I'm Samyam.

A deep learning researcher and a photography enthusiast.

About Me

I'm a CS PhD student at the University of Virginia (UVA) working on deep learning for healthcare applications in mental health.

Before that, I was a full-time researcher at NYU working on Reinforcement Learning and Graph ML, with a background in CV, RL and embodied AI, including applications in healthcare.

My recent work includes training reinforcement learning agents for control tasks, applying deep learning to visual data and exploring graph-based models for structured prediction.

Contact Information: slamichhane [at] virginia [dot] edu

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Last updated: Oct 29, 2026

Research Experience

SONDER Lab

2026 - Present

University of Virginia

PhD Student

Deep LearningHealthcare AIMental Health

COLAB

2025 - 2026

NYU Abu Dhabi

Full-time Research Scientist

Graph MLDeep LearningReinforcement Learning

Visit COLAB at NYU NYUAD Researcher Profile

Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR)

2024 - 2026

NYU Abu Dhabi

Undergraduate Researcher

Computer VisionDeep Learning

Visit CAIR Lab at NYU

Embodied AI and Robotics Lab

2023 - 2025

NYU Abu Dhabi

Research Assistant

Computer VisionEmbodied AIReinforcement Learning

Visit AIR at NYUAD

Flexible AI-enabled Mechatronic Systems Lab (FAMS)

2024 - 2025

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Researcher

Computer VisionRobotics

Explore FAMS at NYU Tandon

YCare Cancer Module Research

2023 - 2024

NYU

Summer Research Assistant

Full-stack webData Analysis

Learn about YCare at NYU

Genetic Heritage Group

2022 - 2023

NYU Abu Dhabi

Research Assistant

Data AnalysisAudio/Video Processing

Visit GHG Website

Projects

A selection of my work in ML, RL, Robotics and EAI.

FalQon: IonQ iQuHACK 2024

IonQ iQuHACK 2024 In-Person Challenge

Jupyter NotebookPython

View FalQon: IonQ iQuHACK 2024 on GitHub

Qommute

A quantum and ML-powered system that optimizes bus station placement and routing to enhance public transport efficiency.

Jupyter NotebookPython

View Qommute on GitHub

WeatherBeats

🌦️🎵 WeatherBeats: Your Weather, Your Playlist 🎵🌦️ Discover the perfect playlist for your current weather with WeatherBeats. Just enter your city, and we'll sync the beats with the skies. Enjoy music that matches your mood!

Jupyter NotebookPythonJavaScriptHTMLCSS

View WeatherBeats on GitHub

Pen Plotter

A polar-coordinate drawing device that replicates user-created p5.js sketches by physically rendering them with artistic, Eulerian-inspired precision.

JavaScriptCSSHTML

View Pen Plotter on GitHub

TicketVista

A full-stack event ticket booking web app with user authentication, event management, and seamless ticket purchasing.

HandlebarsJavaScriptCSS

View TicketVista on GitHub

AAGO: Wildfire Spread Prediction

F-APM: A fire area prediction model using Transformers, trained on simulated datasets from satellite images and weather data. It predicts fire progression and compares predicted vs. actual fire spread visually.

Python

View AAGO: Wildfire Spread Prediction on GitHub

beeHIVe: HIV Drug Discovery

beeHIVe: AI-powered platform for HIV drug discovery and prediction.

PythonTypeScriptJavaScriptCSS

View beeHIVe: HIV Drug Discovery on GitHub

DiffLab

A privacy-first text diff viewer that never sends your data anywhere. Compare text instantly with options to ignore whitespace or toggle case sensitivity.

TypeScriptCSSJavaScript

View DiffLab on GitHub