Technology Inc. |
| Dr. Zhengxiong Li | Ph.D. 2021 | Assistant Professor in University of Colorado, Denver |
| Dr. Jerry Ajay | Ph.D. 2019 | Assistant Professor in SUNY Brockport |
| Dr. Chen Song | Ph.D. 2019 | Assistant Professor in San Diego State University (now Google Inc.) |
| Dr. Aosen Wang | Ph.D. 2018 | Apple Inc. (now Meta Inc.) |
| Dr. Feng Lin | Research Assistant Professor 2017 | Assistant Professor in University of Colorado, Denver (now Professor in Zhejiang University) |
K-12, BS
and MS Alumni:| Name | Graduate Class | The First Employment |
| Ahmet Demirbas | High-School 2025 | B.S. Caltech |
| Matthew Rubino | Bachelor 2024 | MS Cornell University |
| Soumyadeep Bhattacharjee | High-School 2024 | B.S. Stanford University |
| Andrew Woska | Bachelor 2023 | M.S.. Boston University |
| Xingyu Chen | Bachelor 2021 | Ph.D. UC San Diego |
| Enhao Zheng | Bachelor 2021 | Amazon Inc. |
| Baicheng Chen | Bachelor 2021 | Ph.D. UC San Diego |
| Gabe Guo | High-School 2020 | B.S. Columbia University |
| Darasy Reth | Bachelor 2019 | M.S. Northeastern University |
| Sanjana Singh | High-School 2019 | B.S. Harvard University |
| Matthew Stafford | Bachelor 2018 | Software Engineer in Lockheed Martin Inc. |
| Kun Woo Cho | Bachelor 2018 | Ph.D. Princeton |
| Tri Vu | Bachelor 2018 | Ph.D. Duke (BME) |
| Zhuolin Yang | Bachelor 2018 | Ph.D. UChicago |
| Christopher Thomas | Bachelor 2017 | Software Engineer in Sparta Inc. |
| Aditya Singh Rathore | Bachelor 2017 | Ph.D. UB |
| Weihao Qu | Master 2016 | Ph.D. UB |
| Jiangchuan He | Master 2015 | Amazon Inc. |
| Yan Zhuang | Master 2014 | Ph.D. UVa |
| Yuanshuo Lu | Master 2014 | Uber Inc. |
| Chen Song | Master 2014 | Ph.D. UB |
| Ajay Amuthan | Master 2013 | Amazon Inc. |
Visiting
Students and Scholars Alumni:| Name | Visiting Duration | Position |
| Dr. Xuexian Geng | 2016 - 2017 | Associate Professor in Wuhan University |
| Dr. Xiaowei Xu | 2015 - 2016 | Postdoc in Notre Dame |
| Dr. Bin Zhu | 2014 - 2015 | Associate Professor in Chongqing University |