Team · Class of 2029
The people
behind CYBORG.
Ten students in the University of Maryland’s Gemstone Honors Program, studying the relationship between people and robotic assistance.
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Aryan Sharma
Team Liaison
Computer Science & Math
Coordinates communication across the team while bringing a computing and mathematics perspective to the project.
asharm45@terpmail.umd.edu -
Daniel Nikitin
Mentor Liaison
Bioengineering
Connects the student team with its faculty mentor and contributes a bioengineering perspective to the research.
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Dvij Raicha
Media Liaison
Computer Science & Math
Helps communicate CYBORG’s work to public audiences and contributes experience in computing and mathematics.
draicha@umd.edu -
Eli Kurtz
Ombudsperson
Computer Science
Supports respectful team communication and contributes a computer science perspective to CYBORG.
ekurtz07@terpmail.umd.edu -
Grant Middleton
Media Liaison
Electrical Engineering
Helps share the team’s progress and contributes an electrical engineering perspective to the project.
gmiddlet@terpmail.umd.edu -
Healy Levy-Yurista
Financial Liaison
Computer Science
Coordinates team financial matters and contributes a computer science perspective to the research.
healyly@terpmail.umd.edu -
Jakeem Morris
Ombudsperson · Administrative Liaison
Aerospace Engineering
Supports team communication and administration while contributing an aerospace engineering perspective.
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Joanna Wei
Administrative Liaison
Biology
Coordinates administrative work and contributes a biological perspective to the team’s study of human movement.
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Sneha Jose
Ombudsperson
Neurobiology & Physiology
Supports respectful team communication and contributes expertise in neurobiology and physiology.
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Vishal Shankar
Library Liaison
Mechanical Engineering
Coordinates library resources and contributes a mechanical engineering perspective to the design and study of robotic assistance.
vshanka1@terpmail.umd.edu
Faculty mentor
Dr. Rodolphe Gentili
Dr. Gentili advises CYBORG through the Neuromotor Control and Learning Laboratory, helping the team refine its research questions, study design, and approach to human movement.
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