Program Managers
IARPA Program Managers are experts in their fields of research who bring imagination and dedication to challenges facing the Intelligence Community (IC). The work of IARPA PMs directly and substantially impacts the IC's future capabilities and, more broadly, the field of science. This includes a broad spectrum of cutting-edge technology that ranges from machine learning and quantum computing to human cognition and linguistics.
Ashwini Deshpande
Ashwini Deshpande joined IARPA in January of 2022. In her current assignment as a Program Manager, Mrs. Deshpande focuses on areas of scientific research that includes computer vision, machine learning, and image processing. She is presently leading IARPA's efforts on the WRIVA program that aims to develop algorithmic systems to create photorealistic, navigable site models using a highly limited corpus of imagery.
Prior to joining IARPA, Mrs. Deshpande worked at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency from 2014 to 2019 where she served as a Systems Integrator and Technical Advisor in the Office of Special Programs and Research Directorate and assisted with the launching and management of new programs in Analytic Automation, Image and Video Processing, and Radar.
Mrs. Deshpande graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999 with a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a Master’s degree in atmospheric science in 2000.
Ashwini Deshpande joined IARPA in January of 2022. In her current assignment as a Program Manager, Mrs. Deshpande focuses on areas of scientific research that includes computer vision, machine learning, and image processing. She is presently leading IARPA's efforts on the WRIVA program that aims to develop algorithmic systems to create photor...