Principal Investigator

Zerina Kapetanovic

Zerina Kapetanovic

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering

Zerina Kapetanovic is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University working in the area of low-power wireless communication, sensing, and Internet of Things (IoT) systems. Prior to starting at Stanford, Kapetanovic was a researcher at Microsoft Research in the Networking Research Group and Research for Industry Group.

Kapetanovic's research has been recognized by the Yang Research Award and the Distinguished Dissertation Award from the University of Washington. She has received the Microsoft Research Distinguished Dissertation Grant and was a 2020 Rising Stars in EECS. Kapetanovic completed her PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington in 2022.

Graduate Students

Geneva Ecola

Geneva Ecola

PhD Student, EE

Bill Yen

Bill Yen

PhD Student, EE

Chaeyoung Lee

Chaeyoung Lee

PhD Student, CS

Jasmin Falconer

Jasmin Falconer

PhD Student, EE

Jida Zhang

Jida Zhang

PhD Student, EE

Sydney Yan

Sydney Yan

PhD Student, EE (Rotation)

Ben Nguyen

Ben Nguyen

MS Student, EE

Lan Mei

Lan Mei

MS Student, EE

Manjari Talasila

Manjari Talasila

MS Student, EE

Postdoctoral Researchers

Vicente Arroyos

Vicente Arroyos

Postdoctoral Researcher

Undergraduate Researchers

Shuan-Lin (Sam) Chen

Shuan-Lin (Sam) Chen

Undergraduate, EE

Jesse Fonseca

Jesse Fonseca

Undergraduate, EE

Ashley Raigosa

Ashley Raigosa

Undergraduate, CS

Rudraksh Mohapatra

Rudraksh Mohapatra

Undergraduate, EE

Jun Park

Jun Park

Undergraduate, EE

Lab Alumni

Master's

  • Tim Jacques (2026) → Apple
  • Vidur Gupta (2025-2026)
  • Eli LeChien (2024–2025) → Apple
  • Maxwell Fite (2023–2024) → Stanley Consultants
  • Sawyer Brundage (2024)

Undergraduates

  • Juan Castillo, EE (REU 2026)
  • Teresa Perez, ME (2025)
  • Adhi Daiv, CS (REU 2025)

High School Students

  • Irene Tseng (2026)
  • Daniela Murawczyk (2024)

Visiting Researchers

  • Geonhee Lee — Visiting PhD Student (2026)