About

Ris(h)i Jaiswal

I am the Cofounder and CTO at Transio AI and hold a PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Purdue University, where I was advised by Supriyo Datta and Joseph G. Makin.

My work spans physics and machine learning, drawing inspiration from biological systems to build AI that is energy-efficient by design and grounded in the physical world.

What I Work On

I have a long-standing interest in how nature computes. How do physical and biological systems process information so efficiently? And how do we build artificial systems that approach those fundamental limits? My research and engineering work centers on:

Spatial intelligence and robotics : 3D reasoning, embodied AI, autonomous systems
Bio-inspired, energy-efficient learning and inference : alternatives to backpropagation, probabilistic computing, stochastic neural networks
Physics-inspired AI : embedding physics into learning, Boltzmann machines, quantum-inspired optimization
Hardware-algorithm co-design : GPU kernels, FPGA prototyping, probabilistic coprocessors

Background

Education

PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering — Purdue University (2021 – 2025)
MS, Electrical & Computer Engineering — Purdue University (2019 – 2021)
BTech, Electronics and Communication — IIIT Allahabad (2010 – 2014)

Industry

Cofounder & CTO — Transio AI (Jan 2026 – Present)
Research Intern — Microsoft, Redmond (2020)
Senior Design Engineer — NXP Semiconductors (2014 – 2019)

Hackathons

YC Robo Hackathon 2026 — Multimodal category winner — YC Robo Hackathon 2026 · Winner

SPC Embodied AI Hackathon

Physical AI Hackathon — cup-stacking robot — Physical AI Hackathon

2026 · YC Robo Hackathon — Winner, Multimodal category.
2026 · SPC Embodied AI Hackathon — Embodied-AI robotic manipulation build.
2026 · Physical AI Hackathon — Built a cup-stacking robotics platform for the competition.

Beyond Work

Outside the lab I train for marathons, lift weights, and get into the mountains whenever I can. I’m into high-altitude trekking. I like pushing limits, whether that’s a squat PR or a 5000m summit. I also read widely across learning theory, philosophy of science, and whatever rabbit hole catches my attention that week.

Email: rjaiswal@transio.ai