Angel Castro is a part of TIPPERS, which is a smart building system at University of California, Irvine that focuses on preserving privacy in an Internet of Things environment. His research interest are embedded systems, computer architecture, computer networks, and machine learning. He plans to pursue a graduate degree in computer science.
Major: Computer Engineering
Home Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara
Faculty Mentors: Dr. Sharad Mehrotra, Professor, Roberto Yus, Postdoc, Computer Science
Project Title: Iot Health: Sensor Monitoring System Research Project Link
Stanley Davis’ research project examines the uses of ultrasonic frequencies for the use of data transmission. Stanley’s research interests lie in electric power, wireless power transmission, and energy conversion. His future goals include earning a dual master’s degree; a M.S. in electrical engineering and engineering management that he can then apply to the world of industry.
Major: Electrical Engineering
Home Institution: Hampton University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Magda El Zarki, Professor, Computer Science
Project Title: Iot Gaming platform utilizing ultrasonic data
transmission Research Project Link
Sharika Hegde’s research project examines the effect of the Internet of Things on mobility and parking efficiency. Sharika’s research interests include smart city infrastructure, the Internet of Things, and intelligent transportation systems. Her future goals include earning a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering.
Major: Civil Engineering
Home Institution: Carnegie Mellon University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nalini Venkasubramanian, Professor, Computer Science
Project Title: IoT Event Based Assignment Algorithm for
Parking Control Research Project Link
Arian Reyes’ research project focuses on helping individuals become more aware of fraudulent callers. The goal is to decrease the percentage of phone scams that take place within the United States. Arian’s research interests lie in cyber security, artificial intelligence, and robotics. She plans to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering as well as a Master’s degree in Business Administration. Her future career goals involve earning a management position for a software-based industry or become a part of a startup company.
Major: Computer Engineering and Business Administration
Home Institution: University of California, Irvine
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ian Harris, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Project Title: Fraud Detection System Research Project Link
Tishauna Wilson’s research project is able to detect social engineering using audio. Tishauna Wilson’s research interests lie in Social Engineering, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Her future goals include earning a Joint Master Degree in Computer Science with a research interest and Business Administration and becoming a CEO of a fortune 500 technology company.
Major: Computer Science
Home Institution: Florida A&M University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ian Harris, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Project Title: The Importance of Detecting Social Engineering Research Project Link
Reinaldo Christian (Chris) Reina is a fourth-year electrical engineering student at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. A member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), his research interests are in embedded systems, control systems, and signal processing. Chris is currently conducting research in Professor Dutt’s Research Group at the University of California, Irvine. He plans to pursue a PhD in electrical engineering, and eventually become a professor.
Major: Computer Engineering and Business Administration
Home Institution: University of California, Irvine
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nikil Dutt, Chancellor’s Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project Title: Bio-signal Acquisition System
Development for Early Warning Score Research Project Link
Moyosore Akinrinmade’s research project is based on transforming a data pipeline into an effective data exchange system to support multi-source communication of data. Moyosore’s research interests lie in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Internet of Things. Her future goals include earning a Ph.D. in Information and Computer Science and becoming a professor at a research university.
Major: Computer Science
Home Institution: University of Texas, San Antonio
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nalini Venkatasubramanian, Professor, Computer Science
Project Title: A Data Exchange Messaging System For Internet Of Things Systems Research Project Link
Jaelin Jordan’s audio detection system is able to detect hazardous scenarios in environments such as gunshots. Jaelin’s research interest is in software engineering, networking, and machine learning. His future goals including taking actuary exams for the actuary profession as well as pursing a Masters in either Computer Science or Electrical Engineering.
Major: Computer Science
Home Institution: Hampton University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nalini Venkasubramanian, Professor, Computer Science
Project Title: Audio Environment Gunshot Detection System Research Project Link
Fangfang Fu is working with Dr. Sharad Mehrotra, Dr. Roberto Yus and Peeyush Gupta at the University of California, Irvine on part of the TIPPERS (Testbed for IoT-based Privacy-Preserving PERvasive Spaces) project to build a database benchmark to test the new database compared with the current popular databases. Her interests include database, cloud and distributed computing, and mobile and web development. She plans to pursue an advanced degree in computer science, and eventually work in research and development.
Major: Computer Science
Home Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sharad Mehrotra, Professor, Computer Science
Project Title: TIPPERS – IoT Database Benchmark