Ritvik Janamsetty

Ph.D. Student in Computer Engineering
University of Southern California

ritvik.janamsetty [at] usc [dot] edu

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I am a third-year Ph.D. student in Computer Engineering at the University of Southern California, advised by Prof. Feng Qian in the USC IMMERSE Lab. My research lies at the intersection of networking, machine learning, and interactive systems. I build adaptive systems that anticipate network behavior rather than react to it, so that interactive applications feel seamless even on imperfect networks. Previously, I earned degrees in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science from Duke University, working on mobile augmented reality under Prof. Maria Gorlatova.

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01Video Streaming
02Mobile Systems & 5G
03JEPAs & World Models
04Mixed Reality

News

May 2026Our work on prediction-driven QoE optimization for video calls over LEO satellite networks, led by Bin Hu, appeared at IEEE INFOCOM 2026. Link
Jun 2025VitalWave, our open-source high-frequency wearable platform led by Lauren Lederer, was accepted at IEEE BSN 2025. Link
Aug 2024Started my Ph.D. at USC in the IMMERSE Lab, advised by Prof. Feng Qian.
Jul 2024Our paper on environment texture optimization for mobile AR, led by Tim Scargill, was published in IMWUT. Link
May 2024Graduated from Duke University with a B.S.E. in ECE (with Distinction) and a B.S. in Computer Science.

Publications

INFOCOM26P2026

Prediction-Driven QoE Optimization for Video Calls over LEO Satellite Networks

IEEE Conference on Computer Communications

Bin Hu, Ritvik Janamsetty, Anlan Zhang, Feng Qian

BSN252025

VitalWave: An End-to-End Open-Source High-Frequency Wearable Device and Data Collection Platform

IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Body Sensor Networks

Lauren Lederer, Ali Roghanizad, Ritvik Janamsetty, Luke Redmore, Seijung Kim, Krish Bansal, Amy Liu, Benjamin Asomani, Lauren Baur, Cindy Wang, Amy Duan, Jamee Krzanich, Naomi Patel, Arthur Zhao, Jessilyn Dunn

IMWUT242024

Environment Texture Optimization for Mobile Augmented Reality

Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies

Tim Scargill, Ritvik Janamsetty, Christian Fronk, Sangjun Eom, Maria Gorlatova

IPSN23D2023

Demo Abstract: Edge-based Augmented Reality Guidance System for Retinal Laser Therapy via Feature Matching

IEEE/ACM International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks

Seongjun Eom, Ritvik Janamsetty, Merima Hadziahmetovic, Miroslav Pajic, Maria Gorlatova

ICBK192019

Machine Learning Models for Paraphrase Identification and its Applications on Plagiarism Detection

IEEE International Conference on Big Knowledge

Ethan Hunt, Ritvik Janamsetty, Chanana Kinares, Chanel Koh, Alexis Sanchez, Felix Zhan, Murat Ozdemir, Shabnam Waseem, Osman Yolcu, Bishal Dahal, Jianming Zhan, Laxmi Gewali, Paul Oh

Experience

Aug 2024 –Present

USC IMMERSE Lab

Graduate Research Assistant

Built a compact JEPA-based world model pretrained on network telemetry to have one shared learned representation that can drive many network control tasks such as adaptive bitrate streaming and congestion control.
Leading the first measurement study of WebRTC under 5G mobility using a custom Android testbed that aligns app-layer stats with radio signaling to explain mobility-induced quality drops.
Designed a mixed reality user study that measures how latency-based cognitive attacks affect human performance in immersive fire-evacuation training.

Jan 2022 –May 2024

Duke I³T Lab

Pratt Research Fellow

Built an extensible edge-computing architecture for computer vision on the HoloLens 2 that uses gaze data to prioritize processing, cutting processing time by 75%.
Designed and ran a user study measuring how environmental textures affect cognitive workload in AR using head- and eye-gaze analytics and surveys.

Oct 2021 –Present

Duke Big Ideas Lab

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Designed the hardware and firmware for an nRF52840-based wearable that samples vitals faster than commercial devices to enable ML-based infection detection.

Education

Aug 2024 –May 2029

University of Southern California

Ph.D. in Computer Engineering

GPA: 3.94/4.00
Advisor: Prof. Feng Qian

Aug 2020 –May 2024

Duke University

B.S.E. in Electrical & Computer Engineering (with Distinction)

B.S. in Computer Science

GPA: 3.80/4.00
Thesis: Environmental Manipulation in Augmented Reality
Advisor: Prof. Maria Gorlatova

Awards & Honors

Feb 2024

USC Viterbi School of Engineering/Graduate School Fellowship ($45,000)

Sep 2023

Duke Christensen Family Center for Innovation Fellowship ($4,000)

Dec 2021

Duke Pratt Undergraduate Research Fellowship ($5,000)

Mar 2020

National Merit Scholarship ($2,500)

Jun 2019

Congressional Award Gold Medal

Teaching

Spring 2024

Duke ECE 350: Digital Systems (Teaching Assistant)

Spring 2024

Duke CS 308: Advanced Software Design (Teaching Assistant)

Student Activities

Aug 2025 –Present

UAW Local 872

Union Organizer

Organized graduate workers across the ECE department at USC to grow union membership and participation.

Sep 2023 –May 2024

Duke Christensen Family Center for Innovation

Tech Equity Fellow

Advanced community-based entrepreneurship in Durham by building a formal support process for local organizations seeking funding.

Aug 2021 –May 2023

Duke Open Design Studio

Open Design Strategist

Led a research team developing sustainable models for engagement between communities and technologists.

May 2021 –May 2023

Duke Tech for Equity

Co-Director

Ran a summer tech-for-good internship program coordinating five agile student teams.

Jun 2019 –Apr 2021

Climate Activism

Youth Media Lead

Connected underrepresented voices in the climate movement to press resources as a youth media lead, with work featured in Time, Al Jazeera, and Teen Vogue.