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Meet the Staff Members of the Frugal Innovation Hub.
![Dr Laura Doyle](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/frugal-innovation-hub/headshot-333x333.jpg)
Faculty Director
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](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/frugal-innovation-hub/Allan-Baaz-Sqaure.jpg)
Director of Programs and Partnerships
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.
Meet the School of Engineering and other SCU Faculty who make it all happen!
![Dr. Hohyun Lee](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/faculty-staff/Lee_Hohyun_sq-360x360.jpg)
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Thermal Solutions Lab)
![Dr. Shoba Krishnan](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/faculty-staff/Krishnan_sq_3-360x360.jpg)
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering (Community Based Projects)
![Dr. Unyoung (Ashley) Kim](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/faculty-staff/Kim_sq-360x360.jpg)
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering (Global Health Lab)
![Dr. Tokunbo Ogunfunmi](/media/offices/frugal-innovation/Ogunfunmi.jpg)
Professor of Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing Research Lab)
![Tonya Nilsson](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/frugal-innovation-hub/Tonya-Nilsson.jpg)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering
![Prof. Navid Shaghaghi](/media/offices/frugal-innovation/Navid-Shaghaghi.jpg)
Lecturer and Researcher in Math & CS, Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering (EPIC Lab)
![Dr. Silvia Figueira](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/faculty-staff/Figueira-400x400.jpg)
Regis and Dianne McKenna Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Chair, Santa Clara University
![Behnam Dezfouli](/media/offices/frugal-innovation/Dezfouli.png)
![Dr. Michele Parker](/media/offices/frugal-innovation/MicheleParker.png)
Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Public Health
![Dr. Iris Stewart-Frey](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/frugal-innovation-hub/IrisStewartFrey.jpeg)
Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences
![Dr. Ed Maurer](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/frugal-innovation-hub/Ed-Maurer.jpeg)
Professor in Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering Department
![Dr. Jessica A. Kuczenski](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/frugal-innovation-hub/Jes-Kuczenski.png)
Director of General Engineering
![Sean Choi](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/frugal-innovation-hub/Sean-Choi.jpeg)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering
![Dr. Rocio Lilen Segura](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/frugal-innovation-hub/Segura-Rocio.jpeg)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering
![Angela Musurlian](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/frugal-innovation-hub/Prof-Angel-Square.jpg)
Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
We thank our key partner organizations for their constant support to FIH’s work around the world
We thank our supporters, contributors and partner organizations for letting the FIH be part of their humanitarian work
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![Tanmay Singla](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/frugal-innovation-hub/1691706912757-648x648.jpg)
Information & Communication Technologies Assistant
Tanmay is a current Computer Science graduate student. He has always been passionate about giving back to the community through his work and enjoys contributing to humanitarian projects at the Frugal Innovation Hub. He primarily assists in software project development, deployment, and management.
![Shiva Jahangiri](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/faculty-staff/Jahangiri-Shiva_SQ-360x360.jpg)
Assistant Professor, Department Computer Science and Engineering
![Shashi Mahadevappa](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/frugal-innovation-hub/Shashi-2314x2209.jpg)
Product Manager
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](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/frugal-innovation-hub/Screenshot-2023-11-01-at-7.35.52â¯PM-360x360.png)
Product Manager
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](/media/school-of-engineering/photos/frugal-innovation-hub/foto-mario-manzi-3-3657x3180.jpg)
Visitor Scholar
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.