Will Sussman

Will Sussman

PhD Student

MIT CSAIL

About

Hello, world! I’m a PhD student and Jacobs Presidential Fellow in the Networks and Mobile Systems group at MIT CSAIL, advised by Hari Balakrishnan. I work part-time for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and plan to complete the MIT Graduate Certificate Program in Science, Technology and Policy.

Previously I was an undergraduate at Yale, where I worked on programmable radio environments with Wenjun Hu. I also started an IEEE Student Branch which was named best in the Northeast.

My resume can be found here. Some highlights are below.

Education
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science with Distinction, 2021

    Yale University

  • Certificate in Data Science, 2021

    Yale University

Select Projects

The Yale Space Station
Shoot for the Moon, literally. Named best senior project in Electrical Engineering.
The Yale Space Station
IQBox
A smart mailbox for collecting weather data and improving postal efficiency and convenience.
IQBox

Select Publications

Select Activities

Yale Club of Boston
Board of Directors
Young Alumni Committee Co-Chair
Yale Club of Boston
MIT GradHillel
President
MIT GradHillel
MIT Sidney-Pacific
Bikes Chair
MIT Sidney-Pacific
Yale IEEE
Founder
Yale IEEE

Select Awards

Franz Tuteur Memorial Prize
Most outstanding senior project in Electrical Engineering.
Franz Tuteur Memorial Prize
Community Leadership Prize
One of six recipients in my undergraduate residential college.
Community Leadership Prize
Belle and Carl Morse Prize
Most outstanding junior in Engineering & Applied Science.
Belle and Carl Morse Prize
IEEE Region 1 Student Activities Award
Region 1 includes CT, MA, ME, NH, northern NJ, NY, RI, and VT.
IEEE Region 1 Student Activities Award
National Merit Scholarship
1.6 million entrants; 7,500 recipients.
National Merit Scholarship