Ritwik Gupta

Ritwik's research focuses on physics-integration computer vision, perception in complex and chaotic environments, multi-agent reasoning, and public policy issues surrounding the use of AI in both civilian and military contexts. Ritwik’s work has found widespread use in tasks such as assessing building damage after the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake and detecting and interdicting criminals engaged in illegal activities on the ocean. His research has been widely covered in press outlets such as TIME, the Wall Street Journal, and CNN.

Ritwik is a Fellow with the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab, a Research Fellow at the Berkeley Human Rights Center, and an AI Policy Fellow at the Center for Security in Politics. He previously led a research lab focused on AI for humanitarian assistance and disaster response at Carnegie Mellon University and investigated real-time machine learning for the Apple Vision Pro.

Prospective Students: Students interested in working with me should apply to the UMD CS Ph.D. program and mention my name in their research statement. I am looking for students interested in working on physics-integrated computer vision, multi-robot perception, and technology policy. I am also looking for also looking for Public Policy Ph.D. students with engineering backgrounds. For this, please apply to the UMD Public Policy Ph.D. program and mention your interest in working with me as an outside advisor.