Dr. Vaishali Swaminathan

Vaishali Swaminathan is a postdoctoral researcher in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. Her research focuses on combining remote sensing, computer vision, and data science to model agricultural and ecological systems. She received her Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2024.

Email: vaishali [dot] swaminathan [at] usu [dot] edu

Safran Khan

PhD Student

Safran Khan is a Ph.D. student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Utah State University. His research focuses on developing novel approaches that integrate deep-learning algorithms into civil engineering practices. Specifically, he is working on using deep learning for hydrological feature extraction.

Email: a02428105 [at] usu [dot] edu

Razin Bin Issa

MS Student

Razin is an M.S. student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Utah State University working on extracting hydrologic information (such as surface velocity, streambank width, etc.) from cameras using AI techniques and exploring edge vs. cloud computing for image processing. His research interests broadly center on the application of robotics, AI, space, and autonomous vehicle systems. He is constantly trying to improve as an engineer and has a keen interest in robotics and computer vision applications for the benefit of humanity.

Email: a02428103 [at] usu [dot] edu

Dylan McPeake

MS Student

Dylan is an M.S. student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Utah State, working on monitoring water and air quality concerning harmful algal blooms. His interests include robotics and water related to ecological, stormwater, and agricultural practices. 

Email: a02422888 [at] usu [dot] edu

Hannah Smith

Hannah is an undergraduate student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. She helps develop sensor systems for UAS and pilots aircraft for various research projects. 

Megan Schaumann

Megan is an undergraduate student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. She is assisting with greenhouse studies using hyperspectral imaging to study the effects of dust deposition on vegetation.

Hannah Fluckiger

Hannah is an undergraduate student in mathematics, statistics, and computer science at Utah State. She is helping process video and imagery for camera-based hydrologic monitoring.