Richeek Das

I am a third-year Computer Science PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania, working with Prof. Pratik Chaudhari in the GRASP Lab.

Broadly, I work on Self Supervised Learning, Autonomy Sensing, Event-based Vision and Localization. I am particularly interested in building efficient perception systems, often mimicking the human retina and the visual cortex. The algorithms I design can handle dynamic environments with vastly varying scene conditions and lighting — imagine cars reacting quickly at high velocities and pedestrians crossing dimly lit streets at night.

Prior to this, I was a CS undergrad at IIT Bombay. I was fortunate to be advised by Prof. Preethi Jyothi and Prof. Ajit Rajwade. As an undergrad, I spent my summers doing AI research in the labs of Abacus.AI, Sony Japan, Universität Wien, and TU Delft. I explored diverse areas — Computer Vision, Natural Language Understanding, Causal Inference, Compressed Sensing, and Behavioral Economics.

If I am not working, you’ll probably find me with my guitar, camera, or some Murakami novel!