Meet the team
Witec collaborates with a variety of universities, and companies who reside on the cutting-edge of blockchain research
Our team members come from a variety of backgrounds and academic disciplines. Meet them below
Witec collaborates with a variety of universities, and companies who reside on the cutting-edge of blockchain research
Our team members come from a variety of backgrounds and academic disciplines. Meet them below
WiTec membership is extended to all students who are committed to exploring innovative technologies in a collaborative entrepreneurial-focused environment. If you’re interested in joining WiTec, contact a member of the Student e-Board.
During the academic year WiTec members are presented with various ongoing and new projects to lead and/or collaborate on. Members assist each other on projects to ensure each member has the necessary support and resources to successfully manage their project.
Witec projects are not only resume builders, but also provide members with exclusive networking opportunities that can result in summer internships and employment. At witec you will have the opportunity to get out of your comfort zone and build your network.
President
Catherine Forrest is a ‘22 BS Information Management & Technology major specializing in data analytics and web design at Syracuse University. Catherine is the acting president of the tech entrepreneurship club WiTec and co-founder and president of CryptoCuse, the official SU cryptocurrency club. She has received grants to apply her skills in creating digital twin security solutions and frameworks for ethical data security and management on two research projects. Catherine is working to realize her dreams of developing software solutions to help defend the nation.
Vice President
Zach is a Senior at Syracuse University and a Cyber Security Intern at National Grid. He is majoring Information Management & Technology with a concentration in Cyber Security. As the vice president of witec, Zach is responsible for project coordination and management of a variety of blockchain related witec projects.
Communication and finance head
Abu is a second year graduate student studying Applied Data Science at Syracuse University. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Western Washington University with a background in Physics. He's worked as a Production Technician at Safran and a Data Analyst at Syracuse University.
Research Assistant
Peerapong or Peter is a research assistant under the supervision of Dr. Lee McKnight. He's a current graduate student at Syracuse University studying information management. Currently the one managing witec-cuse website.
Research Assistant
Cecilia is a first year graduate student studying Computer Science. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UC San Diego, with a background in Sociology, law, and Japanese. She is looking forward to combine her passion for technology, social science, and languages to create positive social impacts in the world through digital innovations.
Witec Faculty Advisor, iSchool Professor
Lee W. McKnight is an Associate Professor in the iSchool (The School of Information Studies), Syracuse University, Faculty Advisor to the Worldwide Innovation Technology and Entrepreneurship Club (WiTec)
Witec Facilitator, Functional Business Analyst, Technical Services - Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience
Jane is a Doctor of Professional Studies student at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies, and she is also employed as a Functional Business Analyst at the same institution. As a doctoral student, her research focus is on Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Grids; more specifically, as they relate to Digital Inclusion. For example, she is interested in how the use of the Internet Backpack can promote education, specifically, learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic (STEM) in rural communities to improve well-being. As an employee, some of her responsibilities are to maintain multiple batch processes and feeds sent to vendors, performing regression testing.
Witec Faculty Advisor, African American Studies, Director Renee Crown University Honors Program
Danielle has research focused in Gender studies; population displacement and migration; post-conflict reconciliation and reconstruction; global health/development; Africa and its diaspora; the United States
Legal Advisor
Tech-savvy attorney specialized in the legal and policy implications of cybersecurity, compliance and counterterrorism while ensuring the integration of gender perspective across these fields. Knowledgeable in the facilitation and generation of bridges with strategic actors and cross-sector collaboration.
Member
Ryan is a data scientist at KPMG, who earned his M.S. in Applied Data Science from Syracuse in May of 2021. Ryan enjoys using python for ML projects in the fields of NLP and computer vision and helped Witec create its first virtual escape room.
Member
Jenny received her M.S. in Business Analytics from Syracuse in May of 2021. She is currently in Seattle as a Data Analyst and helped create the virtual escape room for Witec as well.
Witec provides interested Syracuse University students with cutting edge opportunities to work on policy, standards, technology and business engagements. These often include collaboration with other universities (Ex. MIT and Columbia) and organizations (Ex. Google, VMWare, IBM, TM Forum), and federal, state and local government & international organizations (such as UN, OECD and EU).
Witec is always looking for motivated iSchool students at the undergraduate and graduate levels
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