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Frugal Innovation Hub Staff

Meet the Staff Members of the Frugal Innovation Hub.

Dr Laura Doyle

Faculty Director

Dr Laura Doyle

Dr. Laura Doyle is a lecturer in Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering in the School of Engineering, as well as Director of the Frugal Innovation Hub.  She creates and executes program strategy for FIH, and guides student projects to successful outcomes with clients.

Allan Baez Morales

Director of Programs and Partnerships

Allan Baez Morales

Allan focuses on the development of FIH signature programs with university, corporate and social enterprise partners to create opportunities for faculty and students to engage in the development and implementation of humanitarian technology solutions.

Frugal Innovation Hub Faculty Leads

Meet the School of Engineering and other SCU Faculty who make it all happen!

Tonya Nilsson

Tonya Nilsson

Former Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering 

Prof. Navid Shaghaghi

Prof. Navid Shaghaghi

Lecturer and Researcher in Math & CS, Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering (EPIC Lab)

Dr. Silvia Figueira

Dr. Silvia Figueira

Regis and Dianne McKenna Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Chair, Santa Clara University

Behnam Dezfouli

Behnam Dezfouli

Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Director, SCU Internet of Things Research Lab (SIOTLAB)
Dr. Michele Parker

Dr. Michele Parker

Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Public Health

Dr. Iris  Stewart-Frey

Dr. Iris Stewart-Frey

Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Ed  Maurer

Dr. Ed Maurer

Professor in Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering Department

Dr. Jessica A. Kuczenski

Dr. Jessica A. Kuczenski

Director of General Engineering

Sean Choi

Sean Choi

Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Dr. Rocio Lilen Segura

Dr. Rocio Lilen Segura

Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering 

Angela Musurlian

Angela Musurlian

Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Key Partners

We thank our key partner organizations for their constant support to FIH’s work around the world

IEEE Logo TUHH Logo Engineering World Health Logo
Internation Center for Frugal Innovation Logo Miller Center Logo
International Association of Jesuit Engineering Schools  Red Latinoamericana de Innovación Frugal Environmental Justice and Common Good Logo
Ignatian Center at SCU logo    

 

Partner Organizations and Collaborators

We thank our current and former partner organizations for letting FIH be part of their humanitarian work

Engineers without Borders Logo

AFR Barometer Logo Engineering for Change Logo
The Buturi Project Logo Alt text: Community Technology Alliance Logo
 City of San Jose Logo,  Rose Academies Logo Ecoins
Sayap Africa AGIPA logo with a whale and bird, text around it reads 'Asociación de Guías Intérpretes del Parque Nacional Galápagos'.           Alt text:
Alt text: Maya Pedal logo with gears and text, Alt text: Climate Foundation
Equation2Success logo Alt text: 

Logo of the Galapagos Chamber of Tourism with blue map and text.
Costa Rica icon

 

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Inspector Planet

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     Silhouette art depicting two figures exchanging a water container.

DIFF Education Company Logo

Obra Padre Cacho Organization Logo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rahul Dhiman

Information & Communication Technologies Assistant

Rahul Dhiman

Rahul is a current graduate student in Computer Science with a strong passion for community service. He actively contributes to humanitarian projects at the Frugal Innovation Hub, where he focuses on software development, deployment, and project management to make a positive impact through technology.

Shiva Jahangiri

Shiva Jahangiri

Assistant Professor, Department Computer Science and Engineering

Shashi Mahadevappa

Product Manager

Shashi Mahadevappa

Shashi is a researcher pursuing Ph.D. in Computer Engineering under the guidance of Prof. Silvia Figuiera. Current focus area is on Digital Transformation in Low Resource Areas. Passionate about improving customer experience. Currently, heading the New Product Introduction unit in Software AG to give extraordinary experience to early adopters of new products and working towards product & service maturity.

Mahsa Abadian

Product Manager

Mahsa Abadian

Mahsa is passionate about making a positive social impact through innovative solutions at FIH. She guides student projects, ensuring their success with clients. Currently, she leads a project in collaboration with Sayap Africa, focusing on the development of medical appointment booking applications to benefit the citizens of Senegal.

Mario A. Manzi-Puertas

Visitor Scholar

Mario A. Manzi-Puertas

Doctoral student in advanced management of organizations and social economy, University of Mondragon, Spain. Assistant professor in the Department of Business Administration, Javeriana University, Colombia. Co-founder and member of the Latin American Network of Frugal Innovation.

Contact Us

Email: fih@scu.edu

Santa Clara University
School of Engineering
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053

Sobrato Discovery, Bldg. 402
Research Lab No. - 4021

(408) 554-2334

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