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Ruchik Mishra

PhD candidate, University of Louisville

Introduction

Hi, I am a third year PhD cadidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Louisville, KY. My current research spans the areas of Affective Computing, Deep Learning and Robotics and their application in healthcare. I am working towards making a robotic intervention of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. I am passionate about leveraging technology to create intelligent machines that are emotionally capable of delivering high-end care and assistance. I strongly believe in a multidisciplinary approach to research through collaborations to understand multimodal data and improve machine perception.

Open to Work: I am currently on the job market (academic/industry) starting June 2025. If you believe I am a good fit, please feel free to contact me.


Education

PhD candidate, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Louisville (January 2022 - present)

Bachelor of Engineering (Honors), Manufacturing Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (2015- 2019)

News

  • I received the Dissertation Completion Award for Spring 2025.(New)
  • Our paper got accepted in the American Journal of Audiology.[Link]
  • Winner (Distiction) In Annual SuperCollider Conference for Kentucky NSF EPSCoR Research Poster Session, Louisville, KY, February 2, 2024

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  • Presented our paper on Social Impressions of the NAO robot and its impact on Physiology at ACII 2023 at MIT Media Labs

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  • Appeared on the Talking Robotics Podcast, 2023



  • Presented 1 poster at ICRA 2023 in London

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