Mentors - Cohort 2025
Gemmechu Hassena
Mentor & Organizer
Gemmechu Hassena
I am a CS PhD student at Cornell University working at the intersection of Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and Graphics. My research focuses on 3D reconstruction, relighting, and scene understanding under occlusion.
GitHub/Website
Katie Luo
Mentor
Katie Luo
Ph.D. from Cornell University, advised by Prof. Kilian Q. Weinberger and Prof. Bharath Hariharan. Research focuses on computer vision and perception for self-driving.
GitHub/Website
Amanuel Negash
Mentor
Amanuel Negash
ML Lead at TestSavant.AI, working on AI security platform. Focused on efficient AI systems and deep learning theory.
GitHub/Website
Biruk Abere
Mentor
Biruk Abere
PhD student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, working on Reinforcement Learning and Machine Learning.
GitHub/Website
Teaching & Research Assistants
Nahom Temesgen
TA
Nahom Temesgen
I am passionate about computer graphics and physically based animation, with focus on real-time applications such as video games.
GitHub/Website
Joshua Tadesse Mekuriaw
TA
Joshua Tadesse Mekuriaw
Enthusiastic and hard-working computer engineer passionate about solving real-life problems with software and AI. Skilled in 3D graphics, art, and video game development.
GitHub/Website
Mahlet Assefa Girma
RA
Mahlet Assefa Girma
4th-year Software Engineering student at AASTU. Focused on Computer Vision, with expertise in image segmentation and its practical applications.
GitHub/Website
Alpha Lencho
TA & Organizer
Alpha Lencho
Alpha Lencho is a final-year Information Systems student at Addis Ababa University. He is passionate about working with data and exploring its potential. His main interests are in Machine Learning, especially Natural Language Processing and Computer Vision.
GitHub/Website
Dawit Getahun Mengistu
RA
Dawit Getahun Mengistu
Software engineering student at Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, studying AI. Passionate about research and theoretical advancements in machine learning.
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