people
Faculty
Esen Yel
Esen Yel is an assistant professor and director of Reliable Intelligent Systems Lab. She has started at RPI in January, 2024. Before than, she was a postdoc at Stanford University. She earned her Ph.D. degree in systems engineering from University of Virginia, M.S. and B.S. degrees in electrical and electronics engineering from Bogazici University.
Graduate Students
Jainik Mehta
Jainik Mehta is a Ph.D. student in Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering Department at RPI. His research interests include aerial vehicles, safe and agile navigation. Jainik holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
Alumni
Shriansh Chaabra - M.S. Fall 2025
Shriansh Chaabra was an M.S. student in Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering Department at RPI and graudated in December 2025. His M.S. thesis focuses on probabilistic safety verification. Shriansh holds a B.S. degree in electronics and instrumentation Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, India.