Kiana-Karla Layam is a junior at Worcester Polytechnic Institute pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Architectural Engineering. Currently, she is aiming to work in the HVAC industry as a Mechanical Engineer. She is particularly interested in thermo-fluids applications and the intersection between effective building design and performance, and efficient energy use in the HVAC industry. As…
Shundong Li is a graduate student pursuing a Master’s in Data Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the same institution. Shundong is passionate about using data to explain subjective phenomena objectively. He has various project experience in data analysis, machine learning, and natural language processing and is always eager to learn…
Kevin Valido is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. He is pursuing a B.A. in Neuroscience and minors in both Architecture and Healthcare Management. As a trained neuroscience researcher with the ultimate goal of becoming an architect, Kevin is interested in the overlap between the two disciplines and how it can be…
Shrishailya Chavan is a graduate student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is pursuing a Master’s in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. Before joining WPI, he completed his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT), India. His work incorporates practical usage of concepts from Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and Computer Vision, and its application for solving real-world challenges.…
Smera Gora is a senior at Worcester Polytechnic Institute pursuing degrees in Computer Science and Data Science. She is very interested in working with big data and is excited to use her data analysis skills to shape the future. She really enjoys discussing ways to solve technical problems with her peers which lead her to become a student teaching assistant…
Tian Tian is a graduate student in the Environmental Building Design Program at the University of Pennsylvania and holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Tongji University. She is mainly interested in passive design strategies and data analysis. Born in Yichang, Hubei, China, Tian grew up with an interest in nature. During her undergraduate, she participated in a research design studio,…
Michelle Nguyen recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor inEarth science with a concentration in environmental science and minors in sustainability &environmental management and Asian American studies. Her past research experience includes working in a biogeochemistry lab studying soil carbon storage and airborne microplastics. She joined this research team through an urban studies course at Penn where…
Alicia Van der Stighelen is passionate about the sustainable transformation of the construction and energy sector, focusing on adaptive reuse of the existing built environment and cleantech implementation. Alicia holds a Master of Environmental Building Design (MEBD) from the University of Pennsylvania, and a MSc in Civil Engineering-Architecture from KU Leuven. During her first Master’s, she went on exchange to…
