Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
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...
Joyce is a PhD candidate in Transportation Engineering. Her research focuses on assessing safety and network impacts of autonomous vehicles. She has teaching experiences in statistics and programming. Prior to Berkeley, Joyce obtained her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Michigan, and had worked as a software engineer at various companies.
Paige Park is a Doctoral candidate in Demography. Her dissertation investigates applications of AI to demography, including deep learning based demographic forecasting. She is interested in using emerging tools to better model and contextually understand mortality, fertility, and migration patterns, particularly in the US context. She received an MA in Statistics from UC Berkeley in 2023.
Armaan Hiranandani is a Master’s student in Data Science at UC Berkeley, where he also earned his B.S. in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research. Born and raised in Dubai, Armaan recently completed a software engineering internship at Netflix, working on the machine learning platform team. His interests include building scalable AI systems and applying data science to solve real-world problems.
Jiayu Lai is a PhD student in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests cover trade politics, labor politics, and the political economy of industrial transfers and global production. Prior to UC Berkeley, she received a Bachelor's degree from Sun Yat-sen University and a Master's degree from the University of Chicago.
Weiying is a Ph.D. candidate in Learning Sciences and Human Development at the UC Berkeley School of Education, with a Designated Emphasis in New Media. Her research focuses on designing and evaluating AI dialogs that support students in learning complex science concepts and engaging with social justice topics in science, such as food access. She uses mixed methods to investigate how iterative prompt design, developed in collaboration with teachers, can deepen students’ knowledge integration. Her work contributes to the development of responsible and adaptive AI tools for...
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 Master of Science in GeoSystems Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Data Science & AI Fellow 2025-2026, Data Science for Social Justice Fellow 2024
Haas School of Business
Skyler is a Ph.D. student in Behavioral Marketing at the Haas School of Business. Her research centers on consumer behavior and judgment and decision-making, with a keen interest in both experimental methods and data science techniques. She holds a B.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Data Science from New York University Shanghai.
I'm a PhD student in the Management and Organizations (Macro) group at Berkeley Haas. I have a diverse professional background, primarily as a data scientist across numerous industries, including fintech, cleantech, and media. I hold a BA in Economics from the University of Maryland, an MS in Applied Economics from the University of San Francisco, and an MS in Business Administration from UC Berkeley.
My research focuses on the intersection of inequality, technology, and the labor market. I am particularly interested in understanding how to reduce inequality in...
Elijah, originally from Newark, New Jersey, now resides in San Francisco, California, dedicated to social and juvenile justice. With a Criminology degree from American University, he began as a research intern at the Investigative Reporting Workshop, focusing on the Digital Divide.
Teaching in Baltimore with Teach for America reinforced his belief in research and data for marginalized communities. In roles at the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, New York Police Department, and San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, Elijah used data to combat crime. Now...
