- February 11, 2022
Olamide was able to work on a research project with impact while having fun experiencing the intriguing culture of Spain.
Olamide Oladeji collaborated on the development of a computational tool to aid electrification planning in developing countries.
Taking the world closer to universal access to electricity
Olamide was one of three MIT graduate students who undertook research work at the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT), Comillas University, Madrid in summer 2017. While at IIT, he worked on the development of several underlying algorithms for the Reference Electrification Model (REM), a software tool which leverages machine learning and computational techniques to provide decision support for electrification planning in developing countries. When Olamide arrived in June, he got to explore other cities and towns around Madrid before leaving in July. During weekends, Olamide and his colleagues visited beautiful places like Segovia and Toledo. He particularly liked the food and how friendly and happy people were, as well as the emphasis on family and community. “My office emphasized collaboration among researchers", said Olamide. "As with the larger Spanish environment, I found my colleagues very amiable to work with. I really am grateful to MISTI who provided me the opportunity to undertake research on electrification modeling, collaborating with diverse, world-class researchers in the lovely city of Madrid. I definitely had fun. I enjoyed my work and also the very rich culture. At this same time, I helped advanced the development of REM. Hopefully our research work takes the world closer to achieving universal access to electricity”, he says.