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AI MISTI summer photo contest winners!

  • November 01, 2024
  • Amanda Soh

Presenting, the winners of the 2024 summer photo contest - AI category!

MISTI had five photo contest categories; four of five represent the critical impact areas such as climate and sustainability, health, artificial intelligence, and social impact. 

Winners of the artificial intelligence category

Arthur De La Santos '26

Arthur De La Santos '26, computer science and engineering major, interned at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico.

Overlooking the vibrant landscape of Monterrey, I see a vast, intricate city that mirrors the complexity and potential of the quantum world. At Tecnológico de Monterrey, under Dr. César Vargas-Rosales, I explored the nuances of modern qubit encodings and developed deep learning architectures, pushing the boundaries of quantum error mitigation. Just as this view stretches beyond the horizon, so does Mexico's innovative spirit in shaping the future of AI and quantum computing.

Arthur De La Santos looking out into a horizon in Mexico on a cloudy day

Amy Shi '26

Amy Shi '26, mechE major, interned in the UK with Robosys Automation's autonomous software in boats. "Some of them included helping test the electrical system they were providing to their client, designing a junction box for cable management, and writing a user interface to help debug a controller," Amy explained.

In a selfie taken by Amy Shi's colleague, Amy stands between two of them on a beach on a cloudy day wearing the company's hooded black jacket
Amy Shi looking into a blue tank with someone in it wearing a wetsuit and oxygen tank under water
Amy Shi takes a selfie with seven Robosys Automation colleagues who are sitting around a rectangular table with a mounted TV screen on a purple wall

Ana Tejeda '27, mechE and CS & engineering major.

"Wrapping up an incredible 3 months at UTEC Ventures! This summer, I had the privilege of facilitating the formation of Joint Ventures, creating a collection of digital tools to guide founders from ideation to prototyping, teaching entrepreneurship to college students in Huánuco, and developing an AI assistant for UTEC sectors and events. 

This experience has been transformative on both a professional and personal level. I want to give my deepest thanks to MIT International Science & Technology Initiatives (MISTI) for this incredible opportunity, my supervisor Luis Enrique Flórez Parodi for pushing me to grow while allowing me the creative freedom to explore, and the entire UTEC Ventures team for being such an inspiring and supportive group. 

I’m thrilled to continue collaborating remotely and eagerly await the outcome of your first LATAM FEST, the largest construction convention in Latin America, this November. Me enamoré del trabajo, la gente, y el país, y lo extrañaré mucho! Chau, Perú."

Ana Tejeda standing over two students in Peru while they look at their books at a brown table in a bright lit class with other students