The WIRED Global Center is pleased to announce WIRED Undergraduate Fellowship Program Summer 2024 Fellows: Sofia Moeinvaziri, Edie Raines, Ozan Bayiz, Jack Allerton Doughty, and Saud Amjad. These five undergraduate students will spend their summer immersing themselves in grid resilience, disaster planning, and climate adaptation.
The Summer 2024 Fellows will take part in unparalleled research, training, and peer mentorship opportunities as they work under the guidance of the WIRED faculty and researchers. Their projects include:
Summer Fellow: Jack Allerton Doughty
Project: AI-enabled Real-time Spectral Unmanned Reconnaissance of Fire for Local Wildland Fire Management
Institution: University of Utah
Adviser: Rajesh Menon
Summer Fellow: Sofia Moeinvaziri
Project: Studying the Impacts of Data Center Energy Consumption on Power Grid
Institution: University of Utah
Adviser: Masood Parvania
Summer Fellow: Edie Raines
Project: Grid Reliability: Demand-side Management Strategies of Western Energy Imbalance Market Members
Institution: University of Utah
Advisers: Matthew Fry and Marissa Greer
Summer Fellow: Saud Amjad
Project: Demand Response Simulation for Actual Extreme Weather-driven Grid Events
Institution: University of Calgary
Adviser: Mostafa Farrokhabadi
Summer Fellow: Ozan Bayiz
Project: WIRED Data Hub
Institution: University of California San Diego and WIFIRE Lab
Advisers: Ilkay Altintas and Kate O’Laughlin
As the Summer 2024 Fellows begin their work, the WIRED Global Center looks forward to their unique contributions to the research.
Learn more about the Summer 2024 Fellows here.