Mohammed Musthafa Rafi

he/him

About me....

Hi! I'm Mustafa, a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Iowa State University, advised by Dr. Adarsh Krishnamurthy and Dr. Aditya Balu. I work with Dr. Adarsh in the Idea Lab, and I also collaborate closely with Dr. Chinmay and Dr. Zanhong. My research focuses on developing innovative approaches to Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) for high-quality 3D scene reconstruction, emphasizing advanced segmentation techniques and self-supervised learning methods.

I'm currently working on LLM-to-CAD model generation—building systems that translate natural language (and sketches) into editable, parametric CAD models with feature histories, constraints, and B-Rep/STEP outputs. Beyond research, I actively enhance my coding and problem-solving skills through LeetCode and various programming challenges.

I believe in continuously learning something new every day, balancing hard work with fun and creativity along the way.

Check out my Projects, Teaching experience, and CV for more details!

Download my curriculum vitae.

You can reach out by using my contact info here.

Mohammed Musthafa Rafi
Ames, Iowa
Iowa State University

Current Position

Research Assistant, lab of mechanics, Iowa State University

Recent updates

  • Jan 31, 2026 Paper accepted at AgriAI 2026 Workshop, AAAI 2026 - Benchmarking Tabular Foundation Models for Agricultural Yield Prediction
  • Nov 21, 2025 Submitted a paper to Agri AI Workshop, AAAI 2026 - Benchmarking Tabular Foundation Models for Agricultural Yield Prediction
  • Oct 30, 2025 Submitted a paper to IEEE CIC/CogMI/TPS 2025 - LLM as a Communicator (LAAC)
  • Mar 15, 2025 Winner, Applied AI Challenge 2025: Karma AI – Social Impact Award
  • Feb 23, 2025 Constellation Prize, (Top 4 out of 30+ teams), Ivy Data Visualization & Storytelling Case Competition, Ivy College of Business