As the academic year turns to 2025-26, we’re delighted to welcome a number of new colleagues for the new year! (We will have one additional announcement to share on August 1st.)
Jiatao Gu joins us as an Assistant Professor, after spending a number of years at Apple Machine Learning Research (and prior to that, Meta FAIR Labs). His research is on multi-modal generative models and on building AI agents that interact with the physical world. He will continue to maintain a part-time affiliation with Apple.
Eva Dyer joins us as an Associate Professor, joint with Bioengineering. Her research interests lie at the intersection of machine learning, optimization, and neuroscience. Her lab develops computational methods for discovering principles that govern the organization and structure of the brain, as well as methods for integrating multi-modal datasets to reveal the link between neural structure and function.
Pranam Chatterjee joins us as an Assistant Professor, joint with Bioengineering. His lab develops generative algorithms and experimental platforms for the design of proteins and other next-generation biologics. He is also a member of the Center for Precision Engineering for Health.
Talie Massachi joins us as a Lecturer after completing her PhD in human-computer interaction at Brown University. She will be teaching core undergraduate courses as well as classes in human-computer interaction and user interface / user experience design.
Kyrie Dowling joins us as a Lecturer, after completing her Master’s degree here at Penn. She has substantial experience teaching programming, computer systems, and software engineering courses, and will continue to teach in these areas.
We’re excited about all of the new energy and new directions Jiatao, Eva, Pranam, Talie, and Kyrie will bring!