Graduate Students in ETAD Lab, Calit2, 2019
Current Graduate Researchers
Jared Apillanes
PhD Student
Jared is exploring how computer science education can be enhanced through emerging technologies at both the administrative and instructional levels. Previously, he supported introductory CS course redesigns at UCI to promote inclusivity and reduce staff overhead. Outside of research, Jared enjoys cycling around Irvine, cooking, and cat-sitting.
Margarita Geleta
PhD Student
Margarita holds a Bachelor’s in Data Science and Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). Her research spans audio steganography and deep learning applied to genomics. She brings a strong interdisciplinary background to the lab, with past internships at Stanford School of Medicine and the Image Processing Group at UPC.
Manuel Segura
PhD Student
Manuel brings over a decade of experience in the defense industry, having developed satellite software for hypersonic threat detection. He holds degrees in CS and Math from CSULA and a master’s in CS from Cal Poly Pomona. He now investigates secure embedded systems and human-centric IoT solutions under Dr. Gago-Masague.
Amisha Priyadarshini
PhD Student
Amisha’s research lies at the intersection of machine learning and human behavior. With a background in mathematics from NIT Rourkela (India), she has worked on projects involving deep learning, statistics, and interpretability. Outside of research, she writes blogs and creates digital illustrations.
Alumni Graduate Researchers
Barbara Martinez Neda
PhD Graduate
Barbara focused on machine learning approaches to broaden participation in computing. Her work contributed to projects such as Bash the Beast and PICARD.
Hamza Errahmouni Barkam
PhD Graduate
Hamza earned his PhD at UCI with work focused on mitigating bias in AI-driven admissions systems. He previously studied telecom engineering in Barcelona and interned at Prof. Levorato’s lab working on vehicle simulation software-defined radios.
Xi Chen
Android Developer
Xi studied Informatics at UCI and contributed to Android development for healthcare projects such as Medicom and PET.
Tianyi Hu
Graduate Researcher
Tim specialized in PCB design for the PICARD project. A computer engineering student with interests in electronics, photography, and cooking. Visit: hutianyi.tech.
Natalie Perez
MS Graduate
Natalie completed her Master’s at UCI following research at Texas A&M–Kingsville and UCSC. She now works at UCSF’s Memory and Aging Center with a focus on genomic data and full-stack systems.
Yue Zeng
MS Graduate
Yue worked on the FoodSmart project during her MS in CS at UCI. Her research examined how ML could predict student performance in STEM pathways.