We are very happy to welcome a new MCL member, Alek Yegazarian. Here is a quick interview with Alek:
1. Could you briefly introduce yourself and your research interests?
My name is Alek Yegazarian, I am a recent Master of Science Electrical Engineering graduate from the University of Southern California, earning the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering academic achievement award and the 2025 Viterbi Master’s 1 student commencement speaker honor. My research background and interests lie at the intersection of computational imaging, computer vision, and robotics. Outside of engineering and academia, I am a magician member of the Academy of Magical Arts at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, enjoy playing piano, and stay active by practicing taekwondo.
2. What is your impression of MCL and USC?
I am so excited and grateful to be a part of MCL. Dr. Kuo’s passion and enthusiasm for his students and research is inspiring. I especially enjoy the lab environment, as everyone is very friendly and supportive. I am truly happy and excited every time I come to campus for research! Shout out to Wei Wang and Yixing Wu for being so welcoming, attentive, and helpful during these first few weeks working with them.
3. What is your future expectation and plan in MCL?
During this summer, I am supporting research on Green U-Shaped Learning (GUSL) for super-resolution and denoising tasks. I hope to learn and contribute as much as I can to MCL and Green Learning, while simultaneously getting to know my fellow lab members and getting a taste of life as a researcher in academia.
