Research Planning

John Louis-Strakes Lopez is a Data Science Education postdoctoral scholar. He recently received his PhD in Education from University of Caifornia, Irvine. John’s work looks at student epistemological development within data science contexts. He is also interested in designing -and studying artificial intelligence and playful learning technologies for learning. John serves as a co-chair for the International Learning Sciences Student Association.

Beyond work, you will find John reading at a local coffee shop or eating a warm bowl of Pho.

Maksymilian Jasiak is a PhD Student in GeoSystems Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) for lifeline infrastructure monitoring. His work aims to advance critical infrastructure security and resilience. He holds a MS in GeoSystems Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Carly is a Ph.D. candidate in the Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Department. As an environmental microbiologist, Carly is excited by questions about how microorganisms influence host health. Specifically, Carly studies how microalgae, bacteria, and viruses influence coral disease in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, and how these microorganisms are distributed on Pacific coral reefs. Her research utilizes a range of data science and bioinformatic tools to integrate DNA- and RNA-based signatures of microbial activity with microscopy image analysis. Carly received...