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Congratulations to everyone graduating in 2026!

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by Diana Sikar

May 21, 2026

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Congratulations to everyone graduating in the 2025–26 academic year! We're so proud of everything you've accomplished here, and can't wait to see what you do next. 

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Doctor of Philosophy

  • Amira Abdel-Rahman (MAS)
  • Abdulrahman Alotaibi (MAS)
  • Tara Boroushaki (MAS)
  • Patrick Chwalek (MAS)
  • Naroa Coretti Sanchez (MAS)
  • Ishaan Grover (MAS)
  • Prathima Muniyappa (MAS)
  • Yasushi Sakai (MAS)
  • Nicholas Barry (MAS)
  • Allan Costa (MAS)
  • Suyash Fulay (MAS)
  • Kettner Griswold (MAS)
  • Jesus Guillermo Herrera Arcos (MAS)
  • Shivam Kajale (MAS)
  • Sebastian Kamau (MAS)
  • Shubham Yadav (MAS)
  • Jack Rademacher (EECS)
  • Waleed Akbar (EECS)  
  • Jacqueline Smith (AeroAstro) 
  • Camron Blackburn (MAS)
  • Ayush Chopra (MAS)
  • Daniella DiPaola (MAS)
  • Jason Hou (MAS)
  • Margaret Hughes (MAS)
  • Wonjune Kang (MAS)
  • Shayne Longpre (MAS)
  • Raghava Manvith Ponnapati (MAS)
  • Jake Read (MAS)
  • Jocelyn Shen (MAS)
  • Duncan Lee (EECS)
  • Michael Fernandez (EECS)

Masters of Science or Engineering

  • Kayla Briet (MAS)
  • Perry Naseck (MAS)
  • Ana Schon (MAS)
  • Char Stiles (MAS)
  • Shrestha Mohanty (MAS)
  • Rohan Menon (EECS)
  • Kofi Agyepong (EECS)
  • Joshua Bello (EECS)
  • Irura Nyiha (EECS)
  • Dinuri Rupasinghe (AeroAstro)
  • Regan Hansen (AeroAstro)
  • Seth Cornelius (AeroAstro)
  • Nicole McGaa (AeroAstro)
  • Kaleigh Spears (DUSP)
  • Joy Lin (MEng)
  • Olivia Dias (MEng)
  • Nikhil Behari (MAS)
  • Michelle Kim (MAS)
  • Quincy Kuang (MAS)
  • Jessica Stringham (MAS)
  • Pravallika Vemparala (MAS)
  • Hye Jun Youn (MAS)
  • Zaria Jalan (MAS)
  • Chanakya Ekbote (MAS)
  • Sara Fernandez (MAS)
  • Isaak Freeman (MAS)
  • Stephen Kaputsos (MAS)
  • Du Liu (MAS)
  • Jiaming Liu (MAS)
  • Pengrui Zhang (MAS)
  • John MuCollough (MEng)
  • Carolina Warneryd (MEng)
  • Sydney Saenz (MEng)

Key to abbreviations:

Past Member
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Amira Abdel-Rahman
Former Graduate Student
Past Member
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Abdulrahman Alotaibi
Former Graduate Student


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Tara Boroushaki
Research Affiliate


Past Member
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Patrick Chwalek
Former Postdoctoral Associate
Thesis Research

A New Lens on Life: Cross-Contextual Sensing Technologies from Human Insights to Wildlife Conservation
Thesis, Aug. 2025


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Naroa Coretti Sánchez
Research Scientist
Thesis Research

Shared Autonomous Micro-Mobility: Evaluating Fleet Performance, Operational Strategies, and Sustainability

Coretti Sanchez, N., 2025. Shared Autonomous Micro-Mobility: Evaluating Fleet Performance, Operational Strategies, and Sustainability. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Past Member
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Ishaan Grover
Former Graduate Student
Past Member
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Prathima Muniyappa
Former Graduate Student
Thesis Research

Designing the CthulhuCosmos: Toward a Speculative Cosmo-Politics of Indigenous Epistemology in Space

Muniyappa, Prathima. Designing the CthulhuCosmos: Toward a Speculative Cosmo-Politics of Indigenous Epistemology in Space. PhD dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025.
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Yasushi Sakai
Research Scientist
Event Events

