Rushil Khurana

Rushil Khurana is a Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute, specializing in research on human-computer interaction, wearable devices, and intelligent sensors. His work focuses on developing and evaluating novel sensing systems for health monitoring and behavior recognition. He has played a leading role in several notable projects, such as GymCam, which uses computer vision to track gym workouts, and FitByte, which automatically monitors dietary intake using smart glasses sensors. Khurana's research emphasizes privacy protection, investigating how to achieve accurate activity recognition while safeguarding user privacy. Additionally, he has made significant contributions to cross-modal sensor learning, working to advance wearable technologies for everyday life and healthcare applications.

• 2018–Present·Carnegie Mellon University·Ph.D. Student, Researcher
  • Conducting research at the SMASH Lab under the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII), focusing on the development of novel wearable and sensing systems such as GymCam for exercise tracking and FitByte for dietary monitoring. Research areas include activity recognition, privacy preservation, and cross-modal learning.

• 2018–Present·Carnegie Mellon University·Ph.D. (In Progress)
  • Human-Computer Interaction