Congratulations Firouz Vafadari for being one of two finalists of the Baskin Engineering Grad Slam 3-minute thesis competition!
Firouz presented his developing research ideas about building infrastructure and technology a Wi-Fi/Li-Fi solution for ensuring connectivity through light-based downlink and WiFi-supported uplink. His presentation definitely got the audience – a mix of students, faculty, staff, and friends – engaged about the possibilities of a light-connected Internet. After careful deliberation from the event judges, he was chosen out of 17 participants. Firouz will go on to compete in the UC Santa Cruz Grad Slam along with 9 other participants from different campus divisions on March 2 at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center. He will also be implementing his ideas in his work with the Greener Greenhouses project.
In addition to Firouz, Nayan Bhatia and Hari Kuttivelil also participated in the Grad Slam. Nayan presented his thesis work of indoor localization with Wi-Fi and how it can be a non-invasive option for health and safety monitoring. Hari presented about the democratization of artificial intelligence and his development of clustered decentralized learning networks.
Above is a picture of the Engineering Division Grad Slam participants, judges, and staff, including Firouz (standing, 7th from the right), Nayan (standing, 5th from the right), and Hari (sitting, 3rd from the left).