Monika Gawande, PhD student, electrical engineering, researches edge computing, a framework to reduce energy use by processing data locally. Inspired by growing up in India with unreliable electricity, she chose UWM for its strong energy research and access to advanced tools. She aims to one day contribute to the field of energy efficiency.
“With edge computing,” she said, “you don’t have to send all data to the cloud. Processing done at the location where the data is generated can save significant amounts of energy needed by data centers.”
She said that UWM has been a great fit for pursuing her education.
“I chose UWM because it was an R1 research university and many professors were working on energy-related research,” she said. “UWM has provided me access to advanced tools and technologies that I never had access to before. It’s been a great place to learn to explore and to grow in terms of research.”