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Pavan Turaga

Pavan Turaga

Professor

School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University

ASU Founders' Day Award for Research Excellence (2025) · Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Maryland (2024) · NSF CAREER Award (2015)

Leadership

  • Founding Director, GAME School (2025)
  • Director, Geometric Media Lab
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Biography

Dr. Pavan Turaga is a Professor at Arizona State University with a joint appointment in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering and as the Founding Director of the GAME School (2025). He joined ASU in 2011 and directs the Geometric Media Lab, where his research spans machine learning, Riemannian geometry, topology, and computer vision — with applications in health analytics, immersive technologies, and the arts. He received the NSF CAREER Award in 2015, the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Maryland in 2024, and ASU's Founders' Day Award for Research Excellence in 2025.

Research Interests

Machine learning and deep learningRiemannian geometry and topological methodsComputer visionStatistical and geometric modelingHuman activity modelingMobile health and wearable systemsExperiential media systems