Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Research focus

Energy for climate-aware development, integrated energy development, energy systems planning

Education

Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2022
M.Sc Renewable Energy Systems Technology, Loughborough University, 2016
B.S. Engineering Science, Smith College, 2013

June Lukuyu will join Electrical & Computer Engineering in January from the University of Massachusetts Amherst where she received her Ph.D. and worked as a research assistant in the Systems Towards Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics (STIMA) Lab.

Lukuyu focuses on designing and evaluating technology-driven strategies to improve energy development, electrification and energy systems planning in underserved regions. By leveraging large-scale datasets from both ground and remote sensors, she applies data analytics, computing techniques and social science methods to build models for affordable, reliable and climate-aware energy use. She has received awards including the Grace Hopper Celebration Scholarship and a Spaulding Smith Fellowship.