Karthik is a fifth year PhD candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research area focuses on computational atomistic-continuum multiscale systems. He is also getting his maters in computer science with an emphasis on High Performance Computing and Simulations. Formerly the department senator for Civil and Environmental Engineering. His into badminton, books and traveling. Please don't hesitate to contact Karthik.

John is a 5th year PhD Candidate in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department. His research is on small scale aerodynamics, and he hopes to finish in May 2008. He was AME senator in the 2006-2007 school year. He enjoys snowboarding, surfing, playing soccer, and doing science.

Khushboo Goel is currently pursuing her Masters in Computer Science at the USC. She has completed her B. Tech in Computer Science from Jaypee Institute of Information technology University, Noida, India (2003 - 2007). She is currently involved with web technology and computer networks Projects at USC.

Brian is currently a second year Masters student at the Department of Computer Science at USC. He received his B.E in Computer Science from NMAMIT,Nitte,India. His primary research interest lies in Software Architecture/Distributed Systems. He also loves meeting new people and serving the community in general.