Undergraduate Researchers

Ridwan Alrefai is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering and is set on graduating in Fall 2023. He has previous research experience at a biology lab at UIC  where he worked on projects related to bioinformatics and data analysis. He is also currently in training for certification in Data Analysis and UX design. 

Rahiya Rasheed is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Signal Processing and a minor in Computer Science. She previously worked in the finance and tech industries as a software engineering intern and quantitative analyst intern. She is also currently working on two other research projects at UIC College of Engineering focusing on deep learning for nanorobotics and time series classification with the application to help disabled persons navigate urban terrain.

Steven Nguyen is currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago and is set to graduate in May 2022. While in school, he is currently employed as a part-time Junior Electrical Engineer at Transcell Technology where he specializes in designing STM 36-bit Microelectronics. Steven has a history of being employed at other engineering firms such as TechLoss Consulting & Restoration where he was an Associate Engineer and assisted in technology portions of insurance claims as well as being an Intern Engineer at Sterling Engineering. He is planning to get his Fundamental Engineering certification this Summer and the Engineer in Training in the Fall.

Halima Muthana is pursuing a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago and will be graduating in May 2022. She has interned at Argonne National Laboratory, HBK Engineering Consulting, and Cummins. She also worked as a tutor for circuit analysis and signal processing courses, and she is currently doing research in wireless power transfer as part of the Early Research Scholars Program (ERSP).