Cornell Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
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Meet the new faculty: Kristina Monakhova

October 1, 2024

Kristina Monakhova is an assistant professor of computer science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science. Before joining the Cornell faculty she was an MIT-Boeing Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Monakhova received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.

What is your academic focus? 

Computational imaging

Could you briefly summarize your research? 

My research group combines ideas from machine learning, signal processing, optics, computer vision, and physics to build better imaging systems (e.g., cameras, microscopes, and telescopes) through the co-design of optics, algorithms, and high-level tasks. Our aim is to design the next generation of smart, computational imagers that fuel scientific discovery, robotics, and medical diagnostics.

What are you most looking forward to as a Cornell faculty member? 

I am looking forward to working with some incredible graduate and undergraduate students and helping them reach their goals. 

What do you like to do when you’re not working? 

I can be found running after my toddler, tango dancing, or enjoying a fantasy book. 

Which courses are you most looking forward to teaching? 

I am excited to be currently teaching a new graduate class on computational imaging.