About MEC
Current Employees:
Nia Soeharto, Ed.D., MA, MBA.
Program Director, Measurement and Evaluation Center
(713) 743-5441 | Email Nia
Education:
Ed.D. in Professional Leadership, University of Houston, 2021.
MA in Mass Communication Studies, University of Houston, 1998.
MBA in Management Accounting, University of Indonesia, 1991.
BSc in Architecture Engineering, Trisakti University, 1989.
Abbas Haider, MS
Data Analyst/Application Developer/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Abbas
Education:
MS in Business Analytics, University of Houston, December 2025.
BE in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Deccan College of Engineering & Technology
(affiliated to Osmania University), Hyderabad, India, May 2016.
Yi-Ju Wang (Mandy), MS
Application Developer/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Mandy
Education:
MS in Statistics and Data Science, University of Houston, December 2025.
BS in Statistics, Tamkang University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, June 2020.
Ashish Adhikari, MS
Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Ashish
Education:
MS in Engineering Data Science, University of Houston, May 2026.
BSc Honors in Computing (Software Engineering), Naaya Ayam Multi-disciplinary Institute
(affiliated to University of Northampton), Kathmandu, Nepal, September 2021.
MS in Business Studies, Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, August 2021.
BS in Business Studies, Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, August 2013.
Shreya Telavane, MS
Application Developer/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Shreya
Education:
MS in Engineering Data Science, University of Houston, May 2026.
BTech in Information Technology, S.N.D.T. Women’s University, Usha Mittal Institute
of Technology, Mumbai, India, May 2020.
Ranjitha Basavaraju
Application Developer/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Ranjitha
Education:
MS in Engineering Data Science, University of Houston, expected December 2026 graduation.
BE in Engineering in Electronics and Communication, Atria Institute of Technology,
Karnataka, India, July 2019.
Akhil George
Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Akhil
Education:
MS in Industrial Engineering, University of Houston, expected May 2027 graduation.
BTech in Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering (CET), Trivandrum, India July
2018.
Yash Padhye
Application Developer/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Yash
Education:
MS in Engineering Data Science and AI, University of Houston, expected May 2027 graduation.
BE in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Savitribai Phule Pune University,
Pune, India, June 2024.
Hoang Dang Pham (Dan)
Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Dan
Education:
MS in Engineering Data Science, University of Houston, expected May 2028 graduation.
BSc. in Computer Science and minor in Management Information System, University of
Houston, December 2025.
Former Employees:
Mukesh Reddy Mavurapu, MS
Application Developer/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Mukesh
Education:
MS in Engineering Data Science, University of Houston, December 2024 graduation.
BTech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology,
Calicut, India, April 2021.
Precious Oguonu, MS
Application Developer/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Precious
Education:
MS in Engineering Data Science, University of Houston, December 2024.
BSc in Computer Science, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, November 2020.
BSc in Civil Engineering, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, November 2020.
Suchendra Reddy Yalamakuru, MS
Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Suchendra
Education:
MS in Engineering Data Science, University of Houston, May 2025.
BE in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology,
Vellore, India, May 2021.
Davlat Abduvali, Ph.D., MS, MBA
Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Davlat
Education:
MS in Management Information Systems, University of Houston, December 2023.
Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, June 2014.
MBA in Finance, Hofstra University, New York, May 2000.
BS in International Economic Relations, International Kazakh-Turkish University, Kazakhstan, June 1998.
Supriya Talasila, MS
Application Developer/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Supriya
Education:
MS in Computer Science, University of Houston, May 2024.
BTech in Technology and Information Technology, R.V.R & J.C College of Engineering,
Andhra Pradesh, India, May 2020.
Sanjith Balachandran, MS
Application Developer/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Sanjith
Education:
MS in Computer Science, University of Houston, May 2024.
BSc. in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, April
2015.
Anh Minh Trinh, MS
Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Anh
Education:
MS in Business Analytics, University of Houston, December 2023.
BBA in Management Information Systems, University of Houston, December 2021.
Sindhu Gummadi, MS
Application Developer/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Sindhu
Education:
MS in Computer Science, University of Houston, May 2023.
BTech in Computer Science and Engineering, CVR College of Engineering, Hyderabad,
India, April 2019.
Nguyen Le, MS
Application Developer/Data Analyst/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Nguyen
Education:
MS in Cybersecurity, University of Houston, December 2022.
BBA in Management Information Systems, University of Houston, December 2020.
Vinay Kumar Kundarapu, MS
Research Assistant/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Vinay
Education:
MS in Engineering Data Science, University of Houston, December 2022.
M. Tech in Wireless Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, April
2016.
BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology,
Roorkee, India, April 2016.
Harsha Deep Chitipothu, MS
Research Assistant/Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Harsha
Education:
MS in Computer Science, University of Houston, May 2022.
BTech in Computer Science and Engineering, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management,
Visakhapatnam, India, April 2018.
Augusto Hernandez Rubio, MS
Research Assistant/Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Augusto
Education:
MS in Statistics & Data Science, University of Houston, December 2021.
BS in Mathematics, University of Houston, May 2020.
Revanth Palreddy, MS
Research Assistant/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Revanth
Education:
MS in Computer Science, University of Houston, May 2022.
BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, CVR College of Engineering, Hyderabad,
India, April 2020.
Oliver Wiehr, MS
Research Assistant/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Oliver
Education:
MS in Computer Science, University of Houston, December 2021.
BS in Computer Science, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany,
2019.
Yanhua Elaine Zhu, MSc
Research Assistant/Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Elaine
Education:
MSc in Business Analytics, University of Houston, May 2021.
BBA in Management Information Systems, University of Houston, December 2017.
Mututwa Mututwa
Research Assistant/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Tutwa
Education:
MS in Cyber Security, University of Houston, May 2021.
MBA in Business Administration, University of Greenwich, London, England, 2019.
BS in Computing, University of Greenwich, London, England, 2013.
Nithin Thankachan
Research Assistant/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Nithin
Education:
MS in Computer Science, University of Houston, May 2020.
BS in Information Technology, Army Institute of Technology, India, 2015.
Oyundari Ganbaatar
Research Assistant/Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Oyundari
Education:
MPP in Public Policy, University of Houston, May 2020.
BA in International Studies, School of Art Sciences, National University of Mongolia,
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2015.
Sara Katharine Moran
Research Assistant/Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Sara
Education:
MPP in Public Policy, University of Houston, May 2019.
BA in International Studies, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 2011.
Rangeet Pan
Research Assistant/Data Analyst/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Rangeet
Education:
MSc in Computer and Systems Engineering, University of Houston, May 2018.
BSc in Computer Science and Engineering, Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata,
India, 2012.
Carl Ukegbu
Research Assistant/Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Carl
Education:
MSc in Petroleum Engineering, University of Houston, December 2017.
BSc in Chemical Engineering, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, 2011.
Zhiqun (Zoe) Wang
Research Assistant/Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Zoe
Education:
MSc in Management Information Systems, University of Houston, May 2019.
BSc in Computer Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, China, 2004.
Yu Yang
Research Assistant/Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Yulana
Education:
MSc in Accountancy & Taxation, University of Houston, December 2017.
BA in Management and Finance, East China University of Science and Technology, China,
2012.
Luis Rodolfo Zapata
Research Assistant/Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Luis
Education:
MSc in Supply Chain and Logistics Technology, University of Houston, December 2019.
BSc in Industrial Engineering, Rafael Urdaneta University, Maracaibo, Venezuela,
2017.
Ruoyu (Rory) Zhuang
Research Assistant/Data Analyst/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Rory
Education:
MSc in Electrical Engineering, University of Houston, December 2018.
BSc in Electronics Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute,
Indiana, 2015.
My Linh Nguyen
Research Assistant/Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Linh
Education:
MSc in Business Analytics, University of Houston, December 2021.
BA in Business Administration, International University–Vietnam National University
HCMC, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2019.
Amruta Prakash Ghodke
Research Assistant/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Amruta
Education:
MSc in Computer Science, University of Houston, May 2019.
BSc in Information Technology, Pune Institute of Computer Technology, University of
Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India, 2014.
Srikrishna Jadi
Research Assistant/Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Srikrishna
Education:
MSc in Industrial Engineering, University of Houston, May 2018.
BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology,
Hyderabad, India, 2016.
Aadith Madapusi
Research Assistant/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Aadith
Education:
MS in Computer Science, University of Houston, May 2020.
BE in Computer Science and Engineering, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Anna
University, Chennai, India, 2018.
Vishal Kumar Pallerla
Research Assistant/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email Vishal
Education:
MSc in Computer Science, University of Houston, May 2018.
BSc in Electronics and Computer Engineering, Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology,
Hyderabad, India, 2015.
Mrithunjay "MJ" Balakrishnan Raghuraj
Research Assistant/IT
(713) 743-5442 | Email MJ
Education:
MS in Computer Science, University of Houston, May 2021.
BE in India.
Tolu Daramola
Intern/Data Analyst
(850) 339-6509 | Email Tolu
Education:
MSc in Industrial Engineering, University of Houston, May 2019.
MBA, Florida A&M University, 2016.
BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure,
Nigeria, 2008.
Kevin Davis
Intern/Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Kevin
Education:
MSc in Industrial Engineering, University of Houston, December 2021.
BS in Mechanical Engineering, India.
Nada Haboudal
Intern/Data Analyst
(713) 743-5442 | Email Nada
Education:
MSc in Engineering Technology, Computational Health Informatics, University of Houston,
May 2023.
BSc in Industrial Engineering, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2016.