Yasushi Sakai Dissertation Defense

In Search of New Township Democracy: Propagational Voting for Urban Development
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Nicholas Barry
Former Graduate Student
Past Member
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Allan Costa
Former Graduate Student
Past Member
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Suyash Fulay
Former Graduate Student
Past Member
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Kettner Griswold Jr.
Former Graduate Student
Past Member
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Guillermo Herrera-Arcos
Former
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Duncan Lee
Graduate Student (MechE)
Publication Research

A clinical comparison of a digital versus conventional design methodology for transtibial prosthetic interfaces

Lee, D.R.C., Yang, X., Riccio-Ackerman, F. et al. A clinical comparison of a digital versus conventional design methodology for transtibial prosthetic interfaces. Sci Rep 14, 25833 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-74504-3
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Michael Fernandez
Postdoctoral Associate
Project Research

Design of a Transradial Amputation Preserving Proprioceptive and Cutaenous Feedback

The transradial amputation has changed little through recent decades. The procedure is designed just to  provide padding for socket co…
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Shivam Kajale
Former Graduate Student
Past Member
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Wakanene Sebastian Kamau
Former Graduate Student
Past Member
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Shubham Yadav
Former Graduate Student


Past Member
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Jackie Smith
Former Graduate Student (AeroAstro)
Project Research

EVDT for Space Sustainability

Software tools within the EVDT for Space Sustainability suite model the current and future space environment, estimate the consequences of …
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Sydney Saenz
Graduate Student (EECS)
Past Member
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Camron Blackburn
Former Postdoctoral Associate
Past Member
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Kayla Briet
Former Graduate Student
Thesis Research

Return Paths: Tracing the Sound of Black, Asian, and Indigenous Technologies

Briët, Kayla. Return Paths: Tracing the Sound of Black, Asian, and Indigenous Technologies. Master’s Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Media Lab, 2025.
Past Member
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Ayush Chopra
Former Graduate Student
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Daniella DiPaola
Postdoctoral Associate
Publication Research

How Policy Can Help Ensure the Proper Use of AI in K-12 Education
Past Member
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Jason Hou
Former Graduate Student
Past Member
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Maggie Hughes
Former Graduate Student
Past Member
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Wonjune Kang
Former Graduate Student
Past Member
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Shayne Longpre
Former Graduate Student
Past Member
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Manvitha Ponnapati
Former Graduate Student
Event Events

Manvitha Ponnapati Dissertation Defense

AI-Driven Protein Design: Predictive Modeling, Generative Design, and Agentic Workflows
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Jake Read
Postdoctoral Associate
Event Events

Jake Read Dissertation Defense

The End of GCode: Intelligent Modular Machines with Model Based Control
Past Member
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Jocelyn Shen
Former Graduate Student


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Perry Naseck
Graduate Student
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Ana Schon
Graduate Student
Thesis Research

Performing Performance Spaces: Expressing Context in Live Music

Schon, Ana. 2025. “Performing Performance Spaces: Expressing Context in Live Music.” Master’s Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Media Arts and Sciences.
Past Member
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Char Stiles
Former Graduate Student
Past Member
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Shrestha Mohanty
Former Graduate Student
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Rohan Menon
Graduate Student (EECS)
Past Member
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Irura Nyiha
Former Graduate Student (EECS)
Archived
Project Research

Brainstorming Agents

Brainstorming Agents is an interactive system for controlled speculation. Everyday, the backend scrapes trending topics from the news cycle…
Archived
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Dinuri Rupasinghe
Graduate Student (AeroAstro)
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Nikhil Behari
Graduate Student
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Michelle Kim
Graduate Student
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Quincy Kuang
Graduate Student
Past Member
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Jessica Stringham
Former Graduate Student
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Carolina Warneryd
Graduate Student (MechE)
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Hye Jun Youn
Graduate Student
Past Member
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Chanakya Ekbote
Former Graduate Student
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Sara V. Fernandez
Graduate Student
Past Member
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Isaak Freeman
Former Graduate Student
Past Member
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Stephen Kaputsos
Former Graduate Student
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Du Liu
Graduate Student
Publication Research

Technology Roadmap for Flexible Sensors

“Technology Roadmap for Flexible Sensors”, ACS Nano, 2023. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c12606
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Pengrui Zhang
Graduate Student


Past Member
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Pravallika Vemparala
Former Graduate Student


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