People

Michael Gordon is a PhD candidate at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). He received his BS from Rutgers in 2000 and his MS from MIT in 2002, both in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. His current research interests focus on programming language and compiler technology for parallel computer architectures. In early 2006 Michael became passionate about the transformative potential of information and communication technologies. He helped organize MIT's ICT4Dev reading group, and has developed curriculum for MIT's nextlab course. In 2007, Michael participated in AITI, adding a mobile programming curriculum, and traveling to Kenya as an instructor. Along with Luis Sarmenta, Michael founded the MediSIM project, which develops technology to translate medical protocols to mobile phones using the SIM card for computation. Recently, he traveled to India as a mobile technologies consultant for United Villages.

Zachary Stauber is an undergraduate at MIT hoping to double major in Materials Science and Engineering and Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He sees a lot of potential in developing nations and sees AITI as an important part of helping the rest of the world realize this potential. He loves traveling and is very interested in entrepreneurship, especially global and developmental entrepreneurship. He has combined these two passions at MIT, traveling to China for the month of January, meeting with universities, start-up CEOs, and VCs and by being an organizer for the MIT Global Startup Workshop, an annual summit bringing together entrepreneurs from all around the world. He traveled to GSW 2009, which was held in Cape Town, South Africa, with a very fitting theme "Sustainability through Entrepreneurship".

Gordon Wintrob is a Sophomore at MIT currently majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has conducted research in Computational Biology at the University of Southern California and in Computational Materials at MIT. Gordon is interested in solving unanswered problems in medicine and energy through machine learning and artificial intelligence. He hopes to travel to Ghana in Spring 2010 to help expand AITI's reach and impact.

Zawadi Lemayian attended Alliance Girls High School, Kenya. Upon graduation from high school, she enrolled at MIT, eventually receiving two Bachelor of Science (SB) degrees in Civil Engineering and Management Science. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Management Science (Economics, Finance & Accounting) at MIT's Sloan School of Business. Her research will focus on investment behavior in emerging markets as well as the role different global accounting standards play in the market variations exhibited across emerging markets. Zawadi was an instructor in AITI's Kenya 2007 program. Through her involvement with the AITI program she not only facilitated real world problem solving through information technology education, but also appreciated the opportunity to give back to her community in a small way.

Julian Yuen is an undergraduate at MIT interested in majoring in Computer Science and Engineering with a minor in Chinese. He has a passion for learning how to leverage the power of the web and the myriad of technologies in bringing people together. After competing in a web programming competition, he is inspired to develop web and mobile applications that will change the way people interact with each other and the online. Born and raised in the beautiful islands of Hawaii, he loves acting, singing, dancing, martial arts, and the piano.

After traveling to Kenya this past summer and seeing how technology has had such a big impact on the lives of countless individuals, he is looking forward to expanding the AITI program to other parts of Africa, bringing together opportunities for others around the world.

Gleb Kuznetsov is a Senior at MIT majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is interested in understanding the impact of technology on how individuals learn and connect with their environment. Gleb joined AITI as part of the team that traveled to Kenya in 2007, and he is currently working to expand the mobile focus of the program. Gleb is passionate about discovering ways to expand access to digital content around the world.

Bryant is a Master of Business Administration degree candidate at Harvard Business School. He received his Bachelor of Science (2007) and Master of Engineering (2008) degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. He led a team in Kenya teaching information technology and entrepreneurship in 2004 under the auspices of AITI, and coordinated the activities of the program in Africa from 2005-2008 as President. In 2006 he worked on the OpenAfrica project with Microsoft iCampus to assess the effectiveness of educational technologies in universities and high schools in East Africa. From 2006-2008 he worked on the MIT iLab Africa project, collaborating with teams at universities across Africa on the development of a low-cost online laboratory system. His current research interests include educational technologies and developmental entrepreneurship. Previous research and industry experiences include work in medical devices and bioelectronic instrumentation.

Paul is a PhD candidate at MIT Electrical Engineering specializing in the area of network economics. He is one of the co-founders of AITI. He has a general interest in the application of ICT and mobile technology in developing countries. In particular, he sees network technologies as one of the cornerstones in aiding local communities develop both from a technological point of view as well as as economically.

Professor Paul Gray was the fourteenth president of MIT (1980-1990), chairman of the MIT Corporation (1990-1997), and dean of MIT's School of Engineering (1970-1971). His public service includes four years on the White House Science Council and membership on the Council's Panel on the Health of Universities; he was chairman of the Task Force on Educational Opportunity. His field of research is semiconductor electronics and circuit theory.