Executive Team

Edward G. Happ

Executive Fellow Emeritus

Edward G. Happ is an Executive Fellow at the University of Michigan School of Information, where he is teaching and conducting research. His 40 years of professional experience include all facets of managing information services and high technology businesses, including general management with P&L responsibility, operations, product management, sales, marketing, customer service, human resources management, technical consulting, manufacturing, and both software and hardware development.

Data Science Team

Sidra Effendi

Consultant and Data Scientist

Sidra is a Master's student at the University of Michigan School of Information, specializing in Data Science. She has an undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering. She has previously worked as an Edge Hacker for Zenatix Solutions and also co-founded a company called Pixli, where she worked on Software Development, UX/UI and Marketing.

Hina Joshua

Data Scientist

Hina is a master's student at the University of Michigan School of Information, Master of Applied Data Science Program. She has a Master of Public Health degree from Michigan State University and has previously worked in the public health domain in government and corporate settings where she analyzed health data including state disease surveillance system data and medical insurance claims data for ad hoc and routine report compilation. Hina is interested in the application of NLP in the NGO domain to improve decision-making in development and relief programs.

Takao Kakegawa

Data Scientist

Takao is a current Master's student at the University of Michigan School of Information, in the MADS program. He has an undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, with a computer science specialisation. He has prior experience in statistical analysis research through the SURF Fellowship at UC Berkeley.

Web and Systems Team

Prithvijit Dasgupta

Systems Specialist and Web Developer

Prithvijit is a current Master's student in the University of Michigan School of Information aiming to specialize in the Big Data Analytics track. He has experience working on distributed cloud systems and building RESTful APIs. He has an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Feng-Yu (Leo) Yeh

Web Developer and UX Design

Leo is currently a Master's student in the University of Michigan School of information specializing in User-Centered Agile Development. He has an undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from University of Washington where he worked as a Research Assistant in aging lab. He also worked in a startup as a Assistant Project Manager.