Leaders for the Future | Mike and Renée Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Mahima Rudrapati

Leaders for the Future Fellow

Mahima Rudrapati is a masters student in computer science. She is currently working in the HRVIP Davis Space Lab, where her current research focuses on automating plant growth in space using computer vision for robots and machine learning for image segmentation.

Haleh Mohammadian Esfahani

Leaders for the Future Fellow

Haleh Mohammadian is a Ph.D. student in computer science under the supervision of Prof. Julian Panetta. Her research focuses on physics-based simulation and digital fabrication in computer graphics, aiming to develop algorithms for customizing designs and creating physical prototypes.

Lauren Meckler

Leaders for the Future Fellow

Lauren Meckler is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Psychology. She studies how neural biomarkers that are implicated in the onset of postpartum depression fluctuate throughout pregnancy and postpartum using a unique primate model.

Susan Lei

Susan Lei is a Ph.D. student in the Graduate Group in Immunology who has developed a project studying the intersections of immunology, neurodegenerative diseases, and nutrition

Leticia Lazaro Anton

Leticia Lazaro Anton is a postdoctoral researcher in the Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department who is leading her own project investigating host-pathogen interactions and the mechanisms that trigger the host's innate immune response.

Marie Klein

Marie Klein is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Plant Sciences' Taylor lab, where she studies adaptation mechanisms in the tree species Populus trichocarpa to develop drought-resistant bioenergy crops.

Iris Yoshiko Juanico

Leaders for the Future Fellow

Iris Yoshiko Juanico is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the lab of Dr. Celina Juliano, where she studies regeneration in Hydra vulgaris, a freshwater animal related to jellyfish. She is interested in increasing environmental sustainability, giving consumers greater choice, and providing lactose-free options for whey protein powder via microbial precision fermentation.

Rajat Goel

Rajat Goel is a Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering, specializing in computational methods to improve the safety of nuclear waste storage. He endeavors to launch a consultancy to streamline the process of GPU integration by scientific software creators, leveraging LLM advancements to significantly enhance research outcomes.

Pierre Gianferrara

Leaders for the Future Fellow

Pierre Gianferrara is a postdoctoral researcher in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior who collaborates with engineers and clinicians to build computational models of sensorimotor learning, based on behavioral and neurophysiological data. In his research, he seeks to unravel the neural mechanisms of motor control across healthy populations and patient populations.

Iyanuoluwa Filani

Leaders for the Future Fellow

Iyanuoluwa Filani is a Ph.D. student in Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research integrates life cycle assessment (LCA), sustainable systems, and data analysis in order to develop frameworks for evaluating the environmental footprint of civil and transportation infrastructures throughout their life cycles.