“The main reason I chose Mexico for my internship destination was that I am a first-generation Mexican-American, and I had never been to Mexico before, and I saw this as an amazing opportunity to both explore the country my parents are from and gain a lot of valuable work experience at the same time.”
Giovanni's Story
Giovanni Avila '29, a computer science and engineering major, worked on a project to train an AI model to increase the resolution of satellite imagery of hurricanes, creating a working model that can predict hurricane paths.
"This experience majorly benefitted me and how I see my chances to obtain a future one as well. I think I'm much more confident about putting myself out there and applying for an opportunity I may not be fully knowledgeable about, to try and learn as much as I can. More specifically, I want to apply more to opportunities with AI and machine learning as utilizing them was a lot of fun."Giovanni Avila '29
Major & Class
Computer Science and Engineering, Class of 2029
MISTI Program
Internship
MISTI Location
Querétaro, Mexico
MISTI Host
Instituto Politecnico Nacional