2024-2025 GSC Board

Madelyn is a 3rd year PhD student co-advised by Profs. Heath Hofmann and Jeffrey Scruggs, and is co-leading the BuddEEs program this school year. Her research focuses on model predictive control for self-powered systems. Prior to starting her PhD, Madelyn earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering at Michigan Tech. She loves to run, ski, bike, cook, and bake in her free time!

Jacob is a second year PhD student being advised by Dennis Sylvester. His research interests are in digital circuits for computation on the edge in extreme environments. He also graduated with his Master’s degree in April 2025 from Michigan in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Prior to Michigan, Jacob attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering in May 2023. In his free time, he likes camping, backpacking, hiking, fly fishing, and watching sports.

Hanyu is a 3rd-year PhD student advised by Prof. Ziyou Song. Her research focuses on AI4Battery, reusing EV batteries (｡￫‿￩｡), and the battery circular economy. Prior to starting her PhD, Hanyu earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering at the University of British Columbia and the National University of Singapore. She loves to bake (she used to be a pastry chef) and play basketball in her free time!

Joyce is a fourth year PhD candidate advised by Professor Peter Seiler. Her research focuses on machine learning-based control for robust disturbance rejection. Previously, she earned her Bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in Electrical Engineering. Joyce spends her weekends enjoying time with her loved ones (this includes her cats). She is also a music, film, and podcast enthusiast and can often be found journaling at a local café!

Alec is a 3rd year PhD student, and his advisor is Prof. Qing Qu. Broadly speaking, his research interests are in interpretability and efficiency of deep learning models. This is his eighth (!) year at Michigan, as he earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering here too. His hobbies are powerlifting, running, cooking, and watching football & basketball (both pro and college).

John Le is a fourth year PhD student advised by Professor Anthony Grbic. His research focuses on engineered electromagnetic structures. Previously, he completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin.